Notices by Eshu Marneedi (eshumarneedi@mastodon.social)

Embarrassing for the American electorate. Computers are hated more than murderer-kidnappers. https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/891724/nbc-news-march-2026-poll-ai-ice

Breaking: The judge in the xAI v. OpenAI has thrown out the case. Via OpenAI’s newsroom account: https://x.com/OpenAINewsroom/status/2026419397267697726

what could an “AI-driven overhaul of the Calendar app” possibly entail

Another day, another mass shooting in America orchestrated by politicians with deep pockets and little conscience. My condolences to those at Brown University today.

@manualdousuario @stroughtonsmith You’d be surprised. (Not me.)

@stroughtonsmith The real problem is that the iPhone Air’s speaker effectively isn’t stereo. Take your 12 Pro, play something (ideally a song), and hold it in landscape. It sounds like you’re wearing headphones. Bad headphones, but headphones nevertheless. The Air doesn’t. You won’t notice this in portrait.

@stroughtonsmith Fair enough, but that’s why reviewers complained about the speakers. Objectively they’re not as good.

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, which means the amazing folks at Relay are once again hosting a fundraiser for St. Jude. For a future when no child suffers from cancer, donate anything, even $5, here. Let’s cure childhood cancer together. http://stjude.org/relay

leftists hate liberals more than conservatives

progressives/liberals hate leftists more than conservatives

meanwhile conservatives get away scot-free with operating the fourth reich in America

X: “Elon unfollowed Catturd. Live updates.”
Bluesky: “‘The girls are fighting’ is misogynistic and ableist. Typical far-right Democrats.”
Threads: “All the latest on Molly Gordon’s Jeremy Allen White kiss.”
Mastodon: “This Linux distribution is safer than the billionaire-owned OSes.”

It took a while to write, but I went over exactly why forcing Google to sell Chrome fails to address Google’s illegal search monopoly. Maybe forcing Google to sell Search fixes the issue. Maybe killing the contracts does. But Chrome doesn’t fit into this equation. https://eshumarneedi.com/2025/04/29/forcing-a-chrome-divestiture-ignores.html

Buyer’s remorse.

I’ll miss Joe Biden. He was an imperfect president, but he’s a decent person. I didn’t always agree with his institutionalism and old-timey politics, but he got a lot done for what he was given.

Are they being serious? What is going on here, people? YouTube is right there. Instagram (sigh) is right there. I don’t understand this. Someone, please help me understand. https://www.wired.com/story/red-note-tiktok-xiaohongshu/

Tell your local representative to vote NO on KOSA, a bill that will strip millions of Americans with valuable political opinions of their First Amendment rights, hinder privacy on the internet for every American adult who enjoys the luxury of the open web, and censor vulnerable members of our society, such as members of the LGBTQ community, people of color, and women. This bill is a complete disaster. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/15/kids-online-safety-act-kosa-senate/

Best thing I’ve read yet. https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/12/24036156/openai-policy-amazon-ai-listings

@Gargron But then how will Fedipolice complain and bully people relentlessly for their choices in social media?

@0xjessel Whoa, so that’s how quote posts work, huh?

@Mastodon Question: Why is search opt *in* and not opt *out*?

@Gargron “Oy mate we need to install a mixer tap eh?”