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Script - August 2020 #44

Open notshi opened 3 years ago

notshi commented 3 years ago

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The three lone horseman of the IT apocalypse.

START

Nothing is going to really change until the end of august so this is a heads up warning for parents of future grumpy 12yr olds. https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/news/freefortnite

MIDDLE

So a few years ago—finally fed up with my once-loyal but now reliably traitorous pen—I decided to try a digital tablet. I knew nothing about these devices but hoped it would just get me through my annual Christmas card ordeal. I got one, fired it up, and lo and behold, something totally unexpected happened: within moments, I was having fun drawing again. I was stunned at all the tools the thing offered, all the creative potential it contained. I simply had no idea how far these things had evolved. Perhaps fittingly, the first thing I drew was a caveman.

https://www.thefarside.com/new-stuff

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Plenty of things to say about the "it's not my fault, it's the algorithm." party. From A level results to immigration to any racist AI let loose on twitter. Garbage in Garbage out.

https://ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2020/08/a-level-results-2020-how-have-grades-been-calculated/ https://news.sky.com/story/a-levels-how-controversial-algorithm-behind-moderation-row-works-12048780 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/aug/04/home-office-to-scrap-racist-algorithm-for-uk-visa-applicants https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/08/05/1006034/the-uk-is-dropping-an-immigration-algorithm-that-critics-say-is-racist/ https://www.jcwi.org.uk/news/we-won-home-office-to-stop-using-racist-visa-algorithm

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Music <3

notshi commented 3 years ago

here's the link dump for the month

ai

obituary

tethics

socials

trekkie

gaems

covid

world of stuff

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