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happy mutants The Copenhagen Letter: a set of principles for ethical technology Cory Doctorow

artificial intelligence AI chatbots spawn shock meme cult, birth $258 million crypto empire Ellsworth Toohey

filmmaking OpenAI's generative video software is more tedious than actual filmmaking Thom Dunn

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wired The incredible, playful clocks of Rick Stanley Rusty Blazenhoff

law Judge resigns after using N-word, telling staff that "All Lives Matter", and calling another judge a "f*cking b*tch" Rob Beschizza

dune A 1969 interview with Frank Herbert breaks down DUNE's white savior complex Thom Dunn

Robert Anton Wilson Robert Anton Wilson's daughter Christina on the new edition of her father's book, Ishtar Rising Mark Frauenfelder

fantasy Excellent review of Jack Vance's "Tales of the Dying Earth" Mark Frauenfelder

Ewige Blumenkraft Trump appointed the author of "100 Secrets and Habits of the Illuminati for Life Success" to the Commission on Presidential Scholars Mark Frauenfelder

racism Facebook claims to be taking white supremacist violence more seriously, LMAO Xeni Jardin

conspiracies Birds Aren't Real Rob Beschizza

gravity Photos of creatures created by tossing sand in the air Clive Thompson

book reviews The Miracle Club: How Thoughts Become Reality Ferdinando Buscema

Disney Disney will pivot Epcot away from its "sponsored content" model Cory Doctorow

art New show of Scott Albrecht's exquisite deconstructed typographical art opening in L.A. David Pescovitz

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