by <span class='p-author h-card'>gpotter</span> on Memory

href weekly | March 17 – 23

Bits

“exit-seeking behaviors” https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/security/a36352107/elderly-couple-escapes-from-assisted-living-facility-using-morse-code/

a reverse city builder in which you have to basically undo all of humanity’s worst habits and leave a planet with a thriving ecosystem https://www.terranil.com/

THE HTML REVIEW is an annual journal of literature made to exist on the – Vol III EXPEDITIONS – Journeys guided and unguided, walks, feats of endurance https://thehtml.review/03/

Humor

What can 5000-year-old abstract art and magic mushrooms tell us about St.Patricks Shamrock? https://play.acast.com/s/blindboy/the-story-of-saint-patrick

Politics & Economics

Will the social and environmental contributions of be overshadowed by its huge footprint? https://theconversation.com/ais-excessive-water-consumption-threatens-to-drown-out-its-environmental-contributions-225854

Privileging outputs over experiences is a steering away from quality. This was true before – It’s not quite more true now, except that the existence of a technology that can create the simulations has given folks qualms about the “integrity” of the work. That work never had integrity because it was already tainted by privileging a box-checking product over a meaningful process. https://12ft.io/https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/just-visiting/2024/03/20/chatgpt-offers-choosing-moment-higher-ed

there’s another way to practise politics in this country, and it’s one Canadians find deeply appealing. https://1ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalobserver.com%2F2024%2F03%2F19%2Fopinion%2Fwe-need-more-wab-kinews

Belonging as learning outcome .. https://theconversation.com/how-a-first-year-university-writing-course-for-indigenous-students-fostered-skills-and-belonging-224486

While winter’s end is typically marked by the climatologists look at what’s known as meteorological the three-month period from December to February. Over that period, was 5.2 C warmer than average .. that’s 1.1 degrees warmer than the previous record set in 2009-2010. https://1ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalobserver.com%2F2024%2F03%2F19%2Fnews%2Fcanadas-warmest-winter-record

 
by <span class='p-author h-card'>gpotter</span> on Links

href weekly | March 10 – 16

Bits

A growing gallery of 404 page designs from around the internet. https://www.404s.design/

“It made the work of combing through the Mauritius Leaks not just more efficient, but actually just possible. We’re talking about 200,000 extremely technical documents. You can’t just read that page-by-page. You need the help of a machine.” https://www.zachseward.com/ai-news-thats-fit-to-print-sxsw-2024/

“a system that is so heavily trained on the outputs of other that it becomes an inbred mutant, likely with exaggerated, grotesque features.” https://www.wheresyoured.at/are-we-watching-the-internet-die/

Sound & Music

audio was a game changer for me when I was struggling with many years ago .. provided me with restful sleep for a couple years, until I didn’t need them further https://this.org/2024/03/11/beat-generation/

They were a singular ensemble making new that had the sonic spirit and feel of rock but also stretched into avant-garde classical structural techniques and concepts, using drones, free improvisation, beat poetry, psychedelia, non-Western music, ambient sounds, and more.” https://daily.bandcamp.com/lists/can-album-guide

Film & Video

The Eyes Scream: A History of The Residents https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUQAXTkcMXU

Humor

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/03/18/office-jargon-pinball