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"name": "Jared White",
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"url": "https://jaredwhite.com/links/20250601/tech-wont-save-us",
"published": "2025-06-01T23:10:06-07:00",
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"html": "<blockquote>\n <h2><a href=\"https://www.techwontsave.us/\"></a></h2>\n\n <p>Tech Won\u2019t Save Us challenges the notion that tech alone can drive our world forward by showing that tech is inherently political and ignoring that has serious consequences. It encourages listeners to think beyond the confines of the capitalist tech industry, to consider how we can dismantle oppressive technologies, and how technology can be developed for the public good.</p>\n\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>Paris Marx has had a string of fantastic guests on his show lately. Some of the standouts:</p>\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https://www.techwontsave.us/episode/278_the_case_for_a_digital_detox_w_casey_johnston\">The Case for a Digital Detox w/Casey Johnston</a> \u2014 <em>if you listen to any of them, listen to this one!</em></li>\n <li><a href=\"https://www.techwontsave.us/episode/277_generative_ai_is_not_inevitable_w_emily_m_bender_and_alex_hanna\">Generative AI is Not Inevitable w/Alex Hanna & Emily M. Bender</a></li>\n <li><a href=\"https://www.techwontsave.us/episode/274_how_brainrot_ai_is_upending_the_internet_w_jason_koebler\">How Brainrot AI is Upending the Internet w/Jason Koebler</a></li>\n</ul><p>I\u2019ll also give a shout out to a great interview I recently enjoyed on <em>Better Offline</em> hosted by Ed Zitron:</p>\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-better-offline-150284547/episode/empires-of-ai-with-karen-hao-275463277/\">Empires of AI w/Karen Hao</a></li>\n</ul><p>These are smart people with real expertise providing reasonable and well-researched commentary. I know, I know\u2014<strong>quite the rarity in today\u2019s clout-makes-right world!</strong></p>",
"text": "Tech Won\u2019t Save Us challenges the notion that tech alone can drive our world forward by showing that tech is inherently political and ignoring that has serious consequences. It encourages listeners to think beyond the confines of the capitalist tech industry, to consider how we can dismantle oppressive technologies, and how technology can be developed for the public good.\n\n\n\nParis Marx has had a string of fantastic guests on his show lately. Some of the standouts:\n\nThe Case for a Digital Detox w/Casey Johnston \u2014 if you listen to any of them, listen to this one!\n Generative AI is Not Inevitable w/Alex Hanna & Emily M. Bender\n How Brainrot AI is Upending the Internet w/Jason Koebler\nI\u2019ll also give a shout out to a great interview I recently enjoyed on Better Offline hosted by Ed Zitron:\n\nEmpires of AI w/Karen Hao\nThese are smart people with real expertise providing reasonable and well-researched commentary. I know, I know\u2014quite the rarity in today\u2019s clout-makes-right world!"
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"url": "https://jaredwhite.com/20250531/why-do-they-lie-so-much",
"published": "2025-05-31T20:37:12-07:00",
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"html": "<p>It\u2019s not \u201cstorytelling\u201d. It\u2019s not being a \u201cvisionary\u201d. It\u2019s not painting a picture, imagining tomorrow today, or any other bullshit euphemism they want throw at you.</p>\n\n<p><strong>It\u2019s lying.</strong></p>\n\n<p>Why do the tech bros and oligarchs and influencers lie so much? They lie, lie, and then lie some more. Day in, and day out\u2014lies, lies, lies.</p>\n\n<p><em>An edifice of lies.</em></p>\n\n<p>It\u2019d be breathtaking if it weren\u2019t so dastardly.</p>\n\n<p>I really wonder sometimes at the journalists\u2014yes, even the good ones\u2014who are in the position to talk to these people. Why do they ask them reasonable questions, get inundated with lies, and then move on?</p>\n\n<p>If I were the interviewer, I\u2019d have just a few simple questions:</p>\n\n<ol><li><strong>Why do you lie so much?</strong></li>\n <li>Why are you telling even more lies in this very interview?</li>\n <li>Why is it that so many people believe your lies?</li>\n <li>Do <em>you</em> actually believe your own lies at this point, or are you fully aware of all the lies you tell?</li>\n <li>When experts repeatedly expose your lies for what they are, do you feel anything? Anything at all?</li>\n</ol><p>But we all know journalists won\u2019t do that. Because then they\u2019ll be out of a job.</p>\n\n<p><strong>I don\u2019t blame them. Not really.</strong> The entire system is rotten from top to bottom. But I can\u2019t help but wonder if, like me, they are crawling out of their skin on the inside\u2014and unlike me, simply much better at hiding it.</p>",
