The S.A.D Newsletter

When one file takes half the Internet down!

Earlier today, a major #Cloudflare outage disrupted global traffic, impacting platforms like X, ChatGPT, and Spotify, which rely on Cloudflare’s CDN and…

Nov 18 • 

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Why are we listening to Bill Gates about climate change?

and Kim Kardashian about the moon landing?

Nov 10 • 

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When “Neutral” Tech Meets Politics

The Python Software Foundation recently had to turn down a US $1.5 million grant from the U.S.

Nov 2 • 

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July 2025

How to Avoid Talking About AI

A Survival Guide for 2025

Jul 6 • 

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June 2025

Introducing OpenSmoke for Nations

with a little help from my friends

Jun 3 • 

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December 2024

The Story of Stories

2024: A Year in Storytelling

Dec 27, 2024 • 

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November 2024

Why Does a Box of Frosted Flakes Cost $7.99??

Hello Readers,

Nov 10, 2024 • 

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June 2024

I am a Davos man

but...in a good way..

Jun 28, 2024 • 

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Vapoware 2.0 and Silicon Valley

Is OpenAI the next Theranos?

Jun 2, 2024 • 

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May 2024

On Hallucination and Bovine Excrement!...again

In a previous post, I expressed my frustration with the term “hallucination” when used to describe the inaccuracies of large language models.

May 21, 2024 • 

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April 2024

The data on costs of war

Follow the money....and the material

Apr 14, 2024 • 

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Why Do We Always Fall for Snake Oil Salesmen?

About facts, science and pseudoscience

Apr 7, 2024 • 

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