Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights
“You should be protected from abusive data practices via built-in protections and you should have agency over how data about you is used.” #AI [Link]
Kim Kardashian settles SEC charges over Instagram EthereumMax crypto promo
“The reality TV superstar and influencer has settled Securities and Exchange Commission charges that she failed to disclose a payment she received for touting a crypto asset on her Instagram feed, the agency announced Monday morning.” #Crypto [Link]
Co-Founding Considered Harmful
“I’ve come to view the idea that you absolutely need a co-founder as one of the most harmful memes in Silicon Valley. It’s probably killed more companies than any other misconceptions out there.” Really solid advice. #Startups [Link]
Wikipedia has once again debated whether Fox News is a reliable source.
“The final result: Li found consensus that Fox be deemed a “marginally reliable” source for information about politics and science. This means that its use as a reference in Wikipedia articles will not be permitted for “exceptional claims” that require heightened scrutiny, but that its reliability will be evaluated on
AI Data Laundering: How Academic and Nonprofit Researchers Shield Tech Companies from Accountability
“This academic-to-commercial pipeline abstracts away ownership of data models from their practical applications, a kind of data laundering where vast amounts of information are ingested, manipulated, and frequently relicensed under an open-source license for commercial use.” #Technology [Link]
Coding
Software engineering practices
I really like Simon’s summary of recommended software engineering practices. I agree with everything here, and this might encourage me to write my own additional list. #Coding [Link]
Reading, watching, playing, using: September, 2022
This is my monthly roundup of the books, articles, and streaming media I found interesting. Here's my list for September, 2022. Apps + Websites AI Have I Been Trained? I plugged my own face into the site, and sure enough, I’m part of the training set. It also
Podcasts
Book Exploder
A podcast that could have been made just for me. What I found most striking in all of these author accounts is how personal these book projects all are. Writing is a detailed exercise in craft, but also a phenomenal act of empathy. #Podcasts [Link]
Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts, by Rebecca Hall and Hugo Martínez
A very personal exploration of a facet of history that still has so many unheard stories. The portion set in England pulls no punches, in a way that makes me want to force all my friends there to read this. I learned so much, and felt so much: it does
Return to Monkey Island
A splendid, absolutely fitting sequel. Nostalgic, funny, fresh, engrossing: everything I wanted it to be. #Games [Link]
Elon Musk’s Texts Shatter the Myth of the Tech Genius
“It’s been a general Is this really how business is done? There’s no real strategic thought or analysis. It’s just emotional and done without any real care for consequence.” #Technology [Link]
My internet eras
My relationship to the internet falls into a few distinct eras: Down the rabbit hole (1994-1999) * Connecting to other teenagers on Usenet and IRC * Learning HTML and building my first websites * Building a thriving local news website in 1994, complete with classified ads * Writing small shareware games and setting them