Scripting News: Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Tuesday, April 21, 2026
If the web were a platform for writers, how would it work?#
BTW the "open" web has a chance to come back around the AI rewrite of all our software that's underway now. If we build the new systems entirely around web connections, with each part replaceable, we can have as much "open" as we want. Products like Bluesky will look like they bet on the wrong horse if we all have choice everywhere. It's not as strange as you think. Opportunities come along every time things change as radically as they are changing now. #
ChatGPT images update#
  • I gave the new ChatGPT image maker a whirl, it's supposed to be more thoughtful and realistic. #
  • The prompt: “A turkey in plastic with supermarket label with text and fine print. The branding is Really Simple brand Turkey. The motto, ‘turkey for simple people.‘“#
  • A really simple brand turkey from ChatGPT.#
Linkblog items for the day
Virginia approves redistricting, giving Democrats edge in midterms.

bbc.com
Personal_AI_Infrastructure. Comes highly recommended.

github.com
Trump’s Counterterrorism Czar Without a Counterterrorism Plan.

talkingpointsmemo.com
Timothy Snyder: Superpower Suicide. I've come to the same conclusion. Trump is out of tricks. Trying to recycle old rage. Not only is everyone tired of it, but he's always bluffing. And he sends his son-in-law to figure out what to do. It's like a way too long Vonnegut novel.

snyder.substack.com
Why The Devil Wears Prada 2’s Starbucks tie-in leaves a strange taste.

theguardian.com
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