Bits

A growing gallery of 404 page designs from around the internet. #design #web https://www.404s.design/

“It made the work of combing through the Mauritius Leaks not just more efficient, but actually just possible. We’re talking about 200,000 extremely technical documents. You can’t just read that page-by-page. You need the help of a machine.” #llm #ai #journalism https://www.zachseward.com/ai-news-thats-fit-to-print-sxsw-2024/

“a system that is so heavily trained on the outputs of other #generative #AI that it becomes an inbred mutant, likely with exaggerated, grotesque features.” https://www.wheresyoured.at/are-we-watching-the-internet-die/

Sound & Music

#binaural audio was a game changer for me when I was struggling with #insomnia many years ago .. provided me with restful sleep for a couple years, until I didn’t need them further https://this.org/2024/03/11/beat-generation/

They were a singular ensemble making new #music that had the sonic spirit and feel of rock but also stretched into avant-garde classical structural techniques and concepts, using drones, free improvisation, beat poetry, psychedelia, non-Western music, ambient sounds, and more.” #bandcamp https://daily.bandcamp.com/lists/can-album-guide

Film & Video

The Eyes Scream: A History of The Residents https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUQAXTkcMXU

Humor

#office #jargon #pinball https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/03/18/office-jargon-pinball