Linklog, 8/11/25

in an attempt to firstly clear out my tabs and also maybe show cool things to other people i'm going to like, publish The Good Stuff™ every now and then for your (theoretical) perusal

quick connect, by CONFERENCE SOFTWARE

Free album! Also yes the vibe of the title and the artist mean it's what you'd expect from that. Which is to say great

Age verification: what’s the harm? | Girl on the Net explains

if you're reading this you almost certainly agree, but this is a solid rundown with good analysis of the issues

The Secret to Song Sparrows’ Extraordinary Success Lies in Their Genome

Neat research into why there are so many subspecies of song sparrow

Just a moment...

notes on aid distribution and money

PDS MOOver

want to move your bsky account to a different personal data server? (perhaps one that automatically tells bsky's central age verification that you're an adult?) this is a simple tool for that.

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The legend.

Well There’s Your Problem | Episode 183: SL-1 Nuclear Reactor Explosion

who doesn't love a good engineering disaster story that happened way away from you

What Does Palantir Actually Do?

what DOES palantir actually do: many asking this

The “Segregate-and-Suppress” Approach to Regulating Child Safety Online

paper on the efficacy of segregate-and-suppress regulation based on age (spoiler: it's not very good)

Teen Hannah Cairo’s Mathematical Discovery Sends Ripples through Harmonic Analysis

and also her presentation design is really cute.

GitHub just got less independent at Microsoft after CEO resignation

LONG SIGH

Trump takes over D.C. because ‘Big Balls’ got his ass beat by a teenage girl

LONGER SIGH

Americans, Be Warned: Lessons From Reddit’s Chaotic UK Age Verification Rollout

unfortunately we cannot stop talking about this

How Chicago Sky aim to ‘take the power back’ against online abuse and harassment with new cybersecurity measures

i care about wnba basketball a normal amount and i'm glad there's people working on this

Just a moment...

sometimes i wish i could make a living off of art, and sometimes i really am glad i don't

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man. man

Social Media Platforms Are Spreading Violent Warmongering Content Encouraging All-Out War Between Ethiopia and Eritrea, Again

Really important research on the role social media platforms play in spreading genocidal rhetoric in active dangerous situations

FIU workers secretly delivered equipment to Alligator Alcatraz

bruh?

Self-Insertion and the SCP Wiki

very sweet, honestly

The Human Cost Of Our AI-Driven Future | NOEMA

not new, but. good to keep in mind. at one point i started reading a novel about a woman who works as a content moderator and it got too bleak for me to keep reading?

on betrothals and beyond

here's a nice thing for the end, though. the ketubah my wife and i got is beautiful, incidentally—they make really pretty ones.