{"id":3537,"date":"2024-09-22T07:04:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-22T15:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/networkeffects.ca\/?p=3537"},"modified":"2026-05-20T17:04:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T01:04:35","slug":"href-weekly-sep-15-sep-21-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/networkeffects.ca\/?p=3537","title":{"rendered":"href weekly | Sep 15 \u2013 Sep 21 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“In the same way that English language emotion concepts have colonized psychology, AI dominated by American-influenced image sources is producing a new visual monoculture of facial expressions.” #genai<\/a> #ai<\/a> #culture<\/a> https:\/\/medium.com\/@socialcreature\/ai-and-the-american-smile-76d23a0fbfaf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“As data collection technology hollows out our inner worlds, all of us experience the working artist\u2019s plight: our lot is to numericize and monetize the most private and personal parts of our experience.” https:\/\/thewalrus.ca\/collapse-of-self-worth-in-the-digital-age\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The reactor that will be reopened to power Microsoft’s data centers was not involved in the accident.” https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/09\/20\/nx-s1-5120581\/three-mile-island-nuclear-power-plant-microsoft-ai<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sound & Music<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Manu Chao, \u201cViva Tu\u201d https:\/\/daily.bandcamp.com\/album-of-the-day\/manu-chao-viva-tu-review<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A film about The Sonics https:\/\/sonicsfilm.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

showcases the amazing beauty and (sometimes) weirdness found in the designs of the common audio tape cassette http:\/\/www.tapedeck.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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