"text": "It\u2019s not \u201cstorytelling\u201d. It\u2019s not being a \u201cvisionary\u201d. It\u2019s not painting a picture, imagining tomorrow today, or any other bullshit euphemism they want throw at you.\n\nIt\u2019s lying.\n\nWhy do the tech bros and oligarchs and influencers lie so much? They lie, lie, and then lie some more. Day in, and day out\u2014lies, lies, lies.\n\nAn edifice of lies.\n\nIt\u2019d be breathtaking if it weren\u2019t so dastardly.\n\nI really wonder sometimes at the journalists\u2014yes, even the good ones\u2014who are in the position to talk to these people. Why do they ask them reasonable questions, get inundated with lies, and then move on?\n\nIf I were the interviewer, I\u2019d have just a few simple questions:\n\nWhy do you lie so much?\n Why are you telling even more lies in this very interview?\n Why is it that so many people believe your lies?\n Do you actually believe your own lies at this point, or are you fully aware of all the lies you tell?\n When experts repeatedly expose your lies for what they are, do you feel anything? Anything at all?\nBut we all know journalists won\u2019t do that. Because then they\u2019ll be out of a job.\n\nI don\u2019t blame them. Not really. The entire system is rotten from top to bottom. But I can\u2019t help but wonder if, like me, they are crawling out of their skin on the inside\u2014and unlike me, simply much better at hiding it."
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"url": "https://jaredwhite.com/links/20250530/reflections-on-my-reflections",
"published": "2025-05-30T21:41:31-07:00",
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"html": "<blockquote>\n <h2><a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/articles/finding-compassion-for-past-jared\"></a></h2>\n\n <p>There is no photo of myself I hate more than this one (taken in the Fall of 2014). If I were captured by an Evil Mastermind, they could force me to divulge all my deepest darkest secrets by threatening to release this photo to my friends and loved ones. (<strong>But HAHA HA, the joke\u2019s on you Evil Mastermind!</strong> I\u2019ve preemptively published this for the whole world to see! <em>Bwha ha ha!</em> Ha. Ha?)</p>\n\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>I am linking to my own article from three years ago which is a reflection on a then nearly 10-year-old photo because I\u2019ve had one hell of a week and a particularly shitty day to top it all off but I still need to fulfill my <strong>daily blogging</strong> quota. This is my cheat code. Clever, no?</p>\n\n<p>OK fine, I\u2019ll add one more thought. We never stop getting mad at our past selves sometimes. The <em>if-onlys</em> pile up. Once in a while, it\u2019s a good practice to gather up all the <em>if-onlys</em> into a pile and then stomp them to bits. <em>Kick \u2018em to the curb.</em> I\u2019ve been doing a lot of nonjudgmental reflecting as part of my <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/mindfulness\">#mindfulness</a> exercises thus far this year (<a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/nomadlifestyle/\">travel sure is good for that!</a>), and it\u2019s felt really, really good.</p>\n\n<p>Out with the old, in with the new. <strong>Reinvention.</strong></p>\n\n<p>I think it\u2019s a cycle that only ends when we die. Some people die before they die, because they cease to reinvent themselves. I\u2019ve never wanted to be that person.</p>\n\n<p>So who\u2019s the Jared we\u2019ll uncover in 2035? <strong>Check back with me in a decade!</strong> \ud83d\ude04</p>",
