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This incredible lecture by @Wolven covers so much: ableism, cybertechnics, myth, mystery, erasure, all via a deep dive into what might be 'AI'
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invidious alternative: yewtu.be/watch?v=l8JH0jAITng
Religious Belief and Practice in the Age of AI
As part of a seed grant project funded by the AIAI Network, Damien P. Williams, assistant professor of Philosophy and Data Science at the University of North...YouTube
If you wanted to check out my talk "Religious Belief and Practice in the Age of 'AI'" at the Pitts Theology Library at Emory University's Candler School of Theology but were unable to attend at the time of, it's now been published online.
This was such an amazing conversation, and the audience provided some really wonderful questions to think through and with. I'm so thankful to have gotten this opportunity and such a receptive and engaged audience for a topic I've always thought was crucial, and which I think will only be more important in the coming years:
Seriously engaging with tools and concepts from comparative religious studies, mythology, ritual studies, and the occult to help elucidate both major contextual cues about a LARGE swathe of past and present-day "AI" and tech culture, and also potential insights for how to both react to and shape those contexts.
I hope you enjoy it:
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Religious Belief and Practice in the Age of AI
As part of a seed grant project funded by the AIAI Network, Damien P. Williams, assistant professor of Philosophy and Data Science at the University of North...YouTube
Grandson says Carter is ‘coming to the end’ in brief update about former president’s health.
The world will lose an incredible human-being and a President, who was far ahead of his times.
cnn.com/2024/05/14/politics/ji…
A reminder that the rot and depravity in the GOP started long ago.
"A Four-Decade Secret: One Man’s Story of Sabotaging Carter’s Re-election
A prominent Texas politician said he unwittingly took part in a 1980 tour of the Middle East with a clandestine agenda."
nytimes.com/2023/03/18/us/poli…
This tweet has a paywall-free link to the article.
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#Carter
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June 20, 1979 - President Carter dedicated the solar-thermal panels on the roof of the White House.
“A generation from now, this solar heater can either be a curiosity, a museum piece, an example of a road not taken, or it can be a small part of one of the greatest and most exciting adventures ever undertaken by the American people.”
Carter presented an ambitious plan to put America on a path to 20% of energy from renewable sources by 2000.
Then came Reagan 🙁
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The forgotten story of Jimmy Carter’s White House solar panels
More than four decades ago, President Carter said the U.S. could harness “the power of the sun to enrich our lives as we move away from our crippling dependence on foreign oil.”John Wihbey (Yale Climate Connections)
If you own a Tesla, your car is covered in cameras that take images reviewed by Tesla employees, who share them with each other, joke about them, and make them into memes.
> The idea of algorithmic governance is flawed. And he was wrong in his conclusions, because it can not be fixed by adding more cryptography
Did we read the same article? As I read it, this is exactly what both @ntnsndr and Vitalik are saying.
> Blockchains are good for one thing: payments.
This is exactly wrong. Payments are the one thing blockchains consistently fail to be good for.
I think it depends on what you mean by "algorithmic governance." Constitutional elections are an algorithm, too. I tend to think healthy governance finds the right balance of algorithmic systems and culture.
The argument of my critique is that over-reliance on economic incentives is a danger and ends up constraining the possibilities of governance designs—leaning too hard on algorithm and crowding out culture/values/humans.
This Is Why We Need Linux Distros
I've talked quire favourably about upstream application packaging but Neal has a different look on the situation and he thinks that distros act as a really i...YouTube
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Singers Falling Down the Stairs (no singers fell down stairs)
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Tom Petty: "I'm free fallin'!"
Michael Jackson: "OW!"
The Boutel Fil meteorite fell in Chad on July 8, 2023.
