https://linkblog3.wordpress.com I'm doing this linkblog entirely in WordLand, it's new! :-) Wed, 16 Jul 2025 18:58:30 GMT Wed, 16 Jul 2025 18:58:42 GMT en-us WordLand v0.5.19 https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 2:58 PM https://dave.linkblog.org/ 219481533 https://imgs.scripting.com/2025/06/13/tomatoSoup.png https://linkblog3.wordpress.com I'm doing this linkblog entirely in WordLand, it's new! :-) <p>Redwood is repurposing GM's EV batteries into energy storage.</p> Wed, 16 Jul 2025 18:58:30 GMT https://electrek.co/2025/07/16/redwood-gm-ev-batteries-energy-storage/ https://linkblog3.wordpress.com/2025/07/16/8684/ Redwood is repurposing GM's EV batteries into energy storage. 8684 <p>Loomer delivers searing warning: Epstein could ‘consume’ Trump presidency.</p> Wed, 16 Jul 2025 18:56:11 GMT https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/16/trump-epstein-maga-anger-00456207 https://linkblog3.wordpress.com/2025/07/16/8683/ Loomer delivers searing warning: Epstein could ‘consume’ Trump presidency. 8683 <p>Latin America is building LatamGPT to rival ChatGPT.</p> Wed, 16 Jul 2025 10:19:56 GMT https://restofworld.org/2025/chatgpt-latin-america-alternative-latamgpt/ https://linkblog3.wordpress.com/2025/07/16/8682/ Latin America is building LatamGPT to rival ChatGPT. 8682 <p>Spokane ICE protesters arrested by federal agents.</p> Wed, 16 Jul 2025 01:12:53 GMT https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/jul/15/spokane-ice-protesters-including-stuckart-arrested/ https://linkblog3.wordpress.com/2025/07/15/8681/ Spokane ICE protesters arrested by federal agents. 8681 <p>I Tried Grok's Built-In Anime Companion and It Called Me a Twat.</p> Tue, 15 Jul 2025 23:17:23 GMT https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-xai-ai-companion-ani/ https://linkblog3.wordpress.com/2025/07/15/8680/ I Tried Grok's Built-In Anime Companion and It Called Me a Twat. 8680 <p>An OpenAI developer tells the story.</p> Tue, 15 Jul 2025 22:32:39 GMT https://calv.info/openai-reflections https://linkblog3.wordpress.com/2025/07/15/8679/ An OpenAI developer tells the story. 8679 <p>Whoopi Goldberg makes a great point. When you talk about "Democrats" it actually means all of us, not just the ones you see on CNN.</p> Tue, 15 Jul 2025 20:57:52 GMT https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5402442-whoopi-goldberg-knocks-obama-mark-cuban-for-criticizing-democrats/ https://linkblog3.wordpress.com/2025/07/15/8678/ Whoopi Goldberg makes a great point. When you talk about "Democrats" it actually means all of us, not just the ones you see on CNN. 8678 Stephen A. Smith on starting political career by becoming president: 'Why not?' Tue, 15 Jul 2025 20:52:26 GMT https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5402504-stephen-a-smith-on-starting-political-career-by-becoming-president-why-not/ https://linkblog3.wordpress.com/2025/07/15/8677/ Stephen A. Smith on starting political career by becoming president: 'Why not?' 8677 <p>Veselka is one of the last Ukrainian restaurants in the East Village in NYC. My grandfather used to take us to these places. Reminded him of the old country.</p> Tue, 15 Jul 2025 20:31:47 GMT https://veselka.com/pages/shop-food https://linkblog3.wordpress.com/2025/07/15/8676/ Veselka is one of the last Ukrainian restaurants in the East Village in NYC. My grandfather used to take us to these places. Reminded him of the old country. 8676 <p>The IRS Is Building a Vast System to Share Tax Records With ICE.</p> Tue, 15 Jul 2025 19:44:47 GMT https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-irs-share-tax-records-ice-dhs-deportations https://linkblog3.wordpress.com/2025/07/15/8675/ The IRS Is Building a Vast System to Share Tax Records With ICE. 8675 <p>The tariff-driven inflation that economists feared begins to emerge.</p> Tue, 15 Jul 2025 19:43:03 GMT https://apnews.com/article/inflation-trump-fed-powell-prices-8842d6ebca9d1870983e678e578d2091 https://linkblog3.wordpress.com/2025/07/15/8674/ The tariff-driven inflation that economists feared begins to emerge. 8674 <p>The police militarization debate is over.</p> Tue, 15 Jul 2025 19:25:49 GMT https://radleybalko.substack.com/p/the-police-militarization-debate https://linkblog3.wordpress.com/2025/07/15/8673/ The police militarization debate is over. 8673 <p>The 244 people Trump proposed for his American hero garden.</p> Tue, 15 Jul 2025 17:40:22 GMT https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/interactive/2025/trump-sculpture-heroes-garden-list/ https://linkblog3.wordpress.com/2025/07/15/8672/ The 244 people Trump proposed for his American hero garden. 