Bookmarked : Fix Facebook by Making It More Like Google+ - The Atlantic
My colleague Adrienne LaFrance has named the fundamental assumption, and danger, of social media megascale: “not just a very large user base, but a tremendous one, unprecedented in size.” Technology platforms such as Facebook assume that they deserve a user base measured in the billions of people—and then excuse their misdeeds by noting that effectively controlling such an unthinkably la … ⌘ Read more
“I’m worried about humanity’s future.”
Via Nicholas Danes I came across the video of Arun Maini (Mrwhosetheboss): “I’m worried about humanity’s future”. In this he addresses some good aspects. It’s about the impact of technology on our lives, society and behaviour. For example, he talks about the fact that algorithms are increasingly trying to keep us in front of the screen for as long as possible, that echo chambers are creating more and more negativity, and that we may soon no longer be able to d … ⌘ Read more
Sociopathic innovation: how we are investing most in the most evil technologies (LONG) - Internet of Humans - Edgeryders ⌘ Read more…
Sam Whited: Cooperative Technology ⌘ Read more…
Dr. Bernice King on how technology can transform the Black economy ⌘ Read more…
Intelligence is the technology creating technology.
GitHub reduces Marketplace transaction fees, revamps Technology Partner Program ⌘ Read more…
Good/quick life extension technology would, for the first 2/3 decades, decrease the average age of death, since more people would die young in accidents etc. than of old age.
Ghacks Technology News: ScreenTranslator is an open source tool that can translate text from images using OCR ⌘ https://www.ghacks.net/2020/10/24/screentranslator-is-an-open-source-tool-that-can-translate-text-from-images/
On the blog: Politics in Art and Technology https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2020/10/18/stories.html #politics #art #software #rant
On the blog: Free Culture Book Club — Where Are the Joneses? Part 4 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2020/10/17/joneses4.html Politics in Art and Technology https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2020/10/18/stories.html #
The internet of protest is being built on single-page websites | MIT Technology Review ⌘ https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/08/27/1007714/carrd-internet-of-protest-is-being-built-on-one-shot-websites/
Technology meme review stream ⌘
JohnnyLove and the Nano Technology ⌘ https://hack.org/mc/blog/johnny-love-coat.html
GitHub Supports the Open Technology Fund ⌘ https://github.blog/2020-07-02-github-supports-the-open-technology-fund/
Posted to Entropy Arbitrage: My Software https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2020/02/16/software.html #software #technology #meta
Posted to Entropy Arbitrage: Small Technology Notes https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2020/02/05/recutils.html #techtips #recutils #linux #sqlite #export
Posted to Entropy Arbitrage: Colagioia Industries https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2020/02/02/ci.html #software #technology #meta
Posted to Entropy Arbitrage: Small Technology Notes https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2020/01/29/tips.html #techtips #git #linux
Disability, Humanity, and Assistive Technology in the “Cybernauts” Cycle | Feather Dusters at 400 Yards https://therealavengers.wordpress.com/2019/04/08/disability-humanity-and-assistive-technology-in-the-cybernauts-cycle/
Foxconn is confusing the hell out of Wisconsin - The Verge https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/10/18296793/foxconn-wisconsin-location-factory-innovation-centers-technology-hub-no-news
Russia wants to cut itself off from the global internet. Here’s what that really means. - MIT Technology Review https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613138/russia-wants-to-cut-itself-off-from-the-global-internet-heres-what-that-really-means/
Casino Screwup Royale: A tale of “ethical hacking” gone awry | Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/03/50-shades-of-greyhat-a-study-in-how-not-to-handle-security-disclosures/
Somebody call Tim Leary; I think he’s needed again: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/mar/26/acid-test-how-psychedelic-virtual-reality-can-end-societys-mass-bad-trip
Weekend Poem: All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace - The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/09/weekend-poem-all-watched-over-by-machines-of-loving-grace/245251/
Titanic Conspiracy Theory | Did the Titanic Really Sink? https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/a26533526/olympic-titanic-conspiracy-theory/
Why Conspiracy Videos Go Viral on YouTube - The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/02/reason-conspiracy-videos-work-so-well-youtube/583282/
It looks like OpenAI has announced their marginal progress on the coherence problem in narrative prose generation in the most clickbaity possible way again: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-47249163 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/feb/14/elon-musk-backed-ai-writes-convincing-news-fiction
An AI is playing Pictionary to figure out how the world works - MIT Technology Review https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612882/an-ai-is-playing-pictionary-to-figure-out-how-the-world-works/
Schneier on security: “There’s no good reason to trust blockchain technology” https://www.wired.com/story/theres-no-good-reason-to-trust-blockchain-technology/
Trapped in a hoax: survivors of conspiracy theories speak out | Technology | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jan/23/conspiracy-theories-internet-survivors-truth
Viral Clash of Students and American Indians Explained - The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/01/viral-clash-students-and-native-americans-explained/580906/
Technology and The Worker // Notes From Below https://notesfrombelow.org/article/technology-and-the-worker
The internet, but not as we know it: life online in China, Russia, Cuba and India | Technology | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2019/jan/11/the-internet-but-not-as-we-know-it-life-online-in-china-russia-cuba-and-india
Hopepunk can’t fix our broken science fiction. https://slate.com/technology/2019/01/hopepunk-cyberpunk-solarpunk-science-fiction-broken.html
The real story behind Margot Robbie’s wild Queen Elizabeth I makeup. https://slate.com/technology/2018/12/queen-elizabeth-makeup-margot-robbie-mary-queen-of-scots-real-story.html
The Men Peddling the ‘Secrets’ to Getting Rich on Amazon - The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/01/men-peddling-secrets-getting-rich-amazon/578443/
A Christmas Story: A Tale of Technological Nostalgia - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4PM1MFT5mk
We tried teaching an AI to write Christmas movie plots. Hilarity ensued. Eventually. - MIT Technology Review https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612644/we-tried-teaching-an-ai-to-write-christmas-movie-plots-hilarity-ensued-eventually/
Facebook workers are the only people who can hold the company accountable. https://slate.com/technology/2018/12/facebook-workers-privacy-violation.html
Why Your iPhone Selfies Don’t Look Like Your Face - The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/12/your-iphone-selfies-dont-look-like-your-face/578353/
Star Wars is Really a Cautionary Tale About Devoting All Technological Advancements to Death | Tor.com https://www.tor.com/2018/12/17/star-wars-is-really-a-cautionary-tale-about-devoting-all-technological-advancements-to-death/
A Professional Safecracker Reveals His Craft - The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/12/professional-safecracker-reveals-his-craft/577897/
It’s time for a Bill of Data Rights - MIT Technology Review https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612588/its-time-for-a-bill-of-data-rights/
Building Technology https://communitytechnology.github.io/
Tumblr’s adult-content ban could doom it with fandom communities. https://slate.com/technology/2018/12/tumblr-fandom-adult-content-ban-livejournal.html
William Gibson: Technology, Science Fiction & the Apocalypse - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dlvle5YBv4
The Little Regulation That Will Make a Big Change in How You Do Business: Department of Commerce to Establish New Export Controls on Emerging Technologies - Lexology https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=205f4c5f-17c7-4d18-9967-a01983883706