"text": "There is no photo of myself I hate more than this one (taken in the Fall of 2014). If I were captured by an Evil Mastermind, they could force me to divulge all my deepest darkest secrets by threatening to release this photo to my friends and loved ones. (But HAHA HA, the joke\u2019s on you Evil Mastermind! I\u2019ve preemptively published this for the whole world to see! Bwha ha ha! Ha. Ha?)\n\n\n\nI am linking to my own article from three years ago which is a reflection on a then nearly 10-year-old photo because I\u2019ve had one hell of a week and a particularly shitty day to top it all off but I still need to fulfill my daily blogging quota. This is my cheat code. Clever, no?\n\nOK fine, I\u2019ll add one more thought. We never stop getting mad at our past selves sometimes. The if-onlys pile up. Once in a while, it\u2019s a good practice to gather up all the if-onlys into a pile and then stomp them to bits. Kick \u2018em to the curb. I\u2019ve been doing a lot of nonjudgmental reflecting as part of my #mindfulness exercises thus far this year (travel sure is good for that!), and it\u2019s felt really, really good.\n\nOut with the old, in with the new. Reinvention.\n\nI think it\u2019s a cycle that only ends when we die. Some people die before they die, because they cease to reinvent themselves. I\u2019ve never wanted to be that person.\n\nSo who\u2019s the Jared we\u2019ll uncover in 2035? Check back with me in a decade! \ud83d\ude04"
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"published": "2025-05-30T18:55:13-07:00",
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"text": "Hank over on vlogbrothers has a quick little video talking about what is arguably a disorder, but only because society doesn\u2019t support it particularly well: having a different sleep pattern than most people.\n\n\n\n\n\nMy natural sleep cycle is the same as his: when left to my own devices, I always tended towards being up til 2 or 3am, and waking up closer to 10am. Of course, for the past several years I\u2019ve had a dog that thinks whenever it gets light out is the right time to wake up, and a job that (when I was living on the west coast) trended towards early morning meetings (to accommodate folks in Europe\u2026 and because we just had a lot of morning people on the team). I will say, it\u2019s been a lot easier to wrangle the meetings since moving three time zones eastward.\n\n\n\nI\u2019m mostly adjusted to my current cycle (which puts me to bed around midnight and up around 7-7:30), but I still find it pretty easy to start slipping towards 1 or 2am, especially if I\u2019m taken out of my routine for things like vacation. I suspect I\u2019ll still be on this cycle for quite some time, since even if I won the lottery and didn\u2019t need to worry about work schedules, Cecil is still a morning puppy (and Mabel has picked up his habit). And that\u2019s (mostly) fine. But I do sometimes miss the way my brain felt when I was able to be on my natural sleep cycle instead \u2013 I feel like I was more relaxed, more at ease, and had more spoons for things.",
"html": "<p>Hank over on <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@vlogbrothers\">vlogbrothers</a> has a quick little video talking about what is arguably a disorder, but only because society doesn\u2019t support it particularly well: having a different sleep pattern than most people.</p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>My natural sleep cycle is the same as his: when left to my own devices, I always tended towards being up til 2 or 3am, and waking up closer to 10am. Of course, for the past several years I\u2019ve had a dog that thinks whenever it gets light out is the right time to wake up, and a job that (when I was living on the west coast) trended towards early morning meetings (to accommodate folks in Europe\u2026 and because we just had a lot of morning people on the team). I will say, it\u2019s been a lot easier to wrangle the meetings since moving three time zones eastward.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m mostly adjusted to my current cycle (which puts me to bed around midnight and up around 7-7:30), but I still find it pretty easy to start slipping towards 1 or 2am, especially if I\u2019m taken out of my routine for things like vacation. I suspect I\u2019ll still be on this cycle for quite some time, since even if I won the lottery and didn\u2019t need to worry about work schedules, Cecil is still a morning puppy (and Mabel has picked up his habit). And that\u2019s (mostly) fine. But I do sometimes miss the way my brain felt when I was able to be on my natural sleep cycle instead \u2013 I feel like I was more relaxed, more at ease, and had more spoons for things.</p>"
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“Musk is so terrible at programming that he couldn't even get Grok to say that white genocide is a real thing. Musk has had more success reprogramming his other chatbot, President of the United States Donald Trump...”
