Here are 12 bookmarks I’ve collected recently:

• Hitchhiking on steroids: inside the reckless TikTok train…
  screenshot-media.com

  The Internet and social media eventually destroys everything

  Tagged: trains

• The Hobo Handbook by Jeremiah David
  theparisreview.org

  While the tone of this article is off putting at times, it was an intriguing look at the Crew Change Guide which has managed to stay a print-only resource for train hoppers.

  Tagged: trains

• Why Are Hundreds of Data Brokers Not Registering with States?
  eff.org

  Not a surprise that a bunch of shady data brokers would flaunt the laws designed to regulate them.

  Tagged: privacy

• How to make America healthy: the real problems — and best fixes
  nature.com

  The United States has lower life expectancy than most similarly wealthy nations. Chronic disease is part of the cause, but so are guns, drugs and cars.

  Tagged: health

• This Queer Online Zine Can Only Be Read Via an Ancient Internet Protocol
  404media.co

  This is a neat experiment in what some call the slow web.

  Tagged: indieweb

• Judge Rules Training AI on Authors' Books Is Legal But Pirating Them Is Not
  404media.co

  A judge rules that Anthropic’s training on copyrighted works without authors’ permission was a legal fair use, but that stealing the books in the first place is illegal.

  Tagged: ai

• The internet used to be fun
  projects.kwon.nyc

  A nice collection of essays on the Indieweb, personal websites, and joy.

  Tagged: indieweb

• Fanfiction writers battle AI, one scrape at a time
  theverge.com

  ‘It is a gift. They stole it without my permission.’

  Tagged: ai

• You sound like ChatGPT
  theverge.com

  AI isn’t just impacting how we write — it’s changing how we speak and interact with others. And there’s only more to come.

  Tagged: ai

• Brain activity lower when using AI chatbots: MIT research
  theregister.com

  : EEG and recall tests suggest people who use ChatGPT to write essays aren’t learning much

  Tagged: ai

• Nathan Gray & Becky Fontaine (THE IRON ROSES, BOYSETSFIRE, I AM HERESY, THE CASTING OUT)
  podcasts.apple.com

  Boysetsfire was one of my favorite 90s hardcore bands so I was glad to stumble upon this interview.

  Tagged: punk

• url.town
  url.town

  This is a neat attempt at a human curated directory of interesting websites.

  Tagged: indieweb