Favorite Rejects 2023-02-14

Jon Uleis @MovingToTheSun

My new favorite thing - Bing's new ChatGPT bot argues with a user, gaslights them about the current year being 2022, says their phone might have a virus, and says "You have not been a good user" Why? Because the person asked where Avatar 2 is showing nearby

Darrell Owens @IDoTheThinking

State law on right to return got the goods. It objectively and measurably protected tenants a lot better than zoning exemptions and discretionary approvals.

Tanay Jaipuria @tanayj

interesting chart – confirms reports that TikTok seems to have plateaued since the Shorts/Reels competition. (via @ARKInvest)

Dare Obasanjo @Carnage4Life

I’m convinced a bunch of these return to office moves are just a face saving way to do layoffs. Walmart is closing tech hubs in Austin, Portland & Carlsbad and asking staff to relocate to work from the office to keep their jobs Makes zero sense.

wsj.comWSJ News Exclusive | Walmart to Close Three Tech Hubs, Tells Tech Staff to Return to OfficesThe retail giant is closing offices in Austin, Texas, Portland, Ore., and Carlsbad, Calif., and telling hundreds of staff they must relocate to keep their jobs.

Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦 @Noahpinion

Oh dear. Looks like our pro-immigration moment might have been a bit of anti-Trump thermostatic politics.

Jon Feere 🇺🇸 @JonFeere

GALLUP: 63% of adults are "dissatisfied with the level of immigration into the country today" -- and only 8% of adults want more immigration: https://t.co/pWRjR2t8qn https://t.co/2T5qyhNvvu

Nate Silver @NateSilver538

ChatGPT makes for a pretty good "phrase thesaurus".

Alec Stapp @AlecStapp

Still thinking about this

Alec Stapp @AlecStapp

Time to repeal protectionist policies that have manifestly failed to achieve their stated goals