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"url": "https://gregorlove.com/2025/05/great-snipe-by-rebecca/",
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"text": "Great snipe by Rebecca Watson in this video:\n\n\n\u201cMusk is so terrible at programming that he couldn't even get Grok to say that white genocide is a real thing. Musk has had more success reprogramming his other chatbot, President of the United States Donald Trump...\u201d\n\n\nyoutu.be/bNla2Jl1DZk",
"html": "<p>Great snipe by Rebecca Watson in this video:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cMusk is so terrible at programming that he couldn't even get Grok to say that white genocide is a real thing. Musk has had more success reprogramming his other chatbot, President of the United States Donald Trump...\u201d</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://youtu.be/bNla2Jl1DZk\">youtu.be/bNla2Jl1DZk</a></p>"
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"url": "https://jaredwhite.com/20250528/my-statement-on-ai-training",
"published": "2025-05-28T19:54:24-07:00",
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"html": "<p>Somehow <a href=\"https://aitrainingstatement.org/\">I missed this</a> when it first came online last fall, but it\u2019s grown by several tens of thousands of signatories since then, and <strong>I have added my name to the list</strong>.</p>\n\n<p>It\u2019s a very simple statement, a clarion call against the industrial theft that is happening due to <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/generativeai\">#GenerativeAI</a> training:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>\u201cThe unlicensed use of creative works for training generative AI is a major, unjust threat to the livelihoods of the people behind those works, and must not be permitted.\u201d</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p><em>A-fucking-men.</em> (Also in case you\u2019re reading this, <strong>I do not license ANY of my creative works for use in training generative AI.</strong>)</p>\n\n<p>Lots of famous artists and thinkers on the list, quite a few I\u2019m sure you know of. I recommend <a href=\"https://www.aitrainingstatement.org/signatories\">scrolling through the list</a> a while. These are real people with tremendous creativity they have put forth into the world. It\u2019s despicable to think their blood, sweat, and tears might get (and let\u2019s be honest, probably already have gotten) slurped up and regurgitated back out again as <em>slop</em> against their will.</p>\n\n<p><strong>It has to stop.</strong></p>",
"text": "Somehow I missed this when it first came online last fall, but it\u2019s grown by several tens of thousands of signatories since then, and I have added my name to the list.\n\nIt\u2019s a very simple statement, a clarion call against the industrial theft that is happening due to #GenerativeAI training:\n\n\n \u201cThe unlicensed use of creative works for training generative AI is a major, unjust threat to the livelihoods of the people behind those works, and must not be permitted.\u201d\n\n\nA-fucking-men. (Also in case you\u2019re reading this, I do not license ANY of my creative works for use in training generative AI.)\n\nLots of famous artists and thinkers on the list, quite a few I\u2019m sure you know of. I recommend scrolling through the list a while. These are real people with tremendous creativity they have put forth into the world. It\u2019s despicable to think their blood, sweat, and tears might get (and let\u2019s be honest, probably already have gotten) slurped up and regurgitated back out again as slop against their will.\n\nIt has to stop."
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"published": "2025-05-28T19:11:48-0400",
"url": "https://martymcgui.re/2025/05/28/some-indieauth-confusion/",
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"text": "Are you a member of the IndieWeb webring? Or you wanted to be, but you couldn't sign in because of obscure-looking IndieAuth errors?\nTurns out when I hastily re-added support for sign-in with indielogin.com I introduced a bug that would end up always using indielogin.com as your authorization endpoint. For many folks, this actually worked fine, as indielogin.com would defer to your endpoint. However, if your authorization endpoint supported the IndieAuth server metadata endpoint with an issuer identifier, indielogin.com would apparently not pass it along.\nThe fix was quick: use your IndieAuth authorization endpoint, if found, and only fall back to indielogin.com if it is not found!\nHere is the update that fixed this bug, haha, sigh. \ud83e\udd26\ud83c\udffb\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\nMany thanks to the folks that reported this to me and nudged me to eventually work through it, including fusil.uk, fireburn.ru, serverless.industries, and gRegorlove.com!\nOkay that's it, for now! Thanks for reading, imaginary interlocutor! As always, feel free to reply to this post on your own site, or feel free to drop me a line in the #indieweb chat (I\u2019m schmarty there)!",
