At the dawn of computers, newsrooms thought their "content" is what made them valued, so they each needed special "systems" to "manage" it. They commodified content until it lost value; so did their CMSes. Here is word that Vox, which made a big deal of creating its own CMS--licensing it to other news organizations--is dropping it for WordPress. Newsrooms are not each so special after all.

https://www.axios.com/2023/07/18/vox-media-chorus

A concise guide:
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              - Cool Modi
- Kool Moe Dee
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On a bright side: getting laid off means that I — a writer and editor — have time to walk the _f––_ out of some picket lines in L.A. You had all better believe I’ll be doing that. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/06/08/labor-unions-fight-ai/

@ruby yep, you did! I remember that well. Thanks for the well wishes; looking forward to a break before I get down to what’s next.

Well, my departure from Washington after 19 years this time around also marks my departure from Planned Parenthood Action Fund. Today’s bittersweet, but it’s been a pleasure.

I’ll be staying in the fight because I care, no matter what. ✊

One could speculate that reactionaries get so worked up about who uses which bathrooms because they’re curating their spycam viewing experiences. https://www.wtrf.com/west-virginia-state-police-investigation/west-virginia-state-police-investigation-10-more-minors-42-more-women-in-total-to-sue-west-virginia-state-police-over-hidden-cameras/

I mean, just _listen_ to this filth — this beautiful, priceless filth. https://youtu.be/xydBceJGWh0

I … the internet is undefeated, I tell you. Undefeated. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/09/style/margarita-song-tiktok.html

The “double standard” is what Republicans want entitlement to: immunity from scrutiny, let alone prosecution, for crimes.

If the below had happened, some of these same folks would be calling for capital punishment or transport to Gitmo. https://mas.to/@BlackAzizAnansi/110516014420409304

@marcoshuerta Yep. It’s incredibly frustrating.

Waiting to see how switching my delivery address from Alexandria to L.A. changes my timeline, though. Before updating my customer profile, i was slated for an August/September window.

@the_dp Heh — a few weeks ago in C’ville I spotted two on a row of the country club parking lot, and had a third past me on the way to the university grounds. They exist! (*knocks wood*)

@the_dp yeah. Still intent on getting a Rivian, which has already built out a minimum viable level of charging infrastructure on the Pacific coast — so, knock on wood, I should be able to steer clear of Elmo.

The Venn diagram of folks denouncing a “two-tiered system of justice” today & people who justified summary extrajudicial killing on the New York subway last month is a circle.

@waldoj yeah — I haven’t seen details that seem definitive about the licensing terms for use of the tech. Maybe it’s covered by Tesla’s previous moves to open access to its EV tech, but … I’d like something clear.

@waldoj agree on all points — I appreciate the engineering of NACS, but a whole lot of people and firms have made plans (and purchases!) with the assumption that J-1772/CCS was the settled-upon standard.

@enbuenora yeah, he’s walked the walk there, but to the extent this entrenches his _charging network_ in addition to his proffered standard, that makes it harder EV owners to stay out of his ecosystem.

Ugh — Elmo’s going to notch an improbable win here, isn’t he? 🤦🏾‍♂️ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/08/business/general-motors-tesla-electric-vehicles-charging.html

Oof — I had no idea the fires in Nova Scotia had done so much damage and burned down housing. My (hoarse but sincere) thoughts go out to those affected in Halifax. https://globalnews.ca/news/9748845/halifax-wildfire-tantallon-homes-destroyed-photos-tour-homes/