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* RIP, Dave Farber https://seclists.org/nanog/2026/Feb/18

* Outlier and collapse: The enron corpus and foundation model training data https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20539517261421474

* You're Doing It Wrong: Notes on Criticism and Technology Hype https://peoples-things.ghost.io/youre-doing-it-wrong-notes-on-criticism-and-technology-hype/

* How Big Cloud becomes Bigger: Scrutinizing Google, Microsoft, and Amazon's investments https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5377426

* Go Left, Young Writers! https://jacobin.com/2026/02/new-masses-proletarian-literature-wright-gold/

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* 10 Reasons This Is the Worst Crypto Winter Ever https://archive.is/U5ede#selection-1246.0-1246.1

* The Finance Industry Is a Grift. Let’s Start Treating It That Way. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/opinion/capitalism-industry-financialization.html?unlocked_article_code=1.KFA.Vslp.8Xqe7KWGEwRu&smid=nytcore-ios-share

* Ron Wyden Only Talks Like This When The Spies Do Something *Real* Bad https://www.forever-wars.com/ron-wyden-only-talks-like-this-when-the-spies-do-something-real-bad/

* Hollywood Is Losing Audiences to AI Fatigue https://www.wired.com/story/hollywood-is-losing-audiences-to-ai-fatigue/

* Waymo Exec Admits Remote Operators in Philippines Help Guide US Robotaxis https://eletric-vehicles.com/waymo/waymo-exec-admits-remote-operators-in-philippines-help-guide-us-robotaxis/

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