markjgsmith

Today’s links:

• The Person or the Culture? - A short exploration into the philosophy around historical determinism vs great man theory. I'm hlad the folks at gapingvoid are keeping these schools of thought accessible to those of us who don't have the time or energy for it. They are really good at making the past relevsntvto to the present. www.gapingvoid.com #

• Six Months Ago NPR Left Twitter. The Effects Have Been Negligible - Interesting data point. I would have thought they were getting more trafic from Twitter. I wonder how into the Fediverse they are. Looks like they are liking Threads. For me the worste things about Twitter at the minute are that it's overrun with bot accounts and even the advertizers seem to be cyborg chicks with ridiculously enormous breasts. It's pretty gross. It sort of feels like you are wondering into a red light district some times. niemanreports.org #

• Starlink direct to cell - "Seamless access to text, voice, and data for LTE phones across the globe." - Holy moley that will be awesome. If only they could do wireless power as well. direct.starlink.com #