Scripting News: Saturday, February 1, 2025
Saw a commercial on CNN this evening from Ontario in response to the tariffs, respectful, talking direct to Americans about the bonds with the people of Canada. Why can't the Dems do this, say how important the independence of the FBI is, to start. We'd love to pay for that. Get in the game Dems.#
Even if Congress doesn't do anything to rein in Musk and Trump, the stock market will have something to say on Monday, one assumes. And this might be one time to hope for a market crash.#
I rewrote the oursocialweb.org home page. It needed to focus on linking. The term web is being thrown around too casually, without regard to what the web is, the same kind of dilution that's happening with podcasting. But the social web idea is fairly new, and it's really important that we get this right.#
Given what Musk is doing now, do you think the internet will still be here in a year? Will there be any tech companies that aren't wholly owned by Musk, Inc. Will owning things even mean anything? Or is this the beginning of the rule of the tech bros, world wide. I can't imagine what they're planning for us. In the meantime, me divesting my Tesla, which seemed so urgent just 24 hours ago, now seems like a powerless gesture. I heard it said that now feels like the moment in Covid when you realized everything was about to freeze, and you'd better head to the supermarket right now, and when you got there, you found you weren't among the first to see it this way. I was very reassured by the blog post that Krugman did. It's nice to hear a sane voice out there. #Another month, starting a new year in the archive on GitHub. 2024 is complete. We've been following this pattern long enough. I wish GitHub had existed in 1994, and I wish we understood how to use it sooner than we did. Onward! #
Linkblog items for the day.
Simon & Schuster imprint will no longer ask authors to obtain blurbs for their books. theguardian.com
Musk aides gain access to sensitive Treasury Department payment system. wapo.st
It seems the FAA office overseeing SpaceX's Starship probe still has some bite. arstechnica.com
Trump's Guantánamo Expansion for Migrants Reopens Old Wounds. forever-wars.com
Trump says he opened California's water. Local officials say he nearly flooded them. politico.com
Matt is a platform vendor, the open sourceness of Wordpress doesn't change that. wordpress.com
Sept 2024: Making the social web really work. scripting.com
Musk's Junta Establishes Him as Head of Government. doomsdayscenario.co
I did a rewrite of the oursocialweb.org home page. I hope the people doing social web work at FOSDEM will consider this point of view. oursocialweb.org
Here are the apps battling to be become the 'TikTok for Bluesky.' techcrunch.com
Sanewashing Trump didn't earn these orgs any favors. cnn.com
For 20 years, WordPress existed without much drama—now it's at the center of a big fight that won't be over soon. pcgamer.com
Elon Musk is reportedly taking control of the inner workings of US government agencies. techcrunch.com
Scripting News: Advice to would-be platform vendors. Oh for more innocent times when we didn't worry about the government killing us, just platform vendors. scripting.com
Trump thinks he turned on the Central Valley Project yesterday. jabberwocking.com
Trump Officials Release Water That Experts Say Will Serve Little Use. nytimes.com
Treasury official retires after clash with DOGE over access to payment system. arstechnica.com
Who Can Stop Elon's 'Team' Wilding Its Way Through the Federal Government? talkingpointsmemo.com
After a week of trying to push civil servants out of jobs all over the federal government, Musk set his sights Friday on the U.S. Treasury's payment systems. substack.com
Elon's Twitter Destruction Playbook Hits The US Government, And It's Even More Dangerous. techdirt.com
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