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OTR Links 10/01/2026

doug — off the record , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 10:30:39 PM

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos says growth is slower than he'd like and defends the WBD pursuit, adding Netflix isn't seeking another acquisition to replace it (Sohee Kim/Bloomberg)

Mediagazer , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 10:25:01 PM

The Big Bets Education Needs in the Age of AI

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 9:37:00 PM

Merging LLMs and economics research

Marginal REVOLUTION , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 9:31:10 PM

my coworker is saying I never helped her when I did, boss quit right after I started, and more

Ask a Manager , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 9:03:38 PM

Hilton attacks, Becerra can’t stop saying Trump: five takeaways from the governor’s debate

The San Francisco Standard , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 8:56:16 PM

Source: the White House plans to prevent CNN from providing its scheduled TV pool coverage of President Trump on Thursday, despite a federal judge's ruling (Dominick Mastrangelo/The Hill)

Mediagazer , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 8:15:01 PM

PR firm name-drops Lurie to get his luxury real estate agent brother in the press

The San Francisco Standard , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 6:00:00 PM

Started building a local LLM server today. An NVIDIA RTX 3090 24gb in an externa...

Aaron Parecki , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 5:53:00 PM

Giddy up, it's Botober 2026

AI Weirdness , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 5:52:30 PM

Bonus: Rejected Racehorses

AI Weirdness , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 5:52:07 PM

September 2026

Joe Woods , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 5:51:21 PM

Discord announces new ad tools, including Discord Ads Manager, available to some advertisers now, and an expansion of Video Quests, renamed Video Quests Reserve (Scharon Harding/Ars Technica)

Mediagazer , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 5:25:00 PM

My workout is done. Now I’m waiting for my son to finish swim practice. ...

Hey Loura!, Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 5:18:26 PM

The Broncos could be the 49ers’ toughest test yet, but Denver has one glaring weakness

The San Francisco Standard , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 5:04:14 PM

Ominous Thunderstorm Rolling Across the Fields

kottke.org , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 4:37:00 PM

As SFUSD weighs replacing its lottery, a new group pushes a bold overhaul

The San Francisco Standard , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 4:20:29 PM

Destroy Any Website

Waxy.org , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 4:19:10 PM

October 1

diamond geezer , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 4:10:00 PM

Victory! California Appeals Court Refuses to Revive Surveillance Tech CEO’s Meritless Lawsuit Against Journalist

Electronic Frontier Foundation , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 3:38:05 PM

Someone 'Torturing' LLMs in a Robot Prison Has Triggered the Dumbest Debate in AI Yet

jwz , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 3:31:52 PM

The AI Pascal’s Wager

https://ploum.net/livres.html , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 3:29:41 PM

Eternal Family is a media service that shows “a...

kottke.org , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 3:20:00 PM

Day 2080: “Toothless.”

What The Fuck Just Happened Today?, Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 3:16:09 PM

Texas Officials Disband Local Cop Shop For Failing To ‘Provide Any Benefit To The Community’

Techdirt , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 3:11:00 PM

What it costs to stream the top 100 TV shows of this century

Advisorator , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 2:54:39 PM

He Built This City

Simon Willison's Weblog , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 2:54:19 PM

HBG Staffing Updates

Locus , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 2:49:03 PM

Anthropic’s Looney Tunes IPO

Pixel Envy , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 2:47:12 PM

Your October guide to Philly-area classical music

'The Nutcracker: Dipped in Chocolate,' catching up with Jaleel Shaw, and more for prime holiday times , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 2:38:00 PM

The US Blacklists Alleged Venezuelan Cyber Crime Mastermind

OCCRP , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 2:38:00 PM

Programmatic comment and suggestion support now available in the Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides APIs

Google Workspace Updates , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 2:26:19 PM

Someone ‘Torturing’ LLMs in a Robot Prison Has Triggered the Dumbest Debate in AI Yet

404 Media , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 2:23:11 PM

Disagreement and Persuasion with Jessica Tarlov

Thinking about..., Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 2:21:12 PM

‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Has a ‘Surprise’ Ending, But Is That Actually a Surprise?

io9 | We Come From the Future , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 2:15:57 PM

The FSF’s Warning on AI Kill Switches

https://fossforce.com , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 2:11:58 PM

Searching for Sasquatch

Ari Schneider's Newsletter , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 2:11:14 PM

How are Oregon companies faring on the GeekWire 200…?

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 2:07:10 PM

California Governor Gavin Newsom signs a bill that creates refundable tax credits for local news outlets based on the number of journalists they employ (Los Angeles Times)

Mediagazer , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 2:06:52 PM

Federal appeals court upholds Thomson Reuters’ landmark AI copyright win

Nieman Lab , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 2:04:26 PM

Your October guide to Philly dance

'The Nutcracker: Dipped in Chocolate,' catching up with Jaleel Shaw, and more for prime holiday times , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 2:04:00 PM

Magazines Received: August

Locus , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 1:58:43 PM

Blackbird Spyplane’s Jonah Weiner on his past career as a...

kottke.org , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 1:58:00 PM

Your October guide to Philly-area repertory film screenings

'The Nutcracker: Dipped in Chocolate,' catching up with Jaleel Shaw, and more for prime holiday times , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 1:49:00 PM

Ynon Kreiz, who steps down as Mattel CEO, joins Paramount as co-CEO, overseeing daily operations; David Ellison will lead strategy, creative, and tech functions (Todd Spangler/Variety)

Mediagazer , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 1:35:00 PM

Russian state hackers use new RedFlick technique to push malware

BleepingComputer , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 1:34:01 PM

How do you know when AI is wrong? Lessons from our AI x Investigative Journalism Forum

Hacks/Hackers , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 1:32:11 PM

Google Releases New Gemini Model With Guardrails Amid A.I. Safety Debate

NYT > Kate Conger , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 1:24:33 PM

Love Inspires New Inventions in the Uneven but Fun ‘Sparks of Tomorrow’

io9 | We Come From the Future , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 1:18:14 PM

FYI: Writing Things Moving Slower For a Bit

Whatever , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 1:17:26 PM

How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centres to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes

Pixel Envy , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 1:14:42 PM

The Fairford psy-op is back on! We’re pretending it was Iran after all!

