Agreed - traditional media and online commentary both suffer from this problem.
We need a way for beat reporters to get paid for their work. Sadly that doesn't really exist right now.
Agreed - traditional media and online commentary both suffer from this problem.
We need a way for beat reporters to get paid for their work. Sadly that doesn't really exist right now.
Thanks for asking. I've been enjoying this for a while.
Donated.
Hear me out: a metal 1990s Lara Croft uniboob. Hits are no longer directed to the sternum.
If that isn't credible enough for you, make the uniboob bigger, redirecting force outward, away from the chest.
If that isn't credible enough for you, a massive uniboob containing a tiny gnome sorcerer able to slay at range. Basically a lil green skinned tiddy tank.
We need experts that are knowledgeable on issues who can put them in context for lay readers.
In the past, those were often beat reporters, but academics can fit that role too.
With the collapse of traditional media ~~hegemonies~~ companies we've lost beat reporters, so we have to rely on third party experts. Of course, there are problems with that: if they're owned by bad actors, then they can spread misleading narratives.
I'm not sure who fills that role now. Whoever can tweet the most convincingly at journalists? Whoever makes the sexiest YouTube explainer?
😂^(we're screwed)
A recent Johns Hopkins study claims more than 250,000 people in the U.S. die every year from medical errors. Other reports claim the numbers to be as high as 440,000.
Medical errors are the third-leading cause of death after heart disease and cancer.
Advocates are fighting back, pushing for greater legislation for patient safety.
What's the benefit of a phone-sized e-reader? I always have my phone with me, and I do most of my reading on that.
I would like a larger e-reader, so I didn't have to flip pages so often, but not enough to pay for it.
Environmental/political activism. I used to be pretty active in local groups. When I had kids, I bowed out to help my spouse. Now that I have time again, I feel unmotivated - news is just so damn depressing.
How do you market an encryption platform exclusively to criminals?
Apparently through word of mouth and suggestions by undercover agents.
innocents that downloaded this as a secure messaging system
The app wasn't made available for download. The FBI bought a few thousand Pixels, flashed a custom ROM onto them, and then installed the messaging apps. In theory they cost thousands of dollars to buy.
It's entirely possible some innocents used the system, but it's unclear how selling rooted hardware to alleged criminals would induce them to commit crime.
See https://www.npr.org/2024/05/31/1197959218/fbi-phone-company-anom
Entrapment techniques like that make me sick.
What was the entrapment? The FBI sold phones to suspected criminals and monitored the conversations, didn't they?
I agree, but we also need to lower our GHG emissions. Since we refuse to improve urban planning or transit, EVs are a step in the right direction.
That's horrific. I hope the kid is able to make a full recovery. And that we take this as a wake up call - stories like this feel like a warning about the state of our healthcare system.