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how the fake news monster grows stronger
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how the fake news monster grows stronger

If you thought fake news were bad, welcome to the hell that is fake fact checking.

playing geopolitical chess with wikileaks
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playing geopolitical chess with wikileaks

Assange offers to trade himself for Chelsea Manning and Obama called his bluff. I wouldn't hold my breath that WikiLeaks' boss will keep his word for once.

when the world desperately needs an adult
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when the world desperately needs an adult

Technology didn't build the post-truth world. We did. And we're the only ones capable of returning to reality.

yes, social media is being weaponized
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yes, social media is being weaponized

WikiLeaks decided to use Twitter to settle scores, implying a heavy use of doxxing to silence its critics and detractors.

how to tame your superintelligent robot…
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how to tame your superintelligent robot…

Programmer Maciej Ceglowski refuses to fall for the Gospel of the Nerd Rapture and offers a novel idea for giving people a more realistic idea of what AI really is.

your weird forecast for 2017
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your weird forecast for 2017

Next year will focus on reviewing what to do with old project and experimenting with new ones.

why encryption is an all or nothing affair
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why encryption is an all or nothing affair

District Attorneys are going to try mandating encryption backdoors again and refuse to understand why it can't be done without cratering the modern economy.

why twitter is by far the worst social media platform for skeptics
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why twitter is by far the worst social media platform for skeptics

Of all the platforms on which to debate and fact check, Twitter is almost purpose-built to be the absolute worst.

why you can only fight reality for so long
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why you can only fight reality for so long

Ignoring reality will always, always return to bite you were it hurts most. The only question is when it will strike.

the disaster that is the u.s. science and technology committee
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the disaster that is the u.s. science and technology committee

The House Science and Technology Committee continues to plunge deeper and deeper into denialism and inanity.

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