links, etc Inside the World of Virtual Sports Betting this is insane to me. you have no notion of random “fairness” in such a scenario. not even the horses are real. How Huawei Got Caught Spying and Lost a $200 Million 5G Contract - Bloomberg a fascinating read on the lengths that some folks will go to to win telecommunications contracts. archive.is
links, etc Opinion | The Case for Ending Free Parking - The New York Times take away free parking and watch fuckers lose their minds.
links, etc Sci-fi writer Ted Chiang: ‘The machines we have now are not conscious’ | Financial Time because yeah, i read pretty much everything i see from ted chiang. archive.is Silicon Valley Is Turning Into Its Own Worst Fear more in a similar vein. archive.is
links, etc Supreme Risk: An Interactive Guide to Rights the Supreme Court Could Take Away — ProPublica honestly, the ProPublica folks have been punching way above their weight class for the stuff that they’ve been publishing lately. they’re killing it on the supreme court coverage.