Aram Sinnreich
@aramsinn.bsky.social
Writer of books, player of music, professor of media, tech & democracy
It doesn't feel sufficiently exploitative unless the robots look like people
David Burbach 🇺🇸@dburbach.bsky.social · 5h agoPutting aside the bigger questions, why humanoid in a factory?
Every musician I know is like "thank fucking god we have this, everything else in the world is dragging me down" and I hope all of the rest of you have something like that too.
It's almost like a political party in a 2-party system needs to be heterogenous and inclusive in order to successfully represent a majority of the electorate
oh hey we're doing degenerate Jewish art but leftishly.
Current Affairs@currentaffairs.bsky.social · 2d ago
BOMBSHELL story by Olivia Carville @bloomberg.com Internal Report Shows TikTok Kept Safety Feature From Millions A confidential document says an algorithm adjustment was kept from many users “by design,” as part of an experiment to measure engagement NO PAYWALL www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
TikTok Withheld a Safety Feature From Millions. One Died by Suicide
A confidential document says an algorithm adjustment was kept from many users “by design,” as part of an experiment to measure engagement.
bloomberg.com
My voice teacher has told me a few times that I sound kind of like James Taylor and I don't know whether to be flattered or
The Secret Life of Data, adtech = spyware = crimeware edition
Online advertising giant Adform was hacked, proving once again why ad blockers are necessary
The hacked digital advertiser was caught serving malicious ads that allowed hackers to steal a victim's cryptocurrency.
this.weekinsecurity.com
Almost a year into the federal occupation of D.C., we want to hear from residents like you: What memory sticks out to you most about the past year? What questions do you have about the ongoing takeover? And what are you seeing in the streets? Take our survey here:
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left deepseek in an agent loop for a million tokens with permission issues keeping it from running commands and it penned a lengthy essay called "the grief of machines"
It is journalistic malpractice for the New York Times to allow David Ellison to write this. ‘I believe this fight is not really about market share. If it were, it wouldn’t have been reviewed or approved by regulators reflecting 65 countries, including the United States…’
ProPublica@propublica.org · 2d agoNEW: Two government watchdog groups have demanded an investigation into whether FCC officials violated ethics requirements by accepting luxury gala tickets from Paramount as it sought federal approval for its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros.
I was one of a handful of reporters at the Old Bailey for his 2016 trial. In one video seen by the jury he said: “The beauty of the white European woman is at stake ... Do not let this Jewish foreign enemy rape her out of these lands." www.buzzfeed.com/patricksmith...
buzzfeed.com
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2d agoFormer neo-Nazi activist selected as Tory candidate for Somerset council election
This is not only morally reprehensible, it's a recipe for political and social disaster.
Inequality.org@inequality.org · 2d agoThe latest UBS Global Wealth Report offers a stark snapshot of global inequality: The richest 1.5 percent of the world's adults now own nearly half of all global wealth.
Among other things, this seems like a breach of fiduciary duty
Dr. Lucky Tran@luckytran.com · 2d agoRight as RFK Jr and Republicans spread COVID disinformation on national TV and public hearings, Meta decides to roll back its COVID-19 misinformation rules.
I just heard of a $60,000, one-year, likely non-renewable, non-academic job at a university that attracted nearly valid 500 applicants
We are seeing an increased ICE presence in NYC - making it imperative that NYers KNOW YOUR RIGHTS. I wrote a comic with @mayor.nyc.gov @nycimmigrants.bsky.social @davidhahn.bsky.social @elllewrightart.bsky.social @tayloresposito.bsky.social to do that! DOWNLOAD: www.weteachnyc.org/resources/co...
Along similar lines, there are 21.4 registered lobbyists for every federal lawmaker in the US. www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobb...
Josh Sternberg@joshsternberg.com · 2d agoThere are 7 PR people for every journalist in the US. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Starving millions of Americans to death isn't an unfortunate side effect of GOP economics; it's the intended outcome. They're trying to "accelerate" societal collapse & violence so they can establish a white ethnostate. News outlets like @npr.org fail us when they overlook this fact.
A field guide to ‘accelerationism’: White supremacist groups using violence to spur race war and create social chaos
A scholar of right-wing extremism provides an overview of some of the key white supremacist groups that pose significant threats to public safety.
theconversation.com
NPR@npr.org · 2d agoSNAP, also known as food stamps, has seen a rapid and consistent participation decline since last July. The drop comes as the program faces historic cuts and changes. n.pr/4w5XSc9
Unless you have informed consent all recording is a violation of human rights. That goes for doorbell surveillance, CCTV surveillance, creepy glasses surveillance, mobile phone and internet surveillance... Surveillance violates privacy rights. It should not be slightly modified it should be banned.
Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 3d agoThis feels similar to the discussions about ALPRs and networked doorbell cams, where people want some softened version of a thing that is corrosive to society by design. Glasses that can surreptitiously record people should not exist.
