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Digital colonialism – Analysis of Europe’s trade agenda.
The global battle for control of the digital economy is typically portrayed as one fought by only two titans: US and China, but that does not mean that the EU has been standing still. As this briefing documents, the EU has been making strong efforts to catch up using trade negotiations and trade rules to assert its own interests. In the process, the EU is trying to climb up on the backs of the developing countries, undermining the chance for all to equitably share in the benefits of technological development.
Oho, so RSS is rearing its not-ugly-at-all head again…!?
Starting today, we're experimenting on Chrome stable with a Following feature. You can choose websites to follow, and their RSS updates will appear on Chrome's new tab page. We've been working on this for a while & I'm super excited to hear what people think 👇 pic.twitter.com/GUcdSQTv3E
— Adrienne P🎃rter Felt (@__apf__) October 8, 2021
A collection of remarkable trees, from marvelous to strange, throughout the world (via densediscovery.com).
This Word Does Not Exist.
(…) it was invented, defined and used by a machine learning algorithm.
The New Pornographers – An analysis of consumer tech review media. (via steadyhq.com).
Datasets used
28,000 tech reviews
10,375 YouTube tech reviews and unboxing videos metadata
Relevant: Tell me, do you intend to fuck it?
Medien nach der Bundestagswahl: Transformative Zeiten (via steadyhq.com).
Die Annahme von Vernunft auf der eigenen Seite, der Verdacht der Unvernunft auf der anderen Seite, und damit die Fortsetzung der Erzählung von politischer Rationalität, wie sie den demokratischen Prozess fast notwendigerweise prägt – oft zum Nachteil der sprachlichen oder inhaltlichen Durchlässigkeit, weil Zweifel, Zaudern, Emotionen, Scheitern, das Experiment, die Unsicherheit im Tun, in diesen Krisenzeiten fast unausweichlich und sogar wünschenswert, in angeblich vernunftgeleiteten Systemen nur schwer einen Platz finden.
(…) creators are moving beyond traditional artistic genres and mobilizing the uncanny in order to explore identity, race, and power in the twenty-first century; asking critical questions about the psychological costs of the uncanny valley. Looking beyond its pitfalls and toward a horizon of mixed reality means dispersing agency and holding ambiguity in suspension.
Witness the majesty of moths taking flight at 6,000 frames per second.
The incredible biophysics of moths taking flight is a spectacle to behold – especially at 6,000 frames per second
Relevant: Ant Lab.
Writing In Public, Inside Your Company.
Writing shows up within a company in two primary ways: papertrails and curations. Papertrails are documented accounts of what happened, typically produced in the run of work while it’s happening. Meeting notes are the most obvious example. Curations are artifacts of work produced to contribute to the system of shared knowledge. These are typically editorialized summaries of work that has already happened or an outlook on work that will happen soon.