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An inefficient traffic light
A moment of pause, here in the winter night
The traffic flows oh so slow,
when no one is allowed to go

A moment of silence,
broken, by the inevitable disturbance,
when the engines’ roar
picks up again once more

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Sunday photoblogging: let sleeping dogs lie

via Crooked Timber February 11, 2024

Pluralistic: Big Tech disrupted disruption (08 Feb 2024)

Today's links Big Tech disrupted disruption: We don't have to care, we're the phone company. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances,…

via Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow February 8, 2024

The Language of Power

Rosemary Kirstein In the fourth and as yet final book of the Steerswoman series, Rowan and Bel return to Donner, where they …

via A Working Library February 8, 2024

Wishful bio weapons

Currently when talking about very big large language models even people who want to be taken seriously talk a lot about bio or chemical weapons: Will "AI" systems make creating bio weapons too easy? But is that a real danger? Will ChatGPT give ter…

via english Archives - Smashing Frames February 5, 2024

Audio Newsletter: 1,000 Hours Outside

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via We Can Fix It February 2, 2024

Sobre ‘relacionar-se’: consigo mesmo, com velhos amigos e com comunidades inteiras

Estou aqui a pensar como os ‘ciclos’ pautam a minha existência – toda, tanto pessoal como profissional. E se eu sinto em mim ciclos claros, curtos, como os das estações do ano do lugar do mundo onde eu cresci e como os ciclos anuais, há outros mais difíce…

via News – Transition Network January 16, 2024

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