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The surge in patent applications for surveillance pricing technology makes me wonder - in what market do companies think they are going to enforce patent rights to techniques that are so incredibly unpopular without costing themselves more in customer loss and goodwill than they can gain?

I picked up “Careless People” and the new “Don’t Be Evil” at airports and I’m in the middle of an absolute binge. In the latter and can’t put it down. There’s a generation of literature from survivors of big tech, especially women, coming out now. Each story is unique but similar and horrifying.

There was a very real and very documented effort by the far-right to encapsulate all of Democrats’ awareness of and efforts against systemic injustice, scientific illiteracy, and abuse as “Woke” and to make it a pejorative for no other reason than to sabotage progressive politics.

OK I've read deeper into Dreher Campaign Stealing Signs-Gate and I'm even more disappointed. What a stupid, stupid thing to do. First up, does anyone believe that Dreher's campaign staff didn't steal these signs? Hundreds of them? Allegedly on film and reported to the police and PDC?

Campaign signage is a very modest part of campaign spending - again, signs don't vote - but candidates with any level of experience at all treat their opponent's signage with respect. Again, estimated 100 to 200 yard signs stolen from people's homes? Christ...

OK I've read deeper into Dreher Campaign Stealing Signs-Gate and I'm even more disappointed. What a stupid, stupid thing to do. First up, does anyone believe that Dreher's campaign staff didn't steal these signs? Hundreds of them? Allegedly on film and reported to the police and PDC?

Dreher's denial is the worst denial I've heard all year. "Oh they were probably placed illegally, so they were litter." No way in hell. Hundreds of signs. Campaigns don't place hundreds of signs AT ALL, much less on public thoroughfares. Why not? Because signs don't vote.

Sign theft is petty and unlawful. I don't know if I believe Dreher's denial, but the only appropriate response is to *urge your supporters not to steal signs.* Vote Ron Davis. He doesn't steal yard signs.

Vote today, Seattle. The race I'm watching most closely is @ronpdavis.bsky.social in the 46th LD. Vote for Ron Davis, please. This was going to be progressive Davis vs. establishment Pollet, which was already important, but it got more crucial with the surprise entry of the opportunist Dreher.

Now that he's suing Apple, he has tens of thousands of dollars of support for his campaign in his newly adopted city and state from the employees of the companies that compete directly with Apple's AI aspirations.

Vote today, Seattle. The race I'm watching most closely is @ronpdavis.bsky.social in the 46th LD. Vote for Ron Davis, please. This was going to be progressive Davis vs. establishment Pollet, which was already important, but it got more crucial with the surprise entry of the opportunist Dreher.

Critical vs. malicious campaigning: Davis has correctly pointed out hypocrisy in Dreher's past and current claims. Dreher has spread disinformation about Davis. Dreher started by confusing Ron Davis with an unrelated Ron Davis from Texas.

Vote today, Seattle. The race I'm watching most closely is @ronpdavis.bsky.social in the 46th LD. Vote for Ron Davis, please. This was going to be progressive Davis vs. establishment Pollet, which was already important, but it got more crucial with the surprise entry of the opportunist Dreher.

As best I can determine from my research, Dreher's sole claim to be qualified for AI regulation is that he was just assigned to co-first chair an AI lawsuit against Apple. The case is on a multi-year schedule. The deadline to amend pleadings doesn't even end until November.

Vote today, Seattle. The race I'm watching most closely is @ronpdavis.bsky.social in the 46th LD. Vote for Ron Davis, please. This was going to be progressive Davis vs. establishment Pollet, which was already important, but it got more crucial with the surprise entry of the opportunist Dreher.

Every progressive publication and podcast in Seattle tagged Ron Davis as the qualified standard-bearer for progressive change and accountability in Washington. The Stranger, which termed its good people after acquisition, is banished from the list of reliable or progressive publications.

Vote today, Seattle. The race I'm watching most closely is @ronpdavis.bsky.social in the 46th LD. Vote for Ron Davis, please. This was going to be progressive Davis vs. establishment Pollet, which was already important, but it got more crucial with the surprise entry of the opportunist Dreher.

First, this is a thread worth reading, and I agree. Second, I want to point out that Dreher’s supposed strength, “AI regulation,” is really Ron Davis’s. If you want a lawyer-technologist who advocates for the humans, Ron has the superior academic, professional, and political qualifications.

As far as I can tell, Dreher’s credentials to understand the use, impact, and dangers of AI are tied to his preparation to argue one lawsuit, which I don’t know how he can do if he somehow became a representative*, and the friends he made with a company that competes with the target of his lawsuit.

First, this is a thread worth reading, and I agree. Second, I want to point out that Dreher’s supposed strength, “AI regulation,” is really Ron Davis’s. If you want a lawyer-technologist who advocates for the humans, Ron has the superior academic, professional, and political qualifications.

I’ve converted from “maybe I could like Will Dreher personally but I support Ron Davis for office,” to “Will is too careless for his bar card, let alone elected office.” So now I’m mad. What is Will even doing with all this Anthropic and Jones Day money if not paying folks to do accurate research?

(C) Will is an accomplished criminal prosecuting attorney, but he’s a degree short on Ron and his exposure to big tech, programming, AI, etc. is as a commercial litigator. By education and publicly known experience, Ron is several times more qualified to legislate on AI than Will.

I’ve converted from “maybe I could like Will Dreher personally but I support Ron Davis for office,” to “Will is too careless for his bar card, let alone elected office.” So now I’m mad. What is Will even doing with all this Anthropic and Jones Day money if not paying folks to do accurate research?

(A) Will cannot possibly expect to litigate a massive AI lawsuit (in ND Cal) over the next few years and meet those professional obligations while also meeting his obligations as even a part time legislator;

I’ve converted from “maybe I could like Will Dreher personally but I support Ron Davis for office,” to “Will is too careless for his bar card, let alone elected office.” So now I’m mad. What is Will even doing with all this Anthropic and Jones Day money if not paying folks to do accurate research?