OpenClaw is incredible. As some know I have a background in software engineering and I’ve played extensively with it. But people should understand how insanely insecure it is. People are going to be learning what a “prompt injection attack” is in pretty catastrophic ways.
Mike Brock
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Unfashionable.

If you’re interested in the backstory of how Silicon Valley got so evil. Well, I invite you to my most-read piece from February. 

The Plot Against America
How a dangerous ideology born from the libertarian movement stands ready to seize America
I wrote this back in February. A good half of my friends (mostly now former) thought it was TDS. Literally every fear I had came true with deadly accuracy. 

This is an Emergency
We don’t have time for denial.
Steve Jobs’ legacy may seem somewhat askew from current events. But given the industry he was once seen as the leader, has betrayed everything he was, it’s worth a little cul-de-sac. He wasn’t a perfect man. But he changed things. 

The Crisis, No. 5
On the hollowing of Apple
Into history, we flow ... 

The Crisis, No. 10
The People, sovereign
Yes. If everyone knew the same things you knew, and wanted the same things you wanted, and had the experiences you experienced, they’d be on Nostr. Because they’d be you. And there’d be nobody to talk to.
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Wither, First Amendment. 

The Crisis, No. 9
On the criminalization of witness
The craziest thing of all is that the vast majority of Americans really have no sense of how critical this crisis is to their interests. Their economic and physical safety is greatly threatened by the regime change attempt being undertaken by Trump and the competitive authoritarian forces around him. People are already dying as a result. This cannot sustain. So it won’t. Eventually, the gravitational field of reality will lead to mass awareness. And through that singularity, I’m not sure anyone can predict what will happen.
What the hell was the Director of National Intelligence doing seizing ballots? 

The Crisis, No. 8
The empire of exit and the conspiracy against America
I mean, who the fuck am I to be the one defending the man’s legacy? One would have thought the institution he built would play that role. Well, it seems the job falls to someone outside the walls. 

The Crisis, No. 5
On the hollowing of Apple
Imagine if these motherfuckers were as aggressive at enforcing tax laws as they are immigration laws.
I'm not done with Bari. 

The Crisis, No. 7
On false witness
I personally don't believe Jeff Thomas committed suicide.
There's this strange posture I am seeing from some in the business world that suggests that "both sides" of this conflict—I prefer to call it a crisis—in Minneapolis, should be de-escalated, and some peaceful arrangement between the parties be established. As if these motherfuckers stand outside as scorekeepers. No, shithead CEOs and VCs, we see your complicity and we are very much coming for you!
Some crash out this has been, I must say.
A friend has successfully convinced me to drop the paywall early on this piece on Apple, Steve Jobs and Tim Cook. 

The Crisis, No. 5
On the hollowing of Apple
The fact that you see this coordinated, desperate attempt to try to make Gavin Newsom a reactionary villain by the reactionaries right now should tell you everything you need to know. They are desperate to distract you. They don't want you looking. Keep looking.
Building technology is not the most impactful thing that one can do. The most impactful thing one can do is give oneself to a greater purpose, and participate in the love of community. Those are the things that fill the human heart. Those are the things that are remembered. Those are the paths not taken that become regret on one’s deathbed. I say this, with all due respect.
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