Elliot Smith
@elliotsmith
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Producer/Director for The Economist. Formerly: Happen Digital, Newsshooter, The Guardian. All tweets personal opinion of this twit. He/his
London, UK
Joined January 2009
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"It is impossible to know what ideas never came into the world because someone couldn’t or wouldn’t accept an hourly rate that barely covers the babysitter."
yalereview.org
Christine Smallwood articulates the material constraints of writing criticism today.
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Paul Graham wrote an essay in 2010 about how the best founders are naughty because they break the rules Then he has an interesting anecdote about Sam Altman... Interesting lens through which to view why OpenAI keeps showing up in the news for doing obviously bad things
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"Ukraine has made its European choice. Now Europe must make its Ukrainian choice. We need to decide and act fast, or face disastrous consequences for decades to come." Sobering analysis by @fromTGA
prospectmagazine.co.uk
After a century of struggle, Ukrainians have chosen Europe against Russia. Now Europe must decide: allow Ukraine to be defeated or help it to victory?
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🎥 The Economist’s film on the Russians fighting back against Putin has won Silver, and the People’s Lovie, in the News and Politics category at the @lovieawards! Watch the film here https://t.co/Zh8GsQjQjO ⬇️
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Apple ProRes Log is no joke. 10GB for a 2 minute clip 🫠
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Raids on Crimea and oil/gas platforms to eliminate radar, then a complex drone/missile strike against Sevastopol. This is a very sophisticated approach to making Crimea untenable for the Russians. The Ukrainian General Staff is running rings around the Russian General Staff.
Russian authorities confirm the Minsk landing ship and and Rostov-on-Don submarine were "completely destroyed" in last nights attack on the RusNavy base in occupied Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine. In addition, the city of Sevastopol devolved into complete chaos last night resulting
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This feels like a clear-eyed look at the Ukrainian counter-offensive to date, well worth a read:
warontherocks.com
On June 4, Ukraine launched its long-awaited offensive. The operation has proven to be a test of Ukrainian determination and adaptation. Despite stiff
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This has thoroughly distracted me this morning.
thelampmagazine.com
On a tour through The Villages.
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Super interesting thread on Ukraine's use of drones
Recently, some Pentagon officials suggested that Ukraine should rely less on drones. Was it the WP writer's misinterpretation or an actual statement by the officials? I want to address why this is wrong in the following thread. Some never-before-seen footage is below as well⬇️
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PSA for all the editors out there...
looks like there's now a lawsuit against Sandisk about the 4TB drives, seeking class action status 😬 but seriously if you got one of these after November 2022, stop using it
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Super interesting.
“We left grey areas on the map 15 years ago which Putin took advantage of, and now we need to make sure there is no more grey. It is about making crystal clear where the lines are.” A deep dive inside the existential question of Ukraine’s Nato membership
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Thought I would try to pull together what I remember of the sequencing of the disaster that Musk has wrought on himself. None of this is really original. Probably a lot of it is contentious but maybe it helps just to tell a single linear story so you can fashion your own.
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M2 Ultra Mac Studio review is live and one insane test result I found after posting: Transcoding 4k videos in Compressor M2 Max - 3 min 25 sec M2 Ultra - 0 min 47 sec
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Find someone who looks at you the way B camera looks at a tight profile.
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The Private Eye Paul Foot Award for Investigative and Campaigning Journalism 2023 has been won by DAVID CONN of The Guardian for his entry 'Revealed: Conservative peer Michelle Mone and her family secretly received millions from "VIP lane" PPE firm.' Congratulations!
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