Ahmad Fairuz, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Debian Breaks KeepassXC Package For "Security"
Debian has a much bigger focus on security than many other Linux distros so much so that they will sometimes miss the mark like with this KeepassXC case, the...YouTube
Regarding the conundrum of shipping as developer intended vs distro reviewing and patching software
I think the answer is for distros to ship the package as intended unless it breaks something (like changing config files to work with the distro and other minor fixes) or has a serious issue when reviewed (like the XZ backdoor)
If it cannot be shipped as intended for any reason (legal stuff, distro policy, unable to maintain/review it, etc), then don't ship it.
Comission for a certain Magazine doing an article about Joji. Editorial was cool about me sharing a timelapse as long as I don't say where it'll be printed.
#DigitalArt #illustration #design
Today's threads (a thread)
Inside: AI "art" and uncanniness; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2024/05/13/spo…
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Geert Lovink desde América Latina
“Dejemos de construir soluciones Web3 para problemas que no existen; lancemos herramientas que descolonicen, redistribuyan valor, conspiren y organicen”, propone Lovink. En América Latina somos conscientes de ello, y lo intentamos. Como humilde muestra es la iniciativa Internet Ciudadana.
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Geert Lovink desde América Latina | Sursiendo
A propósito de la publicación “La extinción de internet: política, redes y plataformas”. Texto publicado en la edición N° 11 de la revista digital Internet…sursiendo (Sursiendo)
Ghost of Tsushima single-player only on Steam Deck due to PlayStation Network features gamingonlinux.com/2024/05/ghos…
#SteamDeck #Sony #GhostofTsushima
Ghost of Tsushima single-player only on Steam Deck due to PlayStation Network features
Well, here's a bit of a nuisance. Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT is launching on May 16th and the developers have explained how it will work on Steam Deck but it's a mixture of good and bad news.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Can't make this up: Some Amazon warehouses are now selling neck fans to employees so they don't overheat while they work. They can only buy them with "SWAG Bucks," which are earned for good behavior
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Amazon’s Swag Store Sells Neck Fans to Prevent Workers from Overheating
Employees can buy the fans at an in-warehouse store with “Swag Bucks” they earn for good behavior and team bonding activities.Jules Roscoe (404 Media)
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Nextcloud One, a fully managed service hosted in Germany - Nextcloud
Nextcloud, a leading provider of open-source collaboration software has partnered with epiKshare to deliver Nextcloud One — a fully managed, secure and compliant cloud solution hosted in Germany.Mikhail Korotaev (Nextcloud)
The Official Stardew Valley Cookbook is out now gamingonlinux.com/2024/05/the-…
The Official Stardew Valley Cookbook is out now
Give thanks to Yoba, farming fans, for The Official Stardew Valley Cookbook has now launched! Make yourself some game-inspired tasty treats.Pengling (GamingOnLinux)
Victoria crowned pigeon Victoria goura
Meet the Victoria crowned pigeon, the world’s largest pigeon species with royal roots and some unique quirks. Not only are they named after Queen Victoria, but they’re also close relati…Palm Oil Detectives
A new @DestinationLinux has hit the road! (370) 😎🐧▶️ tuxdigital.com/dl370
Check out #DestinationLinux 370: Interview with GloriousEggroll about Proton-GE, Nobara, and more
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Fanatical's Trinity Bundle - Immortal Edition has Prey, Fallout 3 & Vegas, Mortal Shell and more
Another quality bundle is live on Fanatical with the Trinity Bundle - Immortal Edition, giving you a chance to grab multiple really good games for a ridiculous price.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Valheim: Ashlands is out now with a supremely cool animated trailer gamingonlinux.com/2024/05/valh…
Valheim: Ashlands is out now with a supremely cool animated trailer
Okay, I'm gonna go ahead and need Iron Gate to make a Valheim anime now. The Valheim: Ashlands update has landed and the trailer is simply awesome.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Epic €1.1m fined for breaking EU consumer law in Netherlands
"The investigation also found that countdown timers were used on some advertisements for items that were still available in the shop even after the countdown ended."
Naughty naughty.
