Massi Pippi
@massi.pippi.im
This.
AI is not inevitable. If we had sane people in government that were not in thrall to billionaire tech CEOs, LLMs could be regulated, forced to obey existing copyright laws, and banned from places where their use is inappropriate, such as college classes. This should be a moderate position.
February 13, 2026 at 1:28 PM
This.
The DOW is now UNDER 50k also thanks to this misinformation masterpiece. Here’s a better idea, why not making Zitron’s posts viral?
Here’s this week’s Better Offline monologue. I walk you through why Matt Shumer’s “Something Big Is Coming” is deceptive misinformation peddled by a grifter, and why everybody who boosted or republished it should be ashamed of themselves.
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Monologue: No, Something Big Isn't Coming
Podcast Episode · Better Offline · 02/13/2026 · Bonus · 7m
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February 13, 2026 at 7:20 AM
The DOW is now UNDER 50k also thanks to this misinformation masterpiece. Here’s a better idea, why not making Zitron’s posts viral?
One of the leading investment banks in Italy lost 9% on the stock market mostly because of latest Claude Opus allegedly capable of replacing financial advisors.
No way AI could be so bad without the help of poor, incompetent journalism.
No way AI could be so bad without the help of poor, incompetent journalism.
February 12, 2026 at 10:11 AM
One of the leading investment banks in Italy lost 9% on the stock market mostly because of latest Claude Opus allegedly capable of replacing financial advisors.
No way AI could be so bad without the help of poor, incompetent journalism.
No way AI could be so bad without the help of poor, incompetent journalism.
Just finished a great episode of @edzitron.com ‘s Better Offline where he chats with @author-calnewport.bsky.social about the three traps in AI reporting:
- Vibe reporting
- Digital ick
- Faux astonishment
Pretty crazy when you see things from the right angle!
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- Vibe reporting
- Digital ick
- Faux astonishment
Pretty crazy when you see things from the right angle!
podcasts.apple.com/it/podcast/b...
Hater Season: Cal Newport on AI Reporting
Puntata podcast · Better Offline · 11/02/2026 · 1 h 7 min
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February 11, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Just finished a great episode of @edzitron.com ‘s Better Offline where he chats with @author-calnewport.bsky.social about the three traps in AI reporting:
- Vibe reporting
- Digital ick
- Faux astonishment
Pretty crazy when you see things from the right angle!
podcasts.apple.com/it/podcast/b...
- Vibe reporting
- Digital ick
- Faux astonishment
Pretty crazy when you see things from the right angle!
podcasts.apple.com/it/podcast/b...
Age verification?
My grandparents’ rotary phone had a special padlock plugged into the hole corresponding to 0 to impede making expensive calls to numbers outside the city (which were prefixed by 0)
My grandparents’ rotary phone had a special padlock plugged into the hole corresponding to 0 to impede making expensive calls to numbers outside the city (which were prefixed by 0)
Age verification? When I was growing up we only had one TV channel in Iceland and it took Thursdays off to give the employees a break.
Age verification? Growing up I used a gramophone to play my mum's 78rpm jazz records. And how to indicate I was about to make a turn by sticking my arm out the driver's side window on vehicles that didn't have indicators. (It was on the driving test back then.)
February 10, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Age verification?
My grandparents’ rotary phone had a special padlock plugged into the hole corresponding to 0 to impede making expensive calls to numbers outside the city (which were prefixed by 0)
My grandparents’ rotary phone had a special padlock plugged into the hole corresponding to 0 to impede making expensive calls to numbers outside the city (which were prefixed by 0)