Glass Cliff: When a woman is hired to fix an organization in decline. But she will be blamed and let go when she fails to do the miraculous.
As we enter the season of parental-focused holidays here in the US (and any other countries that sync up with the US), here’s a gentle reminder that many people have fraught relationships with parents, dead parents, or the combo whammy of both. Be kind.
content moderation is hard and thankless
check out this new game on content moderation by @mmasnick
@phette23 i have a lengthy question / research project related to this and library as workspace that i need an additional 40 hours a week to think about. so interesting!!!
today’s #caturday is a celebration of paws. from olly’s monster mittens to lucas’s long-limbed luxuriousness, these boys were very good nurses and friends as COVID knocked the humans in the household for a loop.
Someone really should call the ActivityPub/AT protocol bridge “Toot Skeet”.
@kfury @evan when you’re mostly buried in a pillow and slightly lift yourself up so the camera can see you a tiny bit better, then let yourself fall back down with a -flomf-
happy #caturday from lucas, who helped me get ready the other day, powdering his lil #BubblegumNose
What kind of psychopath would want this from a web page?
The #videogames group I write for sometimes started an optional subscription model in the hopes of being able to pay contributors equitably. Check it out in general if you’re into fun and thoughtful takes on gaming. And consider supporting if you want to encourage more public writing like this.
Wise words from the introduction & conclusion to my dad's #training material when he was learning to be a #software #developer in the late 1970s.
My watch vibrates. I check the screen, and it reminds me to stand up. I rise. I walk. I open the cupboard and grab some cookies. Thank you, watch.
does anyone know of (dissertation) workshops on critical discourse analysis or digital discourse analysis more broadly?
willing to apply to something as well.
🔖 EU proposes new copyright rules for generative AI [includes requiring companies deploying generative AI tools to disclose copyrighted material used for training] | Reuters https://www.reuters.com/technology/eu-lawmakers-committee-reaches-deal-artificial-intelligence-act-2023-04-27/ #BookmarkShare