"html": "<p>Are you a member of the <a href=\"https://xn--sr8hvo.ws/\">IndieWeb webring</a>? Or you wanted to be, but you couldn't sign in because of <a href=\"https://fusil.uk/publications/2025/03/12/18211/\">obscure-looking IndieAuth errors</a>?</p>\n<p>Turns out when I <a href=\"https://martymcgui.re/2024/08/25/restored-sign-in-options-for-an-indieweb-webring/\">hastily re-added support for sign-in with indielogin.com</a> I introduced a bug that would end up <i>always</i> using indielogin.com as your authorization endpoint. For many folks, this actually worked fine, as indielogin.com would defer to your endpoint. However, if your authorization endpoint supported the <a href=\"https://indieauth.spec.indieweb.org/#indieauth-server-metadata\">IndieAuth server metadata</a> endpoint with an issuer identifier, indielogin.com would apparently not pass it along.</p>\n<p>The fix was quick: use your IndieAuth authorization endpoint, if found, and only fall back to indielogin.com if it is not found!</p>\n<p>Here is <a href=\"https://git.schmarty.net/schmarty/gem-diamond/commit/e873a8d08d3c25d0fe117c0ba236e86f51d5cc17\">the update that fixed this bug</a>, haha, sigh. \ud83e\udd26\ud83c\udffb\u200d\u2642\ufe0f</p>\n<p>Many thanks to the folks that reported this to me and nudged me to eventually work through it, including <a href=\"https://fusil.uk/\">fusil.uk</a>, <a href=\"https://fireburn.ru/\">fireburn.ru</a>, <a href=\"https://serverless.industries/\">serverless.industries</a>, and <a href=\"https://gregorlove.com/\">gRegorlove.com</a>!</p>\n<p>Okay that's it, for now! Thanks for reading, imaginary interlocutor! As always, feel free to <a href=\"https://indieweb.org/reply\">reply</a> to this post on your own site, or feel free to drop me a line in the <a href=\"https://chat.indieweb.org/\">#indieweb chat</a> (I\u2019m schmarty there)!</p>"
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"text": "It\u2019s been a chilly spring \u2013 a few warm spells here and there, but the back half of May basically didn\u2019t break 50 and was raining more often than not. Even Memorial Day weekend was pretty wet and cool. So yesterday, when it finally climbed into the 70s and got sunny? A delight. The ice cream stand down the street is now open for the season, so what better way to inaugurate the summer with a creemee?\n\n\n\nYes, I\u2019m spelling that right. It\u2019s a Vermonter thing \u2013 think soft serve ice cream, but where the cream they\u2019re using is 10% butterfat instead of the usual 5%. Combine that with a nice maple syrup for your flavoring, and the result is an excellent treat with a creamy sweetness that\u2019s not too overpowering and a mouthfeel that\u2019s better and richer than most soft-serves. If you\u2019re ever in Vermont in the summer, I highly recommend snagging one from one of the random seasonal ice cream shops that pop up all over the state.",
"html": "<p>It\u2019s been a chilly spring \u2013 a few warm spells here and there, but the back half of May basically didn\u2019t break 50 and was raining more often than not. Even Memorial Day weekend was pretty wet and cool. So yesterday, when it finally climbed into the 70s and got sunny? A delight. The ice cream stand down the street is now open for the season, so what better way to inaugurate the summer with a creemee?</p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, I\u2019m spelling that right. It\u2019s a Vermonter thing \u2013 think soft serve ice cream, but where the cream they\u2019re using is 10% butterfat instead of the usual 5%. Combine that with a nice maple syrup for your flavoring, and the result is an excellent treat with a creamy sweetness that\u2019s not too overpowering and a mouthfeel that\u2019s better and richer than most soft-serves. If you\u2019re ever in Vermont in the summer, I highly recommend snagging one from one of the random seasonal ice cream shops that pop up all over the state.</p>"
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"url": "https://jaredwhite.com/links/20250527/first-look-at-slate-truck",
"published": "2025-05-27T22:04:51-07:00",
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"html": "<blockquote>\n <h2><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCTGX8XkOvQ\"></a></h2>\n\n <p>Just when we thought we\u2019d exhausted all talk of a billionaire\u2019s electric pick-up truck, another one casually slides into the chat. Only this one (backed by Amazon\u2019s own Jeff Bezos) has no fancy party tricks or out-there promises. Rather, Slate Auto offers just a cheap, simple EV for day-to-day workhorse duties\u2026</p>\n\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>Setting aside my distaste for Bezos as a person\u2026<strong>this looks insanely great.</strong> I think Slates are going to sell to younger Millennials and Gen Z like hotcakes. The design is astounding, especially considering how much they\u2019ve economized to get the price point way, way down compared to almost any other new car on the market. (Bear in mind we\u2019re still a year+ away from the shipping model.) Computer nerds have been calling this the \u201c<a href=\"https://frame.work/\">Framework</a>\u201d of cars, and I\u2019d say that\u2019s an apt comparison.</p>\n\n<p>Just look at this thing! <em>It\u2019s so-o-o-o beautiful.</em> \ud83d\ude0d</p>\n\n<img src=\"https://jaredwhite.com/images/slate-truck-throwback.jpg\" alt=\"Throwback style Slate truck\" />",
