Bookmarks tagged dystopia

“… contrary to what professional organisations like BCS and ACM had been preaching for years, the outcomes of AI algorithms were no longer viewed as the responsibility of their designers — or anybody, really.”

"I’m gravitating away from the discourse of measuring and fixing unfair algorithmic systems, or making them more transparent, or accountable. Instead, I’m finding myself fixated on articulating the moral case for sabotaging, circumventing, and destroying “AI”, machine learning systems, and their surrounding political projects as valid responses to harm."

This talk is 🔥 and talks about the attacks on public libraries already underway, and all the things libraries do for us, and how amazing it is that you can get "that weird and wonderful thing that cannot be found anywhere else"

Matt explains how he set his aunt up with access to his streaming apps, using Tailscale to ensure that surveillance tech would not prevent him from sharing with his family.

Someone on Happy Net Box recommended this series of sci-fi books. They look really fun.

this is hilarious and deadly accurate

In my effort to rid my life of as many major internet companies as possible, I have built my own photo stream tool! Check it out and maybe subscribe to the feed.

""You are no longer licensed to use the software," Adobe told them. "

"Ownership rights are buried in the fine print and downloading or buying physical copies may be the only ways to keep your favourites"

"Give trendy products destined for e-waste a second life."