The group’s goal is to protect one of the world’s largest repositories of information from the same kind of misleading AI-generated information that has plagued Google search results, books sold on Amazon, and academic journals.
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Waffle House has its own hurricane index and storm center. Milton is Code Red. Here’s what that means
Common sense would tell you Floridians concerned about Hurricane Milton would turn to the news and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to stay informed about the storm’s impact. But there’s a third source that many in the South are using that may come as a surprise.
Dave, Happy 30th Blog Birthday
It would be an understatement to say that Dave Winer has been influential in my life. His early work set me on the path of blogging. I wouldn’t be where I am without blogging, as a my ideal medium of expression.
The Disappearance of an Internet Domain
Today we have something a little different from Gareth Edwards, who typically chronicles the forgotten history of Silicon Valley in his column, The Crazy Ones.
The blogosphere is in full bloom. The rest of the internet has wilted
If you log into Dave Winer’s blog, Scripting News, you’ll find a constantly updated note telling you how many years, months, days, hours, minutes and seconds the blog has been running. Sometime tomorrow morning the year field will switch to 30.
What’s the Fastest Way to Alphabetize Your Bookshelf?
Let’s say you’ve got a bunch of books that need to be sorted alphabetically by author.
The Hustlers Who Make $6,000 a Month by Gaming Citi Bikes
It was the perfect New York hustle, a scam of subtle perfection. And for three years, it helped Mark Epperson pay his rent. The hustle, in its simplest form: Borrow a Citi Bike. Ride it one block. Wait 15 minutes, then ride it back.
How Does a Baseball Team Lose 120 Games? Every Way You Can Think Of.
In the fourth inning of a ridiculous baseball game — ridiculous even by the standards of the 2024 Chicago White Sox — I wandered out into the stands to meet Beefloaf. Beefloaf sits in Section 108.
When to Start Blogging?
Are you thinking about starting a blog but feel like you haven’t found “your voice” yet? That’s understandable; many people feel the same way. Luckily, there’s a solution to the problem:
We’re losing our digital history. Can the Internet Archive save it?
Research shows 25% of web pages posted between 2013 and 2023 have vanished. A few organisations are racing to save the echoes of the web, but new risks threaten their very existence.