That awkward moment when there are just two of you left on the video call, nervously smiling because everyone has already said goodbye and you’re both frantically trying to find the leave button behind all those other open windows. 🤨
And then... all alone...
Here is @whereby listening to my pains... 😁
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↪ Replying to @lillsnodden
@lillsnodden @dagensindustri Berätta mer Peter! Var det för att de senare hävdar att du måste säga minst 7 dagar innan provperioden löper ut?
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@dagensindustri Förtydligande: Om du inte avslutar övergår provperioden till en årsprenumeration (12 månader) utan möjlighet till uppsägning under den perioden. Den totala kostnaden blir 3.348kr, med rabatten. Du kan säga upp för att inte bindas i ytterligare ett år.
axbom.blog/dagensindustri
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@AsaMariaHedberg Bästa genomgången av den appen har jag läst hos @piratpartiet: piratpartiet.se/nyheter/ny-sve…
Tech always gets a free pass... 😐
These apps are an experiment in terms of coverage, accuracy and in changing behavior. All which can lead to dangerous assumptions, conclusions and actions.
economist.com/leaders/2020/0…
”[…] contact-tracing apps are also an untested medical invention that will be introduced without the sort of safeguards that new drugs are subjected to. Inaccurate information can mislead health officials and citizens in ways that can be as harmful as any failed drug.”
Well what do you know... x.com/ladyhaja/statu… x.com/ladyhaja/statu…
Under pressure, UK government releases NHS COVID data deals with big tech
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Norway suspends virus-tracing app due to privacy concerns
theguardian.com/world/2020/jun…
How did the Covidsafe app go from being vital to almost irrelevant?
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"But public health officers are typically MDs and PhDs who aren’t dazzled by cool-looking software, especially if the pitch comes from people without public health backgrounds. They’re uncomfortable deploying untested technology during a pandemic, when glitches can cost lives."
<- Source: Health Officials Say 'No Thanks' to Contact-Tracing Tech wired.com/story/health-o…
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@WebDevLaw @LauraKalbag @beantin Thanks, will have a look!
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@feather You were too fast :)
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@feather :) Disillusioned about getting across to the right people about the importance of accessibility and making it a priority. Disillusioned about financing. Disillusioned about having people care about other people.
@feather Disillusioned about having accessibility be an integral part of design and developer education. Disillusioned about ’accessibility’ conveying the unending aspects of variations in abilities in humans. Disillusioned with widespread inability to move away from checklists.
@feather Maybe I should write a blog post... 😁
This cat made my day. 😂 x.com/djkomori/statu…
Friend: You HAVE to meet this other friend of mine, you have so much in common!
*proceeds to add everyone to a LinkedIn group chat*
Me: Hello
Person I don’t know: Hello
[…]
2 years later: still silence.
So… spot on, we’re both introverts.
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@DougCollinsUX Back of the Napkin by Dan Roam
Yes, Facebook is paying $52 million in mental health settlements to moderators. Note that this is spread out over 11,250 moderators, with each to receive a minimum of $1,000 and eligible for additional compensation if they are diagnosed with PTSD.
Related: x.com/axbom/status/1…
”[…] lawyers in the case believe that as many as half of them may be eligible for extra pay related to mental health issues associated with their time working for Facebook, including depression and addiction”
Remember: the work performed by these moderators will continue, with regular exposure to photos and images of rape, murder, and suicide. FB will add more counselling and require vendors to screen applicants for emotional resiliency as part of the recruiting and hiring process(!)
Oh, and they will put up posters about psychological support right next to the work stations where the rapes, murders and violence are being witnessed. How clever.
“The preliminary settlement covers moderators working in California, Arizona, Texas, and Florida from 2015 until now.” So, also not the moderators working in other locations. That’s important. The way to get FB to ‘care’ about you is to sue them.
If anything, this should serve as an important reminder to everyone of what it takes to keep a platform like Facebook running. To spell it out: Lots and lots of ruined lives.
Here’s the story on The Verge (note that the title is somewhat inconsistent with the details in the text): theverge.com/2020/5/12/2125…
In my blog post from February there are several background links under the point (number 5) that I make about the Facebook moderator experience.
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BrightAct is an app to help victims of domestic violence get the support and help they need.
brightact.org
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@SarahJagrowski Hey, we need to talk about your time in South Africa next time!
I’d like to remind journalists that the continent of Africa is more than 3 times the size of the United States, now that many are writing about how @jack will be spending ’3 months in Africa’ next year.
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@yessshir Thanks for the heads up! And also: your card deck looks amazing!
And so it begins. Having seen the Black Mirror episode I would run like crazy. x.com/ggreenwald/sta…
I made this side-by-side comparison two years ago... 😐
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How have I never played this? Looks like so much fun! 😂
Powerpoint Karaoke. powerpointkaraoke.com