"text": "Just when we thought we\u2019d exhausted all talk of a billionaire\u2019s electric pick-up truck, another one casually slides into the chat. Only this one (backed by Amazon\u2019s own Jeff Bezos) has no fancy party tricks or out-there promises. Rather, Slate Auto offers just a cheap, simple EV for day-to-day workhorse duties\u2026\n\n\n\nSetting aside my distaste for Bezos as a person\u2026this looks insanely great. I think Slates are going to sell to younger Millennials and Gen Z like hotcakes. The design is astounding, especially considering how much they\u2019ve economized to get the price point way, way down compared to almost any other new car on the market. (Bear in mind we\u2019re still a year+ away from the shipping model.) Computer nerds have been calling this the \u201cFramework\u201d of cars, and I\u2019d say that\u2019s an apt comparison.\n\nJust look at this thing! It\u2019s so-o-o-o beautiful. \ud83d\ude0d"
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"url": "https://jaredwhite.com/20250526/become-who-your-homepage-was-born-to-be",
"published": "2025-05-26T20:42:50-07:00",
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"html": "<p>The most incredible thing about the World-Wide Web is that you can publish <em>whatever you want</em> on your own <strong>homepage</strong> on your own <strong>domain</strong>.</p>\n\n<p>You can literally just start publishing on <code>iamthemostinterestingpersoninthe.world</code> and say <em>whatever it is you wish to say</em>. \ud83e\udd2f</p>\n\n<p>It\u2019s important to realize that this capability did not exist in human civilization until roughly thirty years ago. Before that, sure, you could publish a paper pamphlet, a \u201czine\u201d, something tangible. But who\u2019s going to read it? Who\u2019s going to care? And how many of those people could you ever hope to reach at all?</p>\n\n<p>I understand it can be hard at times to remain bright-eyed about <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/website\">#Website</a> publishing & communication when in the past thirty years we\u2019ve also witnessed the explosion of hate speech, misinformation, and slop. Free speech sure gets messy; what\u2019s even worse, some platforms will abuse the concept of \u201cfree speech\u201d by engaging in capricious and damaging moderation actions which <em>elevate</em> hate and <em>punish</em> minorities and marginalized peoples.</p>\n\n<p>There\u2019s a lot of work to do to combat this. <strong>And I am by no means na\u00efve.</strong></p>\n\n<p>But I hope we never lose sight of the unsurpassed wonder and joy we can <em>only</em> get from the Web\u2019s open range\u2014not beholden to any single company, any single country, any single tribe or creed.</p>\n\n<p>In my article <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/articles/why-homepages-matter-in-2018\">Why Homepages Matter in 2018</a>, I wrote the following:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>If the blog is a dying artform, so be it. I\u2019d rather be the last man standing who has a real personal homepage than hand over my online lifestyle to a company who has shown utter contempt for user privacy and data integrity.</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>The company in question here was Facebook, recently embroiled in the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The bad news is, Facebook/Meta is still alive and kicking in 2025. The <strong>good news</strong> is, it has been shown to wield <em>far less power</em> over how people live and work and recreate and thrive than we might have once assumed. Many people have walked away from Facebook, walked away from Instagram. We have new platforms, new protocols, and new tools at our disposal.</p>\n\n<p>And that\u2019s the beauty of the Web. It\u2019s ever-changing, evolving, growing, and adapting. Things may seem to <em>really, really suck</em> in the now, but the moral arc of the digital universe bends towards digital justice.</p>\n\n<p><strong>That is what I believe.</strong> I have to\u2026the alternative is far too dismal to contemplate.</p>\n\n<p><em>TL;DR: HOMEPAGES RULE!!</em> \ud83e\udd18</p>",
