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If we allow this foreign-owned algorithm to radicalize our politics, our domestically owned ones will no longer be able to pipeline our citizens into webs of progressively more reasonable content. https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/tiktok-is-a-threat-to-our-extremely-normal-media-ecosystem

you need to ditch that simple model of art versus entertainment. And even ‘distraction’ is just a stepping stone toward the real goal nowadays—which is addiction. https://12ft.io/https://www.honest-broker.com/p/the-state-of-the-culture-2024

weather sensors are mounted to a post and detect temperature, wind-speed, UV index, barometric pressure, flooding, and atmospheric moisture while an all-analog synthesizer produces a wide range of tones and harmonics based around a consonant B flat major chord with special audio events occurring during sunrise and sunset. https://weatherfortheblind.org/

play these together, some or all, start them at any time, in any order https://www.inbflat.net/

Humour

“w’sup White Jesus” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpvLAk3tnkA

“Kind of playing prayer tag here… I know, I know, you’re a busy guy. Hope you’re having a good weekend.” https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/god-leaves-a-voice-message-for-jesus-on-holy-saturday

Photos

Sunday afternoon at The Narrows (March 24, 2024)

Politics & Economics

“Yes, you can take a cut of your worker’s tips.” https://documentedny.com/2024/03/29/ai-chatbot-illegal-business-nyc/

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“exit-seeking behaviors” https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/security/a36352107/elderly-couple-escapes-from-assisted-living-facility-using-morse-code/

a reverse city builder in which you have to basically undo all of humanity’s worst habits and leave a planet with a thriving ecosystem https://www.terranil.com/

THE HTML REVIEW is an annual journal of literature made to exist on the – Vol III EXPEDITIONS – Journeys guided and unguided, walks, feats of endurance https://thehtml.review/03/

Humor

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

Politics & Economics

Will the social and environmental contributions of be overshadowed by its huge footprint? https://theconversation.com/ais-excessive-water-consumption-threatens-to-drown-out-its-environmental-contributions-225854

Privileging outputs over experiences is a steering away from quality. This was true before – It’s not quite more true now, except that the existence of a technology that can create the simulations has given folks qualms about the “integrity” of the work. That work never had integrity because it was already tainted by privileging a box-checking product over a meaningful process. https://12ft.io/https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/just-visiting/2024/03/20/chatgpt-offers-choosing-moment-higher-ed

there’s another way to practise politics in this country, and it’s one Canadians find deeply appealing. https://1ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalobserver.com%2F2024%2F03%2F19%2Fopinion%2Fwe-need-more-wab-kinews

Belonging as learning outcome .. https://theconversation.com/how-a-first-year-university-writing-course-for-indigenous-students-fostered-skills-and-belonging-224486

While winter’s end is typically marked by the climatologists look at what’s known as meteorological the three-month period from December to February. Over that period, was 5.2 C warmer than average .. that’s 1.1 degrees warmer than the previous record set in 2009-2010. https://1ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalobserver.com%2F2024%2F03%2F19%2Fnews%2Fcanadas-warmest-winter-record