New federal checkpoints in D.C. likely violate the Fourth Amendment. reason.com

Sam Altman Says ChatGPT Is on Track to Out-Talk Humanity. wired.com

Fedify is a good thing if it makes it easy to set up a sever that can interop with Mastodon. fedify.dev

Kate Pierson Fell Hard for Moroccan Henna in 1970. She Hasn’t Looked Back. theoverlooknews.com

"I did it. I threw a sandwich." cbsnews.com

What is Bluesky? Starts out with the big lie, it’s totally centralized. techcrunch.com

The U.K. Online Safety Act could kill the internet as we know it. slate.com

The Politics of Jerry Garcia. wnyc.org

I'm Building My Father's Brain Before He Dies. substack.com

Wholesale prices rose 0.9% in July, much more than expected. cnbc.com