"text": "The most incredible thing about the World-Wide Web is that you can publish whatever you want on your own homepage on your own domain.\n\nYou can literally just start publishing on iamthemostinterestingpersoninthe.world and say whatever it is you wish to say. \ud83e\udd2f\n\nIt\u2019s important to realize that this capability did not exist in human civilization until roughly thirty years ago. Before that, sure, you could publish a paper pamphlet, a \u201czine\u201d, something tangible. But who\u2019s going to read it? Who\u2019s going to care? And how many of those people could you ever hope to reach at all?\n\nI understand it can be hard at times to remain bright-eyed about #Website publishing & communication when in the past thirty years we\u2019ve also witnessed the explosion of hate speech, misinformation, and slop. Free speech sure gets messy; what\u2019s even worse, some platforms will abuse the concept of \u201cfree speech\u201d by engaging in capricious and damaging moderation actions which elevate hate and punish minorities and marginalized peoples.\n\nThere\u2019s a lot of work to do to combat this. And I am by no means na\u00efve.\n\nBut I hope we never lose sight of the unsurpassed wonder and joy we can only get from the Web\u2019s open range\u2014not beholden to any single company, any single country, any single tribe or creed.\n\nIn my article Why Homepages Matter in 2018, I wrote the following:\n\n\n If the blog is a dying artform, so be it. I\u2019d rather be the last man standing who has a real personal homepage than hand over my online lifestyle to a company who has shown utter contempt for user privacy and data integrity.\n\n\nThe company in question here was Facebook, recently embroiled in the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The bad news is, Facebook/Meta is still alive and kicking in 2025. The good news is, it has been shown to wield far less power over how people live and work and recreate and thrive than we might have once assumed. Many people have walked away from Facebook, walked away from Instagram. We have new platforms, new protocols, and new tools at our disposal.\n\nAnd that\u2019s the beauty of the Web. It\u2019s ever-changing, evolving, growing, and adapting. Things may seem to really, really suck in the now, but the moral arc of the digital universe bends towards digital justice.\n\nThat is what I believe. I have to\u2026the alternative is far too dismal to contemplate.\n\nTL;DR: HOMEPAGES RULE!! \ud83e\udd18"
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"url": "https://jaredwhite.com/20250525/my-ceiling-is-their-floor",
"published": "2025-05-25T21:10:51-07:00",
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"html": "<p>I don\u2019t post much about <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/parenting\">#parenting</a> online\u2026in fact it appears I haven\u2019t used that tag here since 2018! (I\u2019ve talked about <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/family\">#family</a> since, I just didn\u2019t use the other tag).</p>\n\n<p>So permit me, if you will, to indulge in a <em>proud papa</em> moment. I was with the kids (teen and preteen) doing a fair bit of logistical maneuvering today\u2014carrying heavy objects, trying to fit weirdly-shaped stuff into the car, figuring out how to solve problems of a mechanical nature, etc.</p>\n\n<p>And for the first time, I didn\u2019t feel like I was constantly having to instruct them what to do, and furthermore we often weren\u2019t even at intellectual parity to be honest. <strong>They were giving me ideas</strong> and coming up with novel solutions to problems I hadn\u2019t figured out yet.</p>\n\n<p>In other words, it\u2019s now clear that occasionally I\u2019m a doofus and <strong>my kids are geniuses.</strong> \ud83d\ude02</p>\n\n<p>But seriously\u2014nothing is more sweet to a parent (the good ones anyway) than, after running for so long, savoring the privilege of watching the next generation soar. I truly wish that my kids will be smarter, more talented, more successful, and <strong>more awesome in every respect</strong> than myself. Honestly I would have settled for \u201cI didn\u2019t totally mess them up for life\u201d\u2026this is a far better outcome. \ud83d\ude1c</p>",
"text": "I don\u2019t post much about #parenting online\u2026in fact it appears I haven\u2019t used that tag here since 2018! (I\u2019ve talked about #family since, I just didn\u2019t use the other tag).\n\nSo permit me, if you will, to indulge in a proud papa moment. I was with the kids (teen and preteen) doing a fair bit of logistical maneuvering today\u2014carrying heavy objects, trying to fit weirdly-shaped stuff into the car, figuring out how to solve problems of a mechanical nature, etc.\n\nAnd for the first time, I didn\u2019t feel like I was constantly having to instruct them what to do, and furthermore we often weren\u2019t even at intellectual parity to be honest. They were giving me ideas and coming up with novel solutions to problems I hadn\u2019t figured out yet.\n\nIn other words, it\u2019s now clear that occasionally I\u2019m a doofus and my kids are geniuses. \ud83d\ude02\n\nBut seriously\u2014nothing is more sweet to a parent (the good ones anyway) than, after running for so long, savoring the privilege of watching the next generation soar. I truly wish that my kids will be smarter, more talented, more successful, and more awesome in every respect than myself. Honestly I would have settled for \u201cI didn\u2019t totally mess them up for life\u201d\u2026this is a far better outcome. \ud83d\ude1c"
