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Jay Hoffmann

I work at Reaktiv. I write at The History of the Web.

A search engine with a name I can super get behind.

https://marginalia-search.com/

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“Google says children’s data will not be used to train AI. Still, in the email”

The way they’re just trying to sidestep COPPA

https://www.theverge.com/news/660678/google-gemini-ai-children-under-13-family-link-chatbot-access

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Is a Military Coup Unfolding at the Pentagon?

With a record number of B-2 bombers and two aircraft carriers deployed in the region, the military is doing what it does, which is to be ready when the President and the Secretary of Defense gives the order. But a military commander going rogue and “preparing” for a strike, with the added danger that he maneuvers his forces in such a way to possibly cause an inadvertent war? That’s the very reason the Secretary of Defense is in the chain of command.

Why was 1995 such a crucial year on the web?

"It’s very first step, it’s origin, began with Berners-Lee and under his careful guidance. The explosive growth of 1995 is largely due to a major bounce in the other direction, a time when “Netscape Time” became the official canon of web development. The former pace wouldn’t reassert itself until the early 2000’s, after the fatigue of the browser wars led to the creation of the web standards movement."

https://thehistoryoftheweb.com/1995-was-the-most-important-year-for-the-web/

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Let’s all read this incredible zine put together by web archiving pros and then get to work.

https://zinebakery.com/homemade-zines/bakeshop-2-diywebarchiving

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New newsletter: the first in a quasi-series. Setting up 1995 and why it was so important for the web (and the world)

https://thehistoryoftheweb.com/1995-was-the-most-important-year-for-the-web/

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We could do a WordPress plugin for this right?

https://heydonworks.com/article/poisoning-well/

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I think Elon's getting Vivek'd after this one, folks

Boy this line really sums it up.

Musk has spent his entire career using his money to convince people he’s smart

“We’re not trying to take anyone down,” said Bouyouris. “We love the way this community worked. But it’s not working in the same way anymore.”

https://www.therepository.email/grassroots-alt-ctrl-org-event-aims-to-give-voice-to-wordpress-governance-concerns

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Interview with Chris Coyier - The Undead Institute

Same Chris, same.

The web is the best platform. The web is a combination of languages and technologies that congeal into experiences for people. It’s not controlled by any one company. It’s not implemented in any one exact way. It’s available to everyone and every company that wants to use it. It’s by everyone for everyone. I really hope it preserves.

Wonderfully well put by @maya (and a really fun blog too)

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The 10 Biggest Leadership Blindspots Based on 10 Years of Research

As leaders, we can find ourselves assigning ourselves to problems that we enjoy tackling or we fear others messing it up, rather than enabling our team to solve them and become more self-sufficient.