Scripting News: Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Yesterday I wrote a piece that summed up Twitter as an entrepreneurial project. "It would have been better if the founders had made less money, and opened the door for lots of competition right from the start. That's the philosophy of the web. Instead they captured the web, amputated all its good features, and locked it in the trunk and then cut off its air supply. That was inevitable given the path they went down. Yes they changed the world, and in turn are creating a lot of misery." If anyone writes the history of tech in Silicon Valley in the early part of the 21st century, I hope they focus on the damage done, not just the money made. Don't glorify the fortune, it's our freedom that's paid for it. And the amazing thing people will discover if they look closely is that the open technology cost very little to develop, so you don't need the backing of VCs to create open systems, you just have to be right at the right time and have the ability, focus and ambition to create enough base technology to bootstrap the idea.#Good morning from Oaxaca in Mexico. We are here with my sad and depressed programmer friend, back from his European tour of glee club train compartments, receptions and cheese races with Europeans named Gouda, happy and carefree while my programmer friend, pictured here, thinks about returning to the good old United Snakes of Americans. As he sits on the beach, admiring the sunrise over the Pacific Ocean, he considers taking a job at a local Burger King. He enjoys their hamburgers even if he is not enjoying life at the moment. His eyes are tearing up as he remembers the tragedy that befell him and others in the Great Gouda Race of Luxembourg. #
Start with the dark imagery of the Ridley Scott commercial for Apple in 1984. A woman athlete is running toward a screen carrying a big hammer, getting ready to hurl it at a huge screen with Big Brother's head, lecturing a huge hall filled with lifeless people listening. He has dead eyes. The runner represents life and freedom. The overall image is dreary and lifeless but she is a bright light of hope for the future. Inspire me with this image. I want to be inspired.#
Linkblog items for the day.
Abrego Garcia's Wife Forced to Go Into Hiding Thanks to DHS Slip-Up. newrepublic.com
Knicks' Jalen Brunson named 2024-25 NBA Clutch Player of the Year. sny.tv
In New York, Harvey Weinstein's sex crimes trial is underway. npr.org
Another Dem Sends Warning To Bukele. talkingpointsmemo.com
Tesla's Remarkably Bad Quarter Is Even Worse Than It Looks. theatlantic.com
Long Island man arrested for damaging Teslas in parking lot. nydailynews.com
More than 80% of the world's reefs hit by bleaching after worst global event on record. theguardian.com
When one person sets out to "change the world" it usually doesn't work and when it does it's often changed for the worse. I can't believe the Twitter founders, for example, are boasting about the nightmare they created. scripting.com
Over 150 US university presidents sign letter decrying Trump administration. theguardian.com
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