It’s way past time to take tech back from venture capital. Everything wrong with tech stems directly from what people like conehead Marc Andreessen funds and support (the idiot is also on the board of Meta).

Creative neglect: What about the apps in Apple? – Six Colors

Apple has fallen so very far when it comes to software. From tons of papercuts in the form of apparently permanent software bugs to abandoned and/or mistreated applications, modern Apple just doesn’t understand what a proper computing experience is anymore.

DHS Wants a Fleet of AI-Powered Surveillance Trucks | WIRED

Remember when Trump called other countries shitholes? Well, I have feelings about a country that’s running full speed into authoritarianism and militarizing against its own people.

Who can get a COVID vaccine—and how? It’s complicated. - Ars Technica

Our pharmacy still offers all the vaccines at no cost to the patient, but the pharmacist I spoke to there when getting recent Covid and Flu vaccines wasn’t sure how long that would last. God bless the richest country in the world!

Even the richest Americans face shorter lifespans than their European counterparts, study finds | Brown University

Speaking of the richest country in the world and its attitude towards healthcare, its attitude towards keeping you alive isn’t so hot either.