Bits

“In a moment when our collective memory is being systematically eradicated, archiving reemerges as a strong form of resistance, a way of preserving crucial, subversive, and marginalized forms of expression. We encourage you to do the same.” https://ubu.com/

https://thehtml.review/04/ an annual journal of literature made to exist on the web.

“these issues impact disproportionately on the #foss world; not only do #opensource projects often have less resources compared to commercial products, but – being community-driven projects – much more of their infrastructure is public and thus susceptible to both crawlers and AI-generated bug reports or issues.” https://thelibre.news/foss-infrastructure-is-under-attack-by-ai-companies/

The Unbelievable Scale of AI’s Pirated-Books Problem .. “Many in the academic world have argued that publishers have brought this type of piracy on themselves, by making it unnecessarily difficult and expensive to access research.” https://archive.ph/gxOL2

“This user-friendly tool is designed to support the post-secondary education community by offering Ministry-approved responses aligned with the DLS, including its Guidelines for Technology-Enhanced Learning and the Digital Literacy Framework.” https://cic.ubc.ca/project/enhancing-digital-learning-engagement-with-generative-ai/

Politics & Economics

“What can 5000-year-old abstract art and magic mushrooms tell us about St.Patricks Shamrock?” https://shows.acast.com/blindboy/episodes/the-story-of-saint-patrick