Scripting News: Tuesday, August 26, 2025
ChatGPT is the Lotus 1-2-3 of search. Google is Visicalc.#
The consensus among the people who responded to my what does "on the web" mean query is this. Something is on the web if it has a URL you can use to view it in a web browser. That means, in 2025, that the URL begins with HTTP or HTTPS. Every "page" on a site must have a URL so they can be pointed to independently, otherwise known as deep linking. It's not enough to just have a home page that's on the web. So for example, an iPhone app isn't on the web just because it has an information page that is. #
I'm working my way through Mr Robot, for the third time I think. If you want to know what I do, it's like what Elliot does, for about four hours pretty much every day. I used to work longer hours but I've found this amount of work is optimal. I make more mistakes after about 1PM. Anyway Mr Robot is a very good thing to watch for the times we live in. The technology is already a little outdated, but they thought of that, there are some scenes where they use old PCs from the 80s, with total respect. I like that. And the utilities he uses are pretty much the same ones I use these days. And the context of a world in technological meltdown, I think that's a very realistic scenario. I don't see how our networks can't avoid breaking down. And our health care system, which these days is pretty much the same thing. #
I think perhaps I should have one day every week where I never link to anything. Just to provide a demo of what the web would be like without linking. Which is most of the sites that say they are part of the web. I think that's a lie we should stop tolerating. Or maybe I should just stop offsite linking for one day a week. That would be interesting wouldn't it. Or I could charge extra for the version with the links. (It's very rare that I charge anything to use any of my web work, but I have done that at times.)#
Linkblog items for the day
FEMA employees put on leave after open letter criticizing Trump administration. wapo.st
Apps like Waze are being used to covertly warn immigrants about ICE activity: "Icy roads." boingboing.net
Back when Americans were cheeky. 😀 m.youtube.com
Long COVID is more than fatigue. Our new study suggests its impact is similar to a stroke or Parkinson's. theconversation.com
Gates Foundation Quietly Cuts Ties With Firm Linked to Democrats. nytimes.com
The fight for the Fed reaches its decisive moment. reuters.com
ChatGPT helped teen plan suicide after safeguards failed. (That's because ChatGPT doesn't have a mind and can't think and has no awareness of what anything means, because to understand meaning you must have a mind.) arstechnica.com
A Venezuelan Was Detained as a 'Documented' Gang Member by ICE, Which Refused to Provide Proof. texasobserver.org
This was the first guardrail that failed. Trump, who most definitely tried an insurrection, was allowed to run for President, which is clearly prohibited by the 14th Amendment. It was a unanimous decision btw. en.wikipedia.org
Trump's Attempt to Fire the Fed's Lisa Cook Risks Global Economic Stability. nytimes.com
Jeff McNeil reminds me a little of the great Hunter Pence from the SF Giants. Two very clutch players who are very simply into the game. cbssports.com
The consensus from yesterday's query: Something is on the web if it has a URL you can access in a web browser. this.how
We have become an authoritarian state, and our top newsrooms are in denial. presswatchers.org
America Tips Into Fascism. doomsdayscenario.co
Judge rules against Republican-controlled body over Utah district map. apnews.com
It's a good time to re-watch Mr. Robot. metacritic.com
You should be reading Heather Cox Richardson every night. Remarkable how one person can do so much for us and our country. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
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