Friday Links!
Leading off this week, a historical clarification of vital importance: ‘It was not a boyband!’ Micky Dolenz on the madness of being in the Monkees.
From Wally, and I can confirm that these places are amazing: Coffee, sandwiches, underwear, beer: a day in the life of Japan’s beloved konbini stores. A deeper dive into an interesting figure: Jerry Pournelle: SFWA Historian. This is brutal: Author Complaints at Clear Fork Press.
From C. Lee, and we truly are a nation of idiots: Majority of Gen Z men say feminism has gone too far—but BofA study says wealthy women lift entire economy. This is terrifying: The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram: Inside a Global Online Hate Network. A history of hypochondria: We Are Never Well, nor Can Be So. An interesting read: Why forecasters stand firm on shifting economic sands. An odd deficiency (and C. Lee wonders if kids today can read them, either): Most AIs struggle with reading clocks, misreading faces 75% of the time. This is nightmarish: Dad demands OpenAI delete ChatGPT’s false claim that he murdered his kids. This is so, so true: All this bad AI is wrecking a whole generation of gadgets. Neither one looks good here: Microsoft wouldn't look at a bug report without a video. Researcher maliciously complied. A terrific read: Unearthed notebooks shed light on Victorian genius who inspired Einstein. Fascinating: Swollen eyeballs, baby-like skin, and the overview effect: how astronauts feel when they return to Earth. Ugh: The State of the GPU: All Fake MSRPs? This has been a persistent issue in sports games: An animation breakthrough makes it possible to more accurately illustrate Black hair. Absolute legend: James Harrison, whose blood donations saved over 2 million babies, has died.
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