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Generative AI is a big thing these days, and while ChatGPT or some image generators get most of the attention, there's actually a thriving ecosystem with loads of smaller players out there. #

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Runiversalis pretends to be an alternative to Wikipedia, but in reality it's just propaganda. And it's not doing too well. #

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"There’s a phrase we use for a huge amount of speech, and that is “lawful but awful.” It might hurt people’s mental health, incite harm, or be really mean, like bullying, but it’s not technically illegal. We’re a private company, so I guess we could host it if we wanted to, but you need to think about your responsibility to society and to your users." Great interview with Matt Mullenweg, who, if you're in the market for admiring anyone, should be it. #

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I'm a sucker for those "Expert for xy breaks down movie scenes depicting xy", and this one with David Copperfield is a prime example. Bonus: the man has such a soothing voice. #

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The shadow of the Mechanical Turk still looms large. #

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"Cleverness devolves from the output of analytical acuity into a transparent show put on to allay the anxieties of passive consumption." My social media experience described in one sentence. #

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Three rules to get your point across (and why you shouldn't rely on them too much). #

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John Carpenter and Nicolas Cage in conversation? Yes, please! #

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I didn't know how little I know about von Neumann. Great review of his latest biography here. #

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"Self-belief matters. Recently, a decade long study from Denmark showed that if you give extra feedback to school kids on their ability in maths – in short, just tell the girls they really are good at the subject – it not only has a huge impact on their confidence, but it more than halves the gender gap once those students get to degree level." Hannah Fry is great. #

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Wordpress is not just blogging software. With "Openverse" they also provide an extensive collection of pictures and audio-files that are either under a CC license or in the public domain. And the search is really smooth. #

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Archive.org digitised the Vinyl LP collection of the Boston Library. I had a listen to "Heroes, Gods and Monsters of The Greek", which is amazing - the crackling of the vinyl is especially charming. #

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I don't think I remember the Tibetan Freedom Concert, but this is a fascinating history of the event that featured Björk, RATM, Fugees and Sonic Youth. #

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Listening to Carl Sagan is always a pleasure. In this case I'm of two minds, because watching this, realising it was almost 40 years ago and that to this day, the warning he's given us has not been heeded, is somewhat depressing. #

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Great text about Percy Bysshe Shelley. #

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Someone recognises scratchmarks on a coin, has it re-examined and proves that a fictional emperor was indeed real. What a story! #

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If, like me, you sometimes spend hours on end at the computer, trying to churn out texts, you might need something that helps you focus. In my case it's the noises of an enchanted forest, but myNoise has literally hundreds of others too. #

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I never quite got the appeal of Buzzfeed, but it definitely turned into a behemoth during the past decade. This article takes a closer look to find out where it's going now. #

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Alethic nihilism is the theory that nothing is true. There is much to gain by taking this radical idea seriously. #
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A clock made from literary excerpts. I want this in a digital picture-frame. #
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The deal to acquire Simon & Schuster would have made the buyer, Penguin Random House, even larger, and reduced the number of big publishers in the U.S. to four. #

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