{"id":3223,"date":"2023-07-02T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-02T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/networkeffects.ca\/?p=3223"},"modified":"2026-05-20T11:36:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T19:36:32","slug":"href-weekly-june25-july1-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/networkeffects.ca\/?p=3223","title":{"rendered":"href weekly | June25-July1 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='e-content'>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Volunteers who maintain the digital encyclopedia are divided on how to deal with the rise of AI-generated content and misinformation.&#8221; <a rel=\"tag\" class=\"hashtag u-tag u-category\" href=\"https:\/\/networkeffects.ca\/?tag=llm\">#llm<\/a> <a rel=\"tag\" class=\"hashtag u-tag u-category\" href=\"https:\/\/networkeffects.ca\/?tag=ai\">#ai<\/a> <a rel=\"tag\" class=\"hashtag u-tag u-category\" href=\"https:\/\/networkeffects.ca\/?tag=wikipedia\">#wikipedia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/v7bdba\/ai-is-tearing-wikipedia-apart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/v7bdba\/ai-is-tearing-wikipedia-apart<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gold rushes always finish ugly, and this AI rush is another one of those. It will resemble that glamorous Atomic Age transition from &#8220;energy too cheap to meter&#8221; to &#8220;garbage too expensive to bury.&#8221; <a rel=\"tag\" class=\"hashtag u-tag u-category\" href=\"https:\/\/networkeffects.ca\/?tag=ai\">#ai<\/a> <a rel=\"tag\" class=\"hashtag u-tag u-category\" href=\"https:\/\/networkeffects.ca\/?tag=llm\">#llm<\/a> <a rel=\"tag\" class=\"hashtag u-tag u-category\" href=\"https:\/\/networkeffects.ca\/?tag=generative\">#generative<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/2023\/07\/21\/ai-scariest-beast-ever-created-says-sci-fi-writer-bruce-sterling-1809439.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/2023\/07\/21\/ai-scariest-beast-ever-created-says-sci-fi-writer-bruce-sterling-1809439.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/neal.fun\/password-game\/\" target=\"_blank\">neal.fun\/password-game\/<\/a> <a rel=\"tag\" class=\"hashtag u-tag u-category\" href=\"https:\/\/networkeffects.ca\/?tag=seriousgames\">#seriousgames<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Utilizing a technique called \u201cAdversarial Patch\u201d that induces false recognition by adding a specific pattern to an image or video. This method lets AI cause misrecognition, miss objects or recognize objects as different. <a rel=\"tag\" class=\"hashtag u-tag u-category\" href=\"https:\/\/networkeffects.ca\/?tag=surveillance\">#surveillance<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/unlabeled.jp\/en\/camouflage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/unlabeled.jp\/en\/camouflage<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ten years after its untimely death, the team that built the much-beloved feed reader reflects on what went wrong and what could have been. <a rel=\"tag\" class=\"hashtag u-tag u-category\" href=\"https:\/\/networkeffects.ca\/?tag=rss\">#rss<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/23778253\/google-reader-death-2013-rss-social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/23778253\/google-reader-death-2013-rss-social<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The NABU Network was an obscure, forgotten part of Canadian tech history\u2014until the day the internet noticed that thousands of NABU machines were being sold on eBay at rock-bottom prices. <a rel=\"tag\" class=\"hashtag u-tag u-category\" href=\"https:\/\/networkeffects.ca\/?tag=retrocomputing\">#retrocomputing<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/ak3k34\/2200-forgotten-vintage-computers-are-being-liberated-from-a-barn-in-massachusetts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/ak3k34\/2200-forgotten-vintage-computers-are-being-liberated-from-a-barn-in-massachusetts<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Comics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Goodnight Phone <a rel=\"tag\" class=\"hashtag u-tag u-category\" href=\"https:\/\/networkeffects.ca\/?tag=comics\">#comics<\/a> <a rel=\"tag\" class=\"hashtag u-tag u-category\" href=\"https:\/\/networkeffects.ca\/?tag=webcomics\">#webcomics<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/c\/23558791\/goodnight-phone-comic-interactive-gina-wynbrandt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/c\/23558791\/goodnight-phone-comic-interactive-gina-wynbrandt<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sound &amp; Music<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s a haven for Centrist Dad and people who say \u2018It\u2019s Wine \u2018o\u2019Clock\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/flashbak.com\/the-battle-of-the-beanfield-1-june-1985-461713\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/flashbak.com\/the-battle-of-the-beanfield-1-june-1985-461713\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Public Enemy&#8217;s Chuck D &#8230; We Wreck Stadiums pays homage and salute to some of the baseball greats and the undeniable impact they&#8217;ve had on the game and the world .. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/chuckdasmistachuck.bandcamp.com\/album\/we-wreck-stadiums\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/chuckdasmistachuck.bandcamp.com\/album\/we-wreck-stadiums<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Millions of songs on Spotify have been forgotten. Let\u2019s give them new life in new ears \u2013 yours. <a rel=\"tag\" class=\"hashtag u-tag u-category\" href=\"https:\/\/networkeffects.ca\/?tag=music\">#music<\/a> <a rel=\"tag\" class=\"hashtag u-tag u-category\" href=\"https:\/\/networkeffects.ca\/?tag=streaming\">#streaming<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forgotify.