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  It's interesting how folks keep using the DMV as the canonical example of bad service, e.g. https://www.businessinsider.com/neil-gorsuch-supreme-court-navajo-water-rights-americans-dmv-experience-2023-6?op=1 and https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/snowflake-ceo-calls-his-role-insanely-confrontational-and-knocks-leaders-who-sit-back-and-wait-for-greatness/ar-AA1dh8YC . In both NY and OR, I found the DMV moved with more speed and care than most of the corporate customer service I fin...

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  "To be sure, Silicon Valley’s many apps — to monitor our spending, calories and workout regimes — are occasionally helpful. But they mostly ignore the underlying causes of poverty or obesity. And without tackling the causes, we remain stuck in the realm of adaptation, not transformation." https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/30/opinion/artificial-intelligence-danger.html

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  Someone needs to start an Android-only social network and call it Green Bubble

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  A little side project — https://www.gtk.fyi/ is an Arc/Chrome extension that draws from @juddlegum @WhoAdvertisesOn to let you know what the companies you interact with are supporting politically. Would love feedback! What else should be included? Are there ways to make it more actionable?