Let's be honest, though - posturing aside, they're going to make an entirely conventional, risk-averse choice to protect their precious IP. Because, of course they are.
William Moss@williammoss.bsky.social · 1h agoDev Patel you cowards.
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William Moss@williammoss.bsky.social · 1h ago
Good for her! But also, I got 20 fundraising emails from her campaign in six days (I counted) and I live in California, so I’m happy that’s over.
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 2h agoA gracious concession: “I want to congratulate Abdul El-Sayed on winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. He is a doctor, a community health official, a Rhodes Scholar, and a dedicated Michigander. I am proud to offer my support as he takes on Mike Rogers in the general election…
Update: It's good, as expected. An overview, but, as you'd expect from someone who lived in China for eight years, balanced and pretty good at separating the hype of China's technological progress from the reality.
William Moss@williammoss.bsky.social · 2d agoWon't have time to get to this until tonight, but Evan has done some very good reporting from China over the years and I expect this will be an interesting read for those of us fascinated by China's technological advancement.
I've been separated from my guitars for a month as they're on a boat to Singapore and it fucking sucks. That is all.
At this point I must assume that whoever is advising Miller to do TV hits is secretly trying to undermine him because he is not good at it.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 19h agoRep. Max Miller: "When I was reported for child abuse of my daughter for a broken collarbone, my daughter was in my ex-wife's care 9 out of the last 11 days and she took her to the emergency room, which is a contempt violation from our shared parenting plan."
When you're a micro-volume car-maker selling units that cost from $70K - $250K, how much does trust that your company will exist in 2-3 years (say, rough lease lifespan) impact your business?
Nathaniel William Horadam@horadam.bsky.social · 19h agoThis is uh...uh...uh...uhgly. ir.lucidmotors.com/news-release...
This is uh...uh...uh...uhgly. ir.lucidmotors.com/news-release...
Lucid Announces Operational Reset and Second Quarter 2026 Results | Lucid Group, Inc.
Transformation program launched, starting with a focus on Back-to-Basics Identified $1.4 billion cash flow improvement opportunities in 2026 across operating expenses, capital expenditures, ...
ir.lucidmotors.com
As someone who was fascinated by socialist public art in China (and photographed a lot of it), this is giving me deep nostalgia.
USSR Pictures@ussrpictures.bsky.social · 2d agoMonument to the Conquerors of Space, (1977), Dzhezkazgan, Kazakh SSR. Artist: L. Pak, Architect: K. Turlybaev, Sculptor: N. Andreev
these are the kind of softball questions candidates really need to spend time in the batting cages for "Thanksgiving is not going to be canceled in America but I hope we can all learn from history and be inclusive" or just "No it isn't, unlike the sentences for January 6 rioters"
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayFrancesca Hong was asked last night by Kaitlin Collins if she still believes Thanksgiving should be canceled. Her answer was not 'no.'
I thought we got into some freaky stuff at the University of California Santa Cruz back in the day, but we never skinned a bear on campus.
Catherine Rampell@crampell.bsky.social · yesterdayProbably a good rule www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...
Chinese viral AI videos are turning foreigners into villains, flooding Chinese social media. They depict foreigners as threats to China’s social, moral, and national order. Strong, confident Chinese people confront, violently beat, and humiliate them in defense of their country. See more below🧵
Oof - we're tied with China. (Though not surprising given our auto companies basically abandoned small cars.) Kind of surprised the Koreans don't represent better these days.
Semafor@semafor.com · 2d agoThe company must sharply lift its second-half sales to meet its annual goal, Bloomberg noted, as a sluggish Chinese economy and intensifying competition depress its domestic sales.
Me riding to the law office to represent some desperadoes.
fuckface "squeaky" from:me@skeet.best · 2d agomen, what's stopping you from looking like this
Won't have time to get to this until tonight, but Evan has done some very good reporting from China over the years and I expect this will be an interesting read for those of us fascinated by China's technological advancement.