8672 <p>Grok’s “MechaHitler” meltdown didn’t stop xAI from winning $200M military deal.</p> Tue, 15 Jul 2025 17:24:17 GMT https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/groks-mechahitler-meltdown-didnt-stop-xai-from-winning-200m-military-deal/ https://linkblog3.wordpress.com/2025/07/15/8671/ Grok’s “MechaHitler” meltdown didn’t stop xAI from winning $200M military deal. 8671 <p>Emmy Nominations.</p> Tue, 15 Jul 2025 17:23:24 GMT https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/arts/television/emmy-nominees-list-2025.html https://linkblog3.wordpress.com/2025/07/15/8670/ Emmy Nominations. 8670 <p>The NYT has "subscribers only" podcast episodes. I am able to download them in Pocket Casts. How does it know I'm a NYT subscriber? If you are not a subscriber, can you listen to this episode?</p> Tue, 15 Jul 2025 17:03:04 GMT https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/is-congress-about-to-kill-this-local-radio-station/id1200361736?i=1000716812485 https://linkblog3.wordpress.com/2025/07/15/8669/ The NYT has "subscribers only" podcast episodes. I am able to download them in Pocket Casts. How does it know I'm a NYT subscriber? If you are not a subscriber, can you listen to this episode? 8669 <p>They're right, Wikipedia <em>is</em> the internet we were promised. Well put.</p> Tue, 15 Jul 2025 16:59:52 GMT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20_%28number%29 https://linkblog3.wordpress.com/2025/07/15/8668/ They're right, Wikipedia _is_ the internet we were promised. Well put. 8668 <p>We've put up with a lot of <strong>political</strong> bs from Tesla, but this is over the line.</p> Tue, 15 Jul 2025 12:51:26 GMT https://x.com/davewiner/status/1945103761061363755 https://linkblog3.wordpress.com/2025/07/15/8667/ We've put up with a lot of **political** bs from Tesla, but this is over the line. 8667 <p>Grok AI to be available in Tesla vehicles next week, Musk says. This will eliminate what remains of Tesla’s rep as an apolitical car company. Only Nazis will buy Teslas.</p> Tue, 15 Jul 2025 10:25:04 GMT https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/grok-ai-be-available-tesla-vehicles-next-week-musk-says-2025-07-10/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=686f975cd7809c00010a83f3&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky https://linkblog3.wordpress.com/2025/07/15/8666/ Grok AI to be available in Tesla vehicles next week, Musk says. This will eliminate what remains of Tesla’s rep as an apolitical car company. Only Nazis will buy Teslas. 8666 <p>If You Like 35 Percent Inflation, Go Ahead, Fire the Fed Chair.</p> Tue, 15 Jul 2025 09:30:37 GMT https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/opinion/fed-trump-fire-powell.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Wk8.G1Ob.iKpJapFDJiyD&smid=url-share https://linkblog3.wordpress.com/2025/07/15/8665/ If You Like 35 Percent Inflation, Go Ahead, Fire the Fed Chair. 8665 <p>Tesla how dare you install Grok on my car without permission.</p> Tue, 15 Jul 2025 08:32:12 GMT https://www.techradar.com/vehicle-tech/hybrid-electric-vehicles/tesla-introduces-grok-ai-into-some-of-its-cars-but-it-cant-control-the-vehicle-yet https://linkblog3.wordpress.com/2025/07/15/8663/ Tesla how dare you install Grok on my car without permission. 8663 <p>Democrats wonder who their Joe Rogan is. What about Jon Stewart. He's pretty good.</p> Mon, 14 Jul 2025 22:43:11 GMT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYfI24b0MBs https://linkblog3.wordpress.com/2025/07/14/8662/ Democrats wonder who their Joe Rogan is. What about Jon Stewart. He's pretty good. 8662 <p>It's Not Just Epstein. MAGA Is Angry About a Lot of Things.</p> Mon, 14 Jul 2025 20:38:12 GMT https://www.wired.com/story/jeffrey-epstein-list-maga-angry-trump/ https://linkblog3.wordpress.com/2025/07/14/8661/ It's Not Just Epstein. MAGA Is Angry About a Lot of Things. 8661 <p>Spending $200 Billion on ICE Is a Terrible Idea. (But we're doing it anyway.)</p> Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:25:45 GMT https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/07/ice-deportation-trump-miller-big-beautiful-bill-200-billion-spending-increase/ https://linkblog3.wordpress.com/2025/07/14/8660/ Spending $200 Billion on ICE Is a Terrible Idea. (But we're doing it anyway.) 8660 <p>Something I've learned in decades in tech, people don't listen to their friends, they listen to their competitors.</p> Mon, 14 Jul 2025 01:29:02 GMT http://scripting.com/2025/07/13.html https://linkblog3.wordpress.com/2025/07/13/8659/ Something I've learned in decades in tech, people don't listen to their friends, they listen to their competitors. 8659