Should the US ban Tiktok? Is it “digital fentanyl,” as one lawmaker claimed? 

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Twitter flagged my Mastodon link as “sensitive content.” Find me on Mastodon.

As machine learning tools improve, do they threaten to make human creativity obsolete? 

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The Broadway adaptation of “Moulin Rouge” inexplicably abandons the film’s satisfying conclusion — in favor of a toxic anticlimax. Recorded outside — on a walk!

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For many small communities, Facebook is the only online source of neighborhood updates. Follow me on Mastodon.

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In the wake of joining Mastodon, I’m reconsidering my relationship to ad-driven social media platforms. Here’s a simple automation that (I’m hoping) will wean me off of Instagram. 

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Cloud gaming made it easy to rekindle a long-lost passion for video games.

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There are thousands of Mastodon instances. How do you pick just one?

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If you remove the fans from the arena, you might lose the energy that makes the NHL playoffs worth watching. Here are some ideas for addressing this challenge.

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