Long Links (with Pangram) 0 ▲ ongoing by Tim Bray 2 days ago · 11 min read2207 words · Tech · hide Good heavens, I haven’t done a Long Links since June. I’ve been opening these with something along the lines of “nobody else could possibly have time to read all these but one or two of them might enrich your day.” Now that I think on it, there are plenty of other people who are less than fully employed and also fast readers with inquisitive minds, so I apologize all of them. And I do hope that whatever you bother to dip into here rewards the dip. Now… about AI I do make a conscious effort to keep That Stuff in a minority position here in Long Links, which is difficult, because it seems that’s what people want to talk about (and presumably read about?), mostly. Then while drafting this I was rudely shocked by learning that I’m not that great at slop-spotting. Specifically, on Mastodon I recommended STORIED · COLORS, then Lachlan Cooper replied “I love this concept, but the writing here is absolutely pure, grade A slop, right from the first sentence.” In my defense, I’d mostly gone… Commenting on Bubbles has been removed. Why? If you want to talk about this post, write to the author, use the comments on their blog if it has them, or reply with a "RE:" post on your own blog. Suggestions? feedback@bubbles.town