Wendy M. Grossman
@wendyg.bsky.social
Freelance writer specializing in computers, freedom, and privacy. New net.wars posting every Friday at https://netwars.pelicancrossing.net. Based London. Folksinger. 2024 CD: https://www.pelicancrossing.net/lasttriphome.htm. Not age-verified here; no DMs.
See also the much older alibris, which facilitates buying from local, independent, and used bookstores.
December 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
See also the much older alibris, which facilitates buying from local, independent, and used bookstores.
Food for comedy or a certain type of political satire. :)
November 27, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Food for comedy or a certain type of political satire. :)
There would have been no market where I grew up (NYC environs). There were delis all over the place that would make them fresh.
November 27, 2025 at 12:01 PM
There would have been no market where I grew up (NYC environs). There were delis all over the place that would make them fresh.
See also the documentary "The Brainwashing of My Dad", by Jen Senko.
November 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
See also the documentary "The Brainwashing of My Dad", by Jen Senko.
Against that, I love writing with a good fountain pen.
November 23, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Against that, I love writing with a good fountain pen.
Actually, no. You'd wait, do your editing, and then retype the whole thing...yeah, when computers arrived I was very happy to switch.
November 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Actually, no. You'd wait, do your editing, and then retype the whole thing...yeah, when computers arrived I was very happy to switch.
I think you were at that thing about AI and copyright earlier this year, but remotely.
November 13, 2025 at 11:13 AM
I think you were at that thing about AI and copyright earlier this year, but remotely.
Cashing out of Nvidia now, when it's near an all-time high, sure. Dong it to "shift your focus to OpenAI" is shifting from picks and shovels to miners.
November 11, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Cashing out of Nvidia now, when it's near an all-time high, sure. Dong it to "shift your focus to OpenAI" is shifting from picks and shovels to miners.
If you want to be really alarmed, read Sian Norris's book Bodies Under Siege.
November 10, 2025 at 8:50 AM
If you want to be really alarmed, read Sian Norris's book Bodies Under Siege.
Emily Bender and Alex Hanna called them "synthetic text extruding machines" in The AI Con.
October 31, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Emily Bender and Alex Hanna called them "synthetic text extruding machines" in The AI Con.
Can you really be surprised about this?
October 31, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Can you really be surprised about this?
But also: they get away with saying these absurd things about London because they know the majority of viewers have no idea what London looks like.
October 31, 2025 at 10:23 AM
But also: they get away with saying these absurd things about London because they know the majority of viewers have no idea what London looks like.