Scripting News: Friday, May 3, 2024
Friday, May 3, 2024 Journalism is making the same mistake with AI that they made with bloggers. They jumped to the incorrect conclusion that we were trying to do what they do. # If Google Reader had handled untitled posts more gracefully we'd be in a better place today. Their choice to require titles meant we have had a fracture, on one side — social web and on the other feed readers. # Since I write so much about the Knicks here, I need to tell you that the Knicks won their first round playoff series against the Philadelphia team last night. Almost all playoff series that aren't sweeps are intense, but this one was especially so. So we're on to the next round , starting Monday, back in NYC, against the Indiana Pacers, an excellent team this year. And Doc Searls, who is also a Knicks fan, now lives in Indiana, so he is somewhat justified in believing the world revolves around him. I've always had that sense about Doc. # BTW, there are plenty of ...