Normal Island News , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 1:10:47 PM

In The Wake Of The Latest Unprecedented AI Proofs, What Now For Mathematics And Mathematicians?

Techdirt , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 1:04:00 PM

Authoring Markdown externally and getting even 'prettier' output in Slack with `md2slack`

articles on Jamie Tanna | Software Engineer , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 1:01:32 PM

Critics, the general audience, and spoilers

Very cool, if true , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 12:59:46 PM

“There are more self-storage facilities in the U.S. than...

kottke.org , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 12:58:00 PM

Customize the style of your captions in Google Vids

Google Workspace Updates , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 12:53:44 PM

A judge approves Paramount's settlement with 12 state AGs who tried to block its WBD deal, and Paramount tentatively sets October 6 to close the acquisition (Todd Spangler/Variety)

Mediagazer , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 12:51:46 PM

DIVD says Zammad zero-days enabled AI-driven network breach

BleepingComputer , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 12:49:15 PM

Crystal Mason’s belief in democracy was shaken — but not destroyed

The 19th , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 12:40:24 PM

Can you spot an essay written by AI?

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 12:37:00 PM

Your October guide to 250th Anniversary events in the Philadelphia area

'The Nutcracker: Dipped in Chocolate,' catching up with Jaleel Shaw, and more for prime holiday times , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 12:37:00 PM

FCC Chair Brendan Carr says taxpayer-funded TV ads featuring Trump are not improper; ethics experts and lawmakers from both parties have criticized the ads (David Shepardson/Reuters)

Mediagazer , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 12:35:01 PM

How publishers are rethinking audience engagement: Five takeaways from the Future of Media Technology Conference

Nieman Lab , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 12:31:50 PM

Food Stamp Catastrophe

The Bittman Project , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 12:27:49 PM

YouTube – The Francesians – Chapter Twelve

Green Comet , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 12:24:40 PM

Self-Promotion Clinic

Mike Monteiro’s Good News , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 12:22:36 PM

SCOTUS Revives Third-Country Deportations, Jack Smith Faces the Senate & Why California's Wealth-Tax Critics Miss the Mark

Minimum Competence - Daily Legal News Podcast , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 12:01:17 PM

Fiji Overhauls Evidence Security After 52 Kilos of Cocaine Vanish from Court

OCCRP , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 12:01:00 PM

Sorry, ‘Orville’ Faithful, Seth MacFarlane Has a New Sci-Fi Show in the Works

io9 | We Come From the Future , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 12:00:48 PM

Film Review: Optimus Prime: Awakening

nerds of a feather, flock together , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 12:00:00 PM

A Safer Internet Starts with Taking Action: Introducing the Online Trust and Safety Hub

Internet Society , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 11:59:52 AM

Lia Pappas-Kemps at Trailside Music Hall

ruk.ca - Peter Rukavina's Weblog , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 11:58:34 AM

100 Australian publishers are getting LION Sustainability Audits

LION Publishers , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 11:57:04 AM

I went searching at Star Typewriters yesterday for a nice mid-century Adle...

note | Chris Aldrich , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 11:51:56 AM

The “Insane” Cinematography of Pride and Prejudice

kottke.org , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 11:48:00 AM

Reddit says it is ending support for RSS feeds on November 13 because the feeds are a target for abuse by AI bots and is ending its public API access in March (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Mediagazer , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 11:40:00 AM

The polity that is Singapore

Marginal REVOLUTION , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 11:37:04 AM

Theory of collective mind

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 11:37:00 AM

Sunsetting the HASTAC Network After 25+ Great Years

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 11:37:00 AM

I Debated A Trump Supporter—Here's How It Went

Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 11:25:21 AM

Couple charged with murder in shooting of son-in-law

The San Francisco Standard , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 11:22:22 AM

Lawyer Cites ChatGPT-Invented Fake Witnesses in Murder Appeal

404 Media , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 11:15:31 AM

New Penguin Random House Imprint

Locus , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 11:08:56 AM

Over 543,000 valid credentials exposed in public GitHub repositories

BleepingComputer , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 11:08:34 AM

Jeremy Keith on open local large language models

https://cdevroe.com/, Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 11:07:31 AM

Ban Kids From Social Media And They’ll Just Chat In Public Radio Podcast Comments

Techdirt , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 11:05:00 AM

In Case You Forgot, ‘Wednesday’ Season 3 Is Indeed on the Way

io9 | We Come From the Future , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 11:00:06 AM

the cup meltdown, the “Lost” finale, and other tantrums you’ve witnessed at work

Ask a Manager , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 10:59:54 AM

Daily Deal: Microsoft Access Complete Course

Techdirt , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 10:59:00 AM

Silicon Florist links arrangement for September 30, 2026

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 10:58:11 AM

Pennsylvania WIC director resigns, says she faced discrimination and other ‘barriers’

Spotlight PA , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 10:51:45 AM

AI Agents Will Pay Attention

Matt Levine - Bloomberg Opinion Columnist , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 10:45:54 AM

Is the Kids Online Safety Act the ‘Social Reckoning’ We Are Looking For?

Tech Policy Press , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 10:38:16 AM

The Tell, a very long read about Thomas Goldstein...

kottke.org , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 10:38:00 AM

Dear Software Makers

Jim Nielsen’s Blog , Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 10:34:01 AM