The ChatGPT Toggle I've Been Waiting For
OpenAI quietly added a way to turn off ChatGPT's chat history (and stop it training on your conversations) right as Italy lifted its ban. I've been asking for this since December.
So Who Actually Paid for Twitter Blue?
Days after Twitter stripped legacy blue checkmarks, a bunch of celebrities who swore they'd never pay still have theirs, and nobody will say why.
The Best Part of the Starship Launch Wasn't the Rocket
The Starship test flight ended in a fireball everyone covered — but the wrecked parking lot six miles away in Port Isabel is the part I can't stop thinking about.
The Three Checkmarks Elon Decided to Pay For
Twitter ripped the legacy blue checkmarks off this week, and Elon Musk personally comped verification for exactly three people. Some notes on the pettiest tech story of the week, plus a Starship tangent.
Reddit Wants to Charge for Its API and I'm Worried About Apollo
Reddit just announced it's going to start charging for API access, and while the headlines are about AI scraping, the part that actually worries me is what it means for apps like Apollo.
Samsung Banned ChatGPT and I Kind of Get It
Samsung banned ChatGPT for employees after a few code-leak scares, and it made me think hard about the time I almost pasted a client's code into it myself.
Amazon Quietly Names Its AI Titan, And Nobody Blinks
AWS rolled out Bedrock and a model called Titan this week, and the most interesting part isnt the tech, its how little anyone reacted.
So Long, Twitter Bots (And My Dumb Little Cross-Poster)
Twitter's new API pricing just killed off the Big Ben bot and a bunch of other tiny hobby accounts - and it might take my decade-old blog cross-poster down with it.
Ditching Google Analytics Before It Ditches Me
Ditching the looming Universal Analytics sunset for a self-hosted Umami setup on a $6 droplet, plus a quick aside about that Twitter doge logo swap.
The Git History Twitter Didn't Open Source
Twitter open-sourced its recommendation algorithm on GitHub, and I lost a Friday night reading it. Some notes on Home Mixer, SimClusters, and a suspiciously clean git history.
My Mom Texted Me the Pope in a Puffer Coat
A fake AI photo of the Pope in a puffer coat fooled my mom, and it's got me thinking about what Midjourney v5's quality jump actually means.
The ChatGPT Bug Nobody's Talking About Anymore
OpenAI quietly confirmed that a bug briefly exposed ChatGPT Plus payment details for some subscribers. A look at the actual incident report, not the GPT-4 hype cycle.