Notes by Axbom (Page 109)

Per Axbom Bluesky

For everyone looking for a way to host forums, given the current state of tech, I’d suggest trying out Discourse. www.discourse.org (I especially appreciate the email options)

If you need more advanced collaborative features, Mattermost might cater to your needs.
mattermost.com

Discourse is the place to build civilized communities

-> cont’d. Also note that there is a mobile app for Discourse if you want easy access to one or many forums based on the Discourse platform.

iOS app: itunes.apple.com/us/app/disco...

Android app: play.google.com/store/apps/d...

‎Discourse Hub

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💯 And I really recommend turning on the reminder under Accessibility Settings, so you can't publish your post without alt text.

bsky.app/profile/axbo...

@axbom.com: I love this Bluesky setting. It’s excellent that it’s there and that everyone can turn it on. It helps us remind ourselves that this is a community – or many communities – of people who contain multitudes.

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ping 🥰

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It was a weird friggin' year. My open heart surgery and new mechanical heart valve of course a central part of it. Thankful for medicine keeping me around for a bit longer.

All I know now is my intent is to write more in 2025. And listen more. Looking forward to the experience.

Take care, all. ❤️

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↩ Replying to @loukas.bsky.social

Thank you Loukas. 😊

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It was a weird friggin' year. My open heart surgery and new mechanical heart valve of course a central part of it. Thankful for medicine keeping me around for a bit longer.

All I know now is my intent is to write more in 2025. And listen more. Looking forward to the experience.

Take care, all. ❤️

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Due to miscommunication I was not aware on Sunday that I was supposed to be teaching a class yesterday (Mon, Dec 30). Luckily a student asked for the meeting link on Sunday eve. And I was able to scramble materials. But jeepers was I stressed out on Sunday night. 😬 Thankfully I do love teaching.

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↩ Replying to @triketora.com

I was pleased to find this Hello Kitty sign for tourist guidance when I was in Tokyo with my son earlier this year. 😊

Hello Kitty character in different scenes communicating tourist advice.

Title: How to "Hello Tokyo"

1. Put your rubish in the bin.
2. Be mindful when taking pictures.
3. Keep your voice down in public spaces.
4. Please stand in line.
5. No outside food or drinks.
6. Keep the toilet clean.
7. Take off your shoes.
8. No tipping required.
9. Treat cultural assets with respect.

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↩ Replying to @anildash.com

💯 When I teach digital ethics students really appreciate this exercise, writing down their values – with an opportunity to discuss them with their peers. They practice articulating their goals and become better prepped when facing important decisions, incl. interviews. And I practice with them!

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↩ Replying to @fasterandworse.com

Really good question!

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↩ Replying to @fnyosv.bsky.social

Jag har i år fått en mekanisk hjärtklaff inopererad. Det ger en enorm trygghet att kunna få rapporter om förändringar i puls och andningsfrekvens över tid. Även gångstabilitet. Att den larmar 112 vid fall gillar jag. Min plan har varit att lämna mobilen hemma oftare men det har inte hänt ännu. 😬

En vän kunde tidigt upptäcka arytmi som sedan mynnade ut i att han fick en pacemaker.

Så vi hjärtpatienter känns som en stark målgrupp… vilket förstås kan vara vem som helst innan man vet om det.

För tydlighetens skull: jag kollar alltså verkligen inte puls varje dag (kanske gjorde det 1-2 veckor efter operationen). Men jag uppskattar notiser som kan komma med några månaders mellanrum och tala om att en signifikant förändring skett i t ex den genomsnittliga vilopulsen.

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Per Axbom Akkoma

Remember this folktale? ”Posing as weavers, two con-men offer to supply the emperor with magnificent clothes that are invisible to those who are incompetent or stupid.”

We are now waiting for enough people to point and say they can’t see the ”AI”. There are so many emperors wearing nothing at all.

Simple sketch illustration of man wearing a crown and then nothing but underwear. He smiles at a young kid and says ”I love my new AI”. The kid points mockingly and exclaims ”Ha! You’ve got nothing on.”

Beside this scene is the lettering of a title: ”The Emperor’s New AI”.

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Per Axbom Bluesky

Remember this folktale? ”Posing as weavers, two con-men offer to supply the emperor with magnificent clothes that are invisible to those who are incompetent or stupid.”

We are now waiting for enough people to point and say they can’t see the ”AI”. There are so many emperors wearing nothing at all.

Simple sketch illustration of man wearing a crown and then nothing but underwear. He smiles at a young kid and says ”I love my new AI”. The kid points mockingly and exclaims ”Ha! You’ve got nothing on.”

Beside this scene is the lettering of a title: ”The Emperor’s New AI”.

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"[…] the "AI" industry refers to the inner workings of systems as existing in black boxes. Nobody can see or understand how they really function, and no explanations for outputs and conclusions are requested by decision-makers. A baffling number of managers and leaders express that this is fine."

@axbom.com: ”Reducing humans into data points immediately feels scientific and awe-inspiring to people in power. Human complexity becomes neat, binary and void of gray areas. Information is encoded in templates known as profiles. If those profiles are correct, fair or relevant becomes secondary.” per.ax/ds

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"A correct output on a test of a stochastic system only evidences that the system has the capability to respond correctly to this input, but not that it will do this always or frequently enough."

@baldurbjarnason.com: “Does current AI represent a dead end? | BCS” www.bcs.org/articles-opi... > From the perspective of software engineering, current AI systems are unmanageable, and as a consequence their use in serious contexts is irresponsible.

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”Reducing humans into data points immediately feels scientific and awe-inspiring to people in power. Human complexity becomes neat, binary and void of gray areas. Information is encoded in templates known as profiles. If those profiles are correct, fair or relevant becomes secondary.”

per.ax/ds

Data Shadows in Government Erase Human Worth

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Per Axbom Akkoma

”You have many data shadows today. These are vague summaries of you as a person that authorities, banks and insurance companies use to assess your suitability for things like employment, benefits, sick pay, discounts and credit. In many contexts, you are merely a risk, the question is how big, and a 'data-driven' organization places great importance on your shadow to determine this.!”

”Reducing humans into data points immediately feels scientific and awe-inspiring to people in power. Infallible. Human complexity becomes neat, binary and void of gray areas. Information is encoded in templates known as profiles. If those profiles are correct, fair or relevant becomes secondary. As long as we can output a number through some formulaic assumption. Numbers are so much easier to read than people. And difficult to dispute. Especially when you are kept from tracing their origins.”

https://axbom.com/data-shadows/

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I was looking at one of those as well 🫣. My wife, who does not drink coffee, asked how much space I was going to take up in the kitchen 😅

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