2026-07-28T19:31:49+02:00 https://nostr.ae Mark Hurst https://nostr.ae/npub12jv9wwv7f3teqhc5d68hu2vy47nkgm77d06wc8530kuv3jv96m3q0m2y5m https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/409/823/original/0621f774f8f78712.jpg https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/409/823/original/0621f774f8f78712.jpg https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstqc8e3nvs0nmj64eztv9k4jvk5walsphf5mhkandw26v0fzyp3ugzyp2fs4eenex90yzlz3hg7l3fsjh6wer0me4lfmq7j97m3jxfshtwyxjqtms It was weirdly reassuring to meet another former UX advocate who has declared war on Big Tech.<br/><br/>New from me, a conversation with <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub14szayhg34l2x0qxt6s6j5k02yew05gxu2tfvv4pnqdxv8ten57ds2jur2r" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Gerry McGovern</span> (<span class="italic">npub14sz…ur2r</span>)</a></span> :<br/><a href="https://buttondown.com/creativegood/archive/a-conversation-with-gerry-mcgovern/">https://buttondown.com/creativegood/archive/a-conversation-with-gerry-mcgovern/</a> 2026-06-24T22:38:45+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgd8w7uca93m3xwhrywv7tqxxuxr96vgvtzql8kvrt8a8gs6pm78qzyp2fs4eenex90yzlz3hg7l3fsjh6wer0me4lfmq7j97m3jxfshtwy9wgfxm Now THAT&#39;s a headline.<br/><br/>&#34;The U.S. spent $30 billion to ditch textbooks for laptops and tablets: The result is the first generation less cognitively capable than their parents&#34;<br/><br/>#edtech #education <br/><br/><a href="https://fortune.com/2026/02/21/laptops-tablets-schools-gen-z-less-cognitively-capable-parents-first-time-cellphone-bans-standardized-test-scores/">https://fortune.com/2026/02/21/laptops-tablets-schools-gen-z-less-cognitively-capable-parents-first-time-cellphone-bans-standardized-test-scores/</a> 2026-02-21T22:17:51+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr8gw0h2edpscsn8p4gmx8guq9hl2ukzntkzy55egzngwfe4jklpczyp2fs4eenex90yzlz3hg7l3fsjh6wer0me4lfmq7j97m3jxfshtwydwr7xy &#34;Streaming&#34; is just &#34;downloading&#34; with the &#34;save file&#34; button removed.<br/><br/>Well said by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> in today&#39;s essay -<br/><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/07/aimsters-revenge/">https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/07/aimsters-revenge/</a> 2026-02-07T15:18:09+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvdfmnk5vuq2amy4uh5wlkexxxflc7g6h5r8et9acejjde3xx5paqzyp2fs4eenex90yzlz3hg7l3fsjh6wer0me4lfmq7j97m3jxfshtwy09pj25 New: my Techtonic interview with <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> - aka Cory Doctorow - about his upcoming book &#34;Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It.&#34;<br/><br/>- Episode page (click &#34;pop-up player&#34; to listen):<br/><a href="https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/155658">https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/155658</a><br/><br/>- Stream the show:<br/><a href="https://wfmu.org/archiveplayer/?show=155658&amp;archive=275677">https://wfmu.org/archiveplayer/?show=155658&amp;archive=275677</a><br/><br/>- Podcast:<br/><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/techtonic-with-mark-hurst-wfmu/id1285537944?i=1000724465514">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/techtonic-with-mark-hurst-wfmu/id1285537944?i=1000724465514</a><br/><br/>- More Techtonic episodes: <a href="https://techtonic.fm">https://techtonic.fm</a> 2025-09-02T21:38:18+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszdyrxu628wgv04cpjlx3p7gk3ev4ex8ht7a6yrudagjx4y4mqsyszyp2fs4eenex90yzlz3hg7l3fsjh6wer0me4lfmq7j97m3jxfshtwysgjmvw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz9dhhw0vm5r5zsv7y7csj0tcumtxef7jrdf66nrnhmd5yph6kwps35thps'>nevent1q…thps</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>totally agree 2025-05-17T01:15:20+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9wx7glsj0kdgd4yf0dwkp3m9pp8asfsdhfn9xtn66sap2yh92vhczyp2fs4eenex90yzlz3hg7l3fsjh6wer0me4lfmq7j97m3jxfshtwyyjusgw This week on Techtonic I covered Sarah Wynn-Williams&#39; Facebook memoir, called &#34;Careless People.