Evan Osnos@eosnos.bsky.social · 2d ago1/5 I went back to China to parse what is real tech from what is hype. The clearest fact: the depth of an alternative technological universe: ubiquitous E.V.s, more clinical trials than the U.S.; A.I. systems reaching into workplaces, schools, and even neighborhood trash bins.
1/5 I went back to China to parse what is real tech from what is hype. The clearest fact: the depth of an alternative technological universe: ubiquitous E.V.s, more clinical trials than the U.S.; A.I. systems reaching into workplaces, schools, and even neighborhood trash bins.
Securing military aid is undoubtedly a priority for Ukraine. But publicly defining ambassadors by the amount of weapons they deliver risks portraying diplomacy as procurement rather than statecraft. That guidance may have been better kept internal.
Ruh roh. I had been mildly complementary of their response. Might have to eat those words. Which is still better than eating diarrhea lettuce.
Cooper Lund@cooperlund.online · 2d agoIt is with a heavy sigh and heavy heart that I relinquish my defense of Taco Bell on the matter of: Diarrhea Lettuce. I will still defend them on: New Cantina Menu
It is with a heavy sigh and heavy heart that I relinquish my defense of Taco Bell on the matter of: Diarrhea Lettuce. I will still defend them on: New Cantina Menu
George Pearkes@peark.es · 2d agooof *TACO BELL MET WITH MICHIGAN ABOUT PARASITE WEEKS BEFORE RECALL *YUM! BRANDS SHARES EXTEND DECLINE TO AS MUCH AS 3.4%
Look, this is bad on the merits and most good PR people are news junkies who really appreciate good reporting and like having constructive relationships with journalists. But also, what's changed in the media environment since 2000 that might change the definition of "public relations specialist?"
Josh Sternberg@joshsternberg.com · 2d agoThere are 7 PR people for every journalist in the US. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
This might be an all-time "did not read the room" award winner.
Mark Chadbourn@chadbourn.bsky.social · 2d agoCooked.
Most big corporations have teams whose job is basically to say versions of, “this is a bad idea.” Legal, comms, compliance, etc. I have no idea what the approval process for this feature was, and people make mistakes, but beware of situations where those teams are coopted, marginalized or ignored.
Ars Technica@arstechnica.com · 2d agoThe feature's introduction was met with immediate alarm from researchers, who often use Google Earth to help verify images and videos of locations at a time when AI-generated misinformation and disinformation have become rampant online.
No matter how science fiction you think EUV lithography is, it's more science fiction than than that. (Even just the free portion of this post on EUV optics is mind-blowing.) frontiermap.substack.com/p/zeiss-and-...
ZEISS and the Optics of ASML’s EUV Machines
Every ASML EUV scanner uses ZEISS illumination and projection optics to shape the beam and form the image on the wafer
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I went and watched the whole 17 minute version because I am weird that way. I don’t think it’s great PR work. He comes across as awkward, bellicose, and more focused on tearing down his ex wife (and the press) than in seeming compassionate or pointing toward a larger vision.
The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 3d agoRep. Max Miller: "My former wife has claimed that during a custody exchange at my home that day, I assaulted her…If I had assaulted her, would she have offered to cook me dinner six days later?"
It wasn’t subtle even back in the day. The cops would come to your door now and then and check everyone’s papers. When my parents came to visit I had to take them to the police post to register. You could see the binders of every block’s residents on the shelves. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/w...
How China Keeps Tabs on Foreigners
An unsecured police dashboard was a rare window into how the authorities track foreigners by collecting and aggregating vast amounts of private data.
nytimes.com
This is a very interesting story featuring: Corrosive cultural change Elite collapse Transphobia Reputational incineration Incentive systems at work Jeffrey Epstein (peripherally) Another one where it’s fun to speculate about sourcing. Also, like, 8K words so make a cup of tea first.
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 3d agoThe law firm Paul Weiss was a progressive stalwart for decades and led the legal resistance against President Trump in his first term. Then it surrendered without a fight. A New York Times investigation details the inside story of its transformation. trib.al/YQawT9z
stray cats: i will eat bug, a delicacy inside cats: mother, please rearrange my wet food, it’s not wet enough