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.forgotify.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Photos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/networkeffects.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/july-1-2023-annapolis.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">July 1 2023 Annapolis Royal Glass Blossoms<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/networkeffects.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/july-1-2023-stmarys-illusions-scaled.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\">July 1 2023 Eas<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/networkeffects.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/july-1-2023-stmarys-illusions-scaled.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\">t<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/networkeffects.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/july-1-2023-stmarys-illusions-scaled.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/networkeffects.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/july-1-2023-stmarys-illusions-scaled.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\">Coast Binary Suns<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Politics &amp; Economics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Climate Parables is a series of short, speculative stories from some of the most talented climate-fiction writers. We ask them what life could be like after technological and societal shifts have actually mitigated climate change\u2014and we\u2019ve adapted to chronic environmental stresses. <a rel=\"tag\" class=\"hashtag u-tag u-category\" href=\"https:\/\/networkeffects.ca\/?tag=solarpunk\">#solarpunk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anthropocenemagazine.org\/category\/climate-parables\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.anthropocenemagazine.org\/category\/climate-parables\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rest in Power Sue Johanson .. I remember seeing her bits on zed.cbc.ca in the early 2000&#8217;s .. fearless, funny, and direct .. a gifted educator <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/kDs2tIrBfEo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/kDs2tIrBfEo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gaucher said he\u2019s not totally opposed to LNG Canada and Coastal GasLink but he doesn\u2019t stand for colonial violence against Indigenous people. Speaking out publicly alienated him from much of his community, he said, who he described as \u201ctoo afraid to speak.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat\u2019s crazy is being classified as one of those \u2018crazy anti-pipeline people\u2019 because not once did I say I was against it,\u201d he said, his fists clenched on the table.\u00a0#canada <a rel=\"tag\" class=\"hashtag u-tag u-category\" href=\"https:\/\/networkeffects.ca\/?tag=economics\">#economics<\/a> <a rel=\"tag\" class=\"hashtag u-tag u-category\" href=\"https:\/\/networkeffects.ca\/?tag=politics\">#politics<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/thenarwhal.ca\/bc-kitimat-boom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/thenarwhal.ca\/bc-kitimat-boom\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bits Volunteers who maintain the digital encyclopedia are divided on how to deal with the rise of AI-generated content and misinformation.&#8221; #llm #ai #wikipedia https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/v7bdba\/ai-is-tearing-wikipedia-apart Gold rushes always finish ugly, and this AI rush is another one of those. It will resemble that glamorous Atomic Age transition from &#8220;energy too cheap to meter&#8221; to &#8220;garbage&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"webmentions_disabled_pings":false,"webmentions_disabled":false,"activitypub_content_warning":"","activitypub_content_visibility":"","activitypub_max_image_attachments":3,"activitypub_interaction_policy_quote":"anyone","activitypub_status":"federated","footnotes":""},"categories":[175],"tags":[127,11,192,183,182,31,121,498,497,290,239,337,118,499,91],"class_list":["post-3223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-links","tag-ai","tag-comics","tag-economics","tag-generative","tag-llm","tag-music","tag-politics","tag-retrocomputing","tag-rss","tag-seriousgames","tag-solarpunk","tag-streaming","tag-surveillance","tag-webcomics","tag-wikipedia","kind-article","h-entry","hentry"],"kind":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/networkeffects.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/networkeffects.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/networkeffects.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/networkeffects.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/networkeffects.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3223"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/networkeffects.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3223\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3830,"href":"https:\/\/networkeffects.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3223\/revisions\/3830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/networkeffects.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/networkeffects.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/networkeffects.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}