&#34; I recommend it. <br/><br/>Here&#39;s my review - hoping that this book will convince lawmakers to hold Zuckerberg to account for his actions:<br/><a href="https://buttondown.com/creativegood/archive/zuck-lied-under-oath-says-careless-people/">https://buttondown.com/creativegood/archive/zuck-lied-under-oath-says-careless-people/</a> 2025-05-16T22:46:08+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf69r5sm9tt2gjxzlueras7klelp6jfh7wskufsgshyz2vjgjszjgzyp2fs4eenex90yzlz3hg7l3fsjh6wer0me4lfmq7j97m3jxfshtwyeeahxp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs28lmwqra7kufxptpxj2r606yengc05d5hpcrj8c90jdf2hm4rlzs90fplr'>nevent1q…fplr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>here&#39;s another metaphor, something about blocking public access to help: <br/><a href="https://mastodon.social/@markhurst/114122038103214335">https://mastodon.social/@markhurst/114122038103214335</a> 2025-03-07T17:44:44+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqr8h7mmzvlk4p45yvjhrzl9uh4vduc0dt6047fv9dfwa0gnydf4czyp2fs4eenex90yzlz3hg7l3fsjh6wer0me4lfmq7j97m3jxfshtwympnvhz GenAI is digital plastic. All of our regret now at filling the ocean with plastics, and our bodies with microplastics, we are now doing by flooding our media and education with genAI plastic. 2025-02-22T18:01:12+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs92fcgyg53jvrge5yn4k5rrclz7wxw5meeeus2nk2rj404phvz6pgzyp2fs4eenex90yzlz3hg7l3fsjh6wer0me4lfmq7j97m3jxfshtwydfpwhj &#34;We are witnessing a private equity-style plunder of the entire US government.&#34;<br/><br/>You&#39;ll want to punch the wall after you read this piece by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> -<br/><br/><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2025/02/07/broccoli-hair-brownshirts/">https://pluralistic.net/2025/02/07/broccoli-hair-brownshirts/</a> 2025-02-07T20:32:52+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8vcghnl64gcxuffsxn0lkmpcj285cqns3l3w3fsljc0klw8uw4ngzyp2fs4eenex90yzlz3hg7l3fsjh6wer0me4lfmq7j97m3jxfshtwyw60ngv NYC bar owner explaining why his bar has an analog jukebox: &#34;We will never have a digital one. We’re just so sick of the internet.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://nygroove.nyc/nyc-physical-jukeboxes-map/?ref=the-new-york-groove-newsletter">https://nygroove.nyc/nyc-physical-jukeboxes-map/?ref=the-new-york-groove-newsletter</a><br/><br/>via <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1gtrasnupl3s8l3sjukjcqhu2vlvjldqwd8mqxjqvwh2gepc5wd9quwhar7" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>jesse jarnow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1gtr…har7</span>)</a></span> 2025-02-07T14:01:48+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszdc77gmsu687at0tdval8fx5s6z2s8qzxrncd8yvqsfs4vupedaszyp2fs4eenex90yzlz3hg7l3fsjh6wer0me4lfmq7j97m3jxfshtwy3y55xh Happy Gingko Day! This is the day in #NYC when all the gingko trees drop all their leaves at the same time*. Scientists aren&#39;t sure exactly how the trees all choose the same day.<br/><br/>*yes, not 100% accurate but have fun with it<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/578/968/237/599/345/original/cafce19f5ca6e98c.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-12-01T19:25:37+01:00