2023

links, etc [Paris Mayor Enters Fray Between E-Bikes and Pedestrians — By Fighting Drivers Streetsblog New York City](https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2023/06/30/paris-mayor-enters-fray-between-e-bikes-and-pedestrians-by-fighting-drivers) this is sounding pretty awesome. How Google Reader died — and why the web misses it more than ever - The Verge i’m inclined to take all of this with a massive grain of salt. but it kind of feels right. RIP reader, you are still missed. though the folks over at newsblur have been doing a great job in the intervening years....

links, etc Inside the World of Virtual Sports Betting this is insane to me. you have no notion of random “fairness” in such a scenario. not even the horses are real. How Huawei Got Caught Spying and Lost a $200 Million 5G Contract - Bloomberg a fascinating read on the lengths that some folks will go to to win telecommunications contracts. archive.is

links, etc Opinion | The Case for Ending Free Parking - The New York Times take away free parking and watch fuckers lose their minds.

links, etc Sci-fi writer Ted Chiang: ‘The machines we have now are not conscious’ | Financial Time because yeah, i read pretty much everything i see from ted chiang. archive.is Silicon Valley Is Turning Into Its Own Worst Fear more in a similar vein. archive.is