Social, Politics and Whatnot

Social, Politics and Whatnot

1242 bookmarks
Custom sorting
The Dangerous Ideas of “Longtermism” and “Existential Risk”
The Dangerous Ideas of “Longtermism” and “Existential Risk”
So-called rationalists have created a disturbing secular religion that looks like it addresses humanity’s deepest problems, but actually justifies pursuing the social preferences of elites.
So-called rationalists have created a disturbing secular religion that looks like it addresses humanity’s deepest problems, but actually justifies pursuing the social preferences of elites.
·currentaffairs.org·
The Dangerous Ideas of “Longtermism” and “Existential Risk”
Norman Foster hat das Fertighaus der Zukunft entworfen
Norman Foster hat das Fertighaus der Zukunft entworfen
Die Norman Foster Foundation und Holcim stellen auf der Architekturbiennale in Venedig ein Fertighaus vor, das erschwingliches Wohnen neu definiert.
·ad-magazin.de·
Norman Foster hat das Fertighaus der Zukunft entworfen
Tech Elite's AI Ideologies Have Racist Foundations, Say AI Ethicists
Tech Elite's AI Ideologies Have Racist Foundations, Say AI Ethicists
More and more prominent tech figures are voicing concerns about superintelligent AI and risks to the future of humanity. But as leading AI ethicist Timnit Gebru and researcher Émile P Torres point out, these ideologies have deeply racist foundations. TESCREAL “So another “godfather” of AI, Turing Award Winner Yoshua Bengio has decided to FULLY align […]
·peopleofcolorintech.com·
Tech Elite's AI Ideologies Have Racist Foundations, Say AI Ethicists
Do we need copyright?
Do we need copyright?
The concept of property is a social construction. Animals, such as cats, can own a piece of food, or a territory, but only as long as they are able to personally maintain a credible threat of violence. And animals can only defend concrete, physical properties, such as an area, a dead bird or a tree. … Continue reading Do we need copyright?
·lemire.me·
Do we need copyright?
Diana Sandler: „Ich bin stolz, eine deutsche Jüdin zu sein!“
Diana Sandler: „Ich bin stolz, eine deutsche Jüdin zu sein!“
Zur Situation von Zuwanderern und Zuwanderinnen in der Jüdischen Gemeinde Bernau seit ihrer Gründung 1997 sprach die Antisemitismusbeauftragte der Jüdischen Gemeinden Brandenburgs mit Sharon Adler.
·bpb.de·
Diana Sandler: „Ich bin stolz, eine deutsche Jüdin zu sein!“
.zip considered harmful - Das Netz ist politisch
.zip considered harmful - Das Netz ist politisch
Die Zeiten, als die Top Level Domains (TLDs) im Internet entweder .com, .org, .edu , .mil oder eines der Länderkürzel lauteten, sind schon länger vorbei. Seit
·dnip.ch·
.zip considered harmful - Das Netz ist politisch
From Organizations to Individuals: Psychoactive Substance Use By Professional Programmers
From Organizations to Individuals: Psychoactive Substance Use By Professional Programmers
Psychoactive substances, which influence the brain to alter perceptions and moods, have the potential to have positive and negative effects on critical software engineering tasks. They are widely used in software, but that use is not well understood. We present the results of the first qualitative investigation of the experiences of, and challenges faced by, psychoactive substance users in professional software communities. We conduct a thematic analysis of hour-long interviews with 26 professional programmers who use psychoactive substances at work. Our results provide insight into individual motivations and impacts, including mental health and the relationships between various substances and productivity. Our findings elaborate on socialization effects, including soft skills, stigma, and remote work. The analysis also highlights implications for organizational policy, including positive and negative impacts on recruitment and retention. By exploring individual usage motivations, social and cultural ramifications, and organizational policy, we demonstrate how substance use can permeate all levels of software development.
·arxiv.org·
From Organizations to Individuals: Psychoactive Substance Use By Professional Programmers
What is the Small Web?
What is the Small Web?
Today, I want to introduce you to a concept – and a vision for the future of our species in the digital and networked age – that I’ve spoken about for a while but never specifically written about: The Small Web. To understand what the Small Web is, let’s compare it to the Big Web. In other words, to the centralised Web we have today. The Big Web You are allowed to rent space on Megacorp’s servers in exchange for giving up your privacy, freedom of speech, and other human rights.
·ar.al·
What is the Small Web?
Überwachung: Wir sind alle Cyborgs
Überwachung: Wir sind alle Cyborgs
»Unsere vernetzten Alltagsgegenstände sind die Erweiterung unserer Persönlichkeit. Deshalb dürfen wir nicht zulassen, dass unsere persönlichen Daten abgegriffen werden.« –Aral Balkan (original english version → https://ar.al/notes/the-nature-of-the-self-in-the-digital-age/)
·zeit.de·
Überwachung: Wir sind alle Cyborgs
This is all there is
This is all there is
as the people who make objects, we have a profound responsibility. A responsibility to not take for granted the limited time that each of us has in this world. A responsibility to make that time as beautiful, as comfortable, as painless, as empowering, and as delightful as possible though the experiences that we craft. Because this is all there is. And it’s up to us to make it better.
·breakingthin.gs·
This is all there is