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Epic €1.1m fined for breaking EU consumer law in Netherlands
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets has fined Epic Games €1,125,000 for using "unfair commercial practi…Sophie McEvoy (GamesIndustry.biz)
Manjaro 24.0 released with KDE Plasma 6, GNOME 46, Linux kernel 6.9 gamingonlinux.com/2024/05/manj…
Manjaro 24.0 released with KDE Plasma 6, GNOME 46, Linux kernel 6.9
Manjaro 24.0, based on Arch Linux, has been released pulling in a whole lot of upgrades across every part of the system.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Game devs make the weirdest shit ever sometimes. Here's a "Sci-Fi Cooking game where you take up the role of a Poultry Peddler stuck in Antarctica and longing for a way out. Cook your illegal eggs for those who look hungry."
Okay then lol
Broken Alliance from the Death and Taxes dev gives strong Heroes of Might and Magic vibes gamingonlinux.com/2024/05/brok…
Broken Alliance from the Death and Taxes dev gives strong Heroes of Might and Magic vibes
Ready for more strategy games with a blending of RPG mechanics? Broken Alliance from the Death and Taxes dev gives strong Heroes of Might and Magic vibes.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Kill your clone before they find you in DoubleWe gamingonlinux.com/2024/05/kill…
Kill your clone before they find you in DoubleWe
Here's an upcoming sanbox horror game that has an amusing idea. You've been cloned! And you need to take out your clone before you're killed.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
This open source project runs RPG Maker MV/MZ games on Linux gamingonlinux.com/2024/05/this…
This open source project runs RPG Maker MV/MZ games on Linux
While we have Wine and Proton nowadays, they're not always the best solution and one developer decided to get RPG Maker MV/MZ games on Linux.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Luxtorpeda adds Classic Marathon for playing the Native Linux version via Steam gamingonlinux.com/2024/05/luxt…
#Marathon #Bungie #Linux #OpenSource
Luxtorpeda adds Classic Marathon for playing the Native Linux version via Steam
Recently the Aleph One team released the classic Bungie shooter Marathon on Steam, as I covered previously, but it's only officially for macOS and Windows despite it supporting Linux. Now you can use Luxtorpeda for it.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
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Zelda: Majora's Mask gets a PC port with a new open source tool for Nintendo 64 games gamingonlinux.com/2024/05/zeld…
#Zelda #Linux #Nintendo #PCGaming #OpenSource
Zelda: Majora's Mask gets a PC port with a new open source tool for Nintendo 64 games
Well, Nintendo aren't going to be happy about this one are they. A developer going by Mr-Wiseguy released an open source tool for bringing Nintendo 64 titles to any platform, and released a PC port of Zelda: Majora's Mask.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Neal Gompa Bought A Framework Laptop
I've been a while since I've had a laptop I use frequently myself but as for Neal he recently decided to buy a new laptop, a new Framework laptop in fact.Ful...YouTube
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Pioneering geologist & oceanographer Marie Tharp changed our understanding of the ocean.
When Tharp sought a geology job at Columbia in 1948, women couldn’t go on research ships. So she was hired to assist male grad students.
Back then, many scientists still assumed the bottom of the ocean was featureless. Tharp figured out how to use data to create sketches of the ocean floor. Her hand-drawn maps helped develop plate tectonic theory. ncei.noaa.gov/news/marie-tharp #science #history
Marie Tharp
Learn about Marie Tharp, a pioneering ocean mapper who discovered the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and proved the validity of the theory of continental drift.National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
Widespread occurrence and diverse origins of polintoviruses influence lineage-specific genome dynamics in stony corals
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#viruses #coral #evolution #genomics
Widespread occurrence and diverse origins of polintoviruses influence lineage-specific genome dynamics in stony corals
Abstract:. Stony corals (Order Scleractinia) are central to vital marine habitats known as coral reefs. Numerous stressors in the Anthropocene are contribuStephens, Danae (Oxford University Press)
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