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"url": "https://jaredwhite.com/links/20250524/beware-dmv-unpaid-fees-scams",
"published": "2025-05-24T22:57:40-07:00",
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"html": "<blockquote>\n <h2><a href=\"https://www.opb.org/article/2025/05/24/states-dmvs-warn-about-the-latest-smishing-scam-targeting-phones/\"></a></h2>\n\n <p>DMVs across the country are warning drivers of a new batch of fake, phishing text messages, designed to scam respondents out of their personal and financial information.</p>\n\n<p>The latest round of scam texts have been reported by departments of motor vehicles in at least three states: New York, Florida and California.</p>\n\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>I can confirm I have also received these scam text messages. For a brief moment, it seemed like it could be legit, but then I took a closer look at the domain names listed and as is typical with spam like this, they were all wonky with bogus words and strange characters.</p>\n\n<p>I\u2019m guessing anyone who falls prey to these doesn\u2019t understand how domain names work\u2014which, alas, is a significant percentage of the population.</p>",
"text": "DMVs across the country are warning drivers of a new batch of fake, phishing text messages, designed to scam respondents out of their personal and financial information.\n\nThe latest round of scam texts have been reported by departments of motor vehicles in at least three states: New York, Florida and California.\n\n\n\nI can confirm I have also received these scam text messages. For a brief moment, it seemed like it could be legit, but then I took a closer look at the domain names listed and as is typical with spam like this, they were all wonky with bogus words and strange characters.\n\nI\u2019m guessing anyone who falls prey to these doesn\u2019t understand how domain names work\u2014which, alas, is a significant percentage of the population."
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"url": "https://jaredwhite.com/links/20250523/whats-the-deal-with-the-testaments",
"published": "2025-05-23T22:49:52-07:00",
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"html": "<blockquote>\n <h2><a href=\"https://deadline.com/feature/the-testaments-news-updates-handmaids-tale-sequel-1236410051/\"></a></h2>\n\n <p>While Hulu\u2019s television adaptation of The Handmaid\u2019s Tale is soon coming to an end, the story will continue in sequel series The Testaments.</p>\n\n<p>From executive producers Bruce Miller and Warren Littlefield, the show will take place in the same world as The Handmaid\u2019s Tale with a time jump after the show.</p>\n\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>It\u2019s difficult to claim I <strong>enjoy</strong> watching certain high-drama <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/tvshows\">#tvshows</a> like <em>The Handmaid\u2019s Tale</em>. It\u2019s more like I endure it. It\u2019s an experience you hate to love, and love to hate. (Doubly so when the show touches so heavily on <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/politics\">#politics</a> which feel eerily like the present day insanity we\u2019re all dealing with.)</p>\n\n<p>So on a certain level, <strong>I\u2019m not looking forward</strong> to watching this sequel show to <em>The Handmaid\u2019s Tale</em>. Do I really want to put myself through all this\u2026again? \ud83d\ude05</p>\n\n<p>And yet, I am definitely excited for it because if it appreciably manages to approach the quality level of its predecessor, it will be a worthy contender indeed for my viewing attention.</p>",
"text": "While Hulu\u2019s television adaptation of The Handmaid\u2019s Tale is soon coming to an end, the story will continue in sequel series The Testaments.\n\nFrom executive producers Bruce Miller and Warren Littlefield, the show will take place in the same world as The Handmaid\u2019s Tale with a time jump after the show.\n\n\n\nIt\u2019s difficult to claim I enjoy watching certain high-drama #tvshows like The Handmaid\u2019s Tale. It\u2019s more like I endure it. It\u2019s an experience you hate to love, and love to hate. (Doubly so when the show touches so heavily on #politics which feel eerily like the present day insanity we\u2019re all dealing with.)\n\nSo on a certain level, I\u2019m not looking forward to watching this sequel show to The Handmaid\u2019s Tale. Do I really want to put myself through all this\u2026again? \ud83d\ude05\n\nAnd yet, I am definitely excited for it because if it appreciably manages to approach the quality level of its predecessor, it will be a worthy contender indeed for my viewing attention."
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