Today's threads (a thread)
Inside: How Amazon transformed the EU into a planned economy; and more!
Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2023/06/14/flywheel-shyster-and-flywheel/
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Inside: How Amazon transformed the EU into a planned economy; and more!
Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2023/06/14/flywheel-shyster-and-flywheel/
#Pluralistic
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Kam.a ⚓ lubi to.
2 użytkowników udostępniło to dalej
Cory Doctorow
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https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/110544290246651528
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Cory Doctorow
2023-06-14 19:46:46
Cory Doctorow
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* What #Reddit Got Wrong https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/06/what-reddit-got-wrong
* #Signal’s Meredith Whittaker: ‘These are the people who could actually pause AI if they wanted to’ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jun/11/signals-meredith-whittaker-these-are-the-people-who-could-actually-pause-ai-if-they-wanted-to (h/t @jkottke)
* Humans Are Biased. #GenerativeAI Is Even Worse https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2023-generative-ai-bias/ (h/t #Metafilter)
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Signal’s Meredith Whittaker: ‘These are the people who could actually pause AI if they wanted to’
Ian Tucker (The Guardian)Cory Doctorow
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#10yrsago #SenatorWarren to US Trade Rep: release the #TransPacificPartnership docs — if they piss the people off, then we shouldn’t be part of it https://web.archive.org/web/20130615142431/http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-06-13/senator-warren-presses-white-house-to-release-pacific-trade-text
#10yrsago Lawsuit: “#HappyBirthday” is not in copyright, and Warner owes the world hundreds of millions for improperly collected royalties https://www.techdirt.com/2013/06/13/filmmaker-finally-aims-to-get-court-to-admit-that-happy-birthday-is-public-domain/
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Lawsuit Filed To Prove Happy Birthday Is In The Public Domain; Demands Warner Pay Back Millions Of License Fees
TechdirtCory Doctorow
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#5yrsago China mandates radio-tracking beacons in all cars https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-chip-in-the-windshield-chinas-surveillance-state-will-soon-track-cars-1528882203
#5yrsago Which American cities have lowest herd immunity due to #AntiVaxxers? https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2018/06/12/kids-in-these-u-s-hotspots-at-higher-risk-because-parents-opt-out-of-vaccinations/
#5yrsago Full time minimum wage workers can’t afford the rent on a 2-bedroom apartment anywhere in the USA https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/06/13/a-minimum-wage-worker-cant-afford-a-2-bedroom-apartment-anywhere-in-the-u-s/
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A Chip in the Windshield: China’s Surveillance State Will Soon Track Cars
Yoko Kubota (The Wall Street Journal)Cory Doctorow
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Cory Doctorow
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https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/110538308323090486
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Cory Doctorow
2023-06-13 18:25:30
Cory Doctorow
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Signed copies at Dark Delicacies (US):
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and Forbidden Planet (UK):
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Wed, Apr 26th 6pm: Red Team Blues: A Martin Hench Novel HB
Dark DelicaciesCory Doctorow
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Cory Doctorow
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* How To Save News Media From Our Tech Overlords (Canadaland)
https://www.canadaland.com/podcast/888-how-to-save-news-media-from-our-tech-overlords/
* Most AI is not artificial or intelligent (with @jamesbridle)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPvHjvZz7l0
* This Machine Kills
https://soundcloud.com/thismachinekillspod/257-red-team-blues-ft-cory-doctorow
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#888 How To Save News Media From Our Tech Overlords
CanadalandCory Doctorow
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Here's today's edition: https://pluralistic.net/2023/06/14/flywheel-shyster-and-flywheel/
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My latest Medium column is "The Shitty Tech Adoption Curve Has a Business Model"
https://doctorow.medium.com/the-shitty-tech-adoption-curve-has-a-business-model-ee025ad60951
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The Shitty Tech Adoption Curve Has a Business Model
Cory Doctorow (Medium)Cory Doctorow
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Today's top sources: Margarida Silva (https://www.somo.nl/).
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The Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO)
SOMOFrank Cote
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