For writers who are especially feeling themselves on one of those Magisterial Carefully Reported Features, there is one move that I especially love to see.
What They Were Thinking - Tom Waits and Robert Frank - NYTimes.com
“I was trying to imagine myself as a real New Yorker.”
Elena Rossini 🌈 (@_elena@mastodon.social)
🚨 New post alert 📝 A deep dive into #WSocial with some fascinating findings: candid statements about their motives, a Greta Thunberg connection, potential AI plans (!!!) Why write about it again? I still had so many questions after publishing my first article. I spent 3 weeks watching every interview I could find and connecting the dots. I hope you'll enjoy this piece: 🔗 : https://blog.elenarossini.com/the-untold-story-about-w-social-unconventional-beginnings-strategic-pitches-conflicting-signals/ #blog #longread #privacy #DataMining #Europe
Translating non-trivial codebases with Claude
I don’t think it’s [me writing about LLMs] likely to happen anytime soon: I prefer to write about things that I’m excited about.
Lessons From a Heated Media Rivalry
How we learned that the New York Times has a Fansplaining account.
An (accidental?) love letter to the lunkheads
Taking a closer look at the BBC Home Affairs Editor’s gentle coverage of street fascists.
The New York Times Responds to Criticism of Anti-Trans Bias by Silencing Its Own Reporters
The Times’s coverage reflects its commitment to a flawed version of objectivity that equates balance with accuracy.
Eurosky dawns – Open Future
The Eurosky initiative is building European social media infrastructure on the ATProtocol, representing a new step in Europe's digital sovereignty agenda as policymakers seek alternatives to Big Tech platforms that serve public interest rather than commercial imperatives.
The Best Books of 2025
The New Yorker’s editors and critics choose this year’s essential reads in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction.
W Social Isn't New. It Isn't Truly European. It Isn't Even Theirs. - Ewan’s Blog
Another rant on this “European” alternative
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Everything is In-Between — Douglas Rushkoff
I’ve begun this piece maybe twenty times in the past three weeks. By the time I’ve finished the first paragraph, some new thing happens that obsolesces whatever event I’m writing about. And I’m not even writing about the news, so much as using one shared moment as a “peg” for a piece about some larger phenomenon or strategy.
The Nerd Reich
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “This transfixing debut from journalist Durán investigates the antidemocratic ideologies espoused by tech billi...
Experience Localization: what non-English communities need from ATProto. A spec request from Bluesky's second-largest language community. Five asks for @alexbenzer.com's Discover team. Responds to @vicwalker.dev.br and @signez.fr at #ATmosphereConf. plurality.leaflet.pub/3mhunxn7y3s22 $ATOPR ▰▰▰▰▱
Experience Localization: What Non-English Communities Actually Need from ATProto - Nightflight
plurality.leaflet.pubI forget the exact phrase/who said it, but yesterday, early during @atproto.nyc someone mentioned how much AT Proto work is focused on readers. Made me think of the excellent "In Defense of Readers" alistapart.com/article/indefenseofreaders/ by @aworkinglibrary.com
In Defense of Readers
alistapart.comIf anyone believes their project should run as public infrastructure - come talk to us. If you believe that running components as public infrastructure is beneficial to the ecosystem and you have institutional funds available - come talk to us. @modalfoundation.eurosky.social Please RT
