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TED Talks Editor's Picks of 2021.
"What captured our imaginations and sparked hope for a better tomorrow? As we close out 2021, here's a wide-ranging list of the talks that stood out and stayed with us…"
ted.com/playlists/807/…
I want this to be my energy in 2022.
This is Betty White when she started out as a radio host in the 1940s.
More photos of Betty White: townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-a…
One of my resolutions is to decrease social media activity by 20-50% Won't leave but will focus more on long-form content. Thankful for everyone here who I learn so much from.
See my newsletter if you are curious about what I get up to. #HappyNewYear!🎉
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Congratulations to @timnitGebru for being included in @thecontinent_'s Africans of the Year. Gebru needs to be heard more.
"One hopes that with her new institute, Gebru’s voice will only grow louder and clearer in defence of the voices that technology routinely ignores."
In the latest issue of @thecontinent_ :
"As Africans, we had the extra spice of watching our expectations play out as Western countries finally sent us some of their hoarded vaccines (just before they expired – and then only as donations). The northern hemisphere is already »
talking about booster shots while fewer than 10% of Africans have had any sort of jab.
In public climate negotiations, the same countries spoke of a fairer and more just world while behind closed doors telling African countries to shut up and accept the status quo."
Rich nations break pledge to vaccinate 40% of Africa against Covid by end of 2021
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
”The bigger obstacle to global supply is in the stockpiles of excess vaccines that wealthier countries are holding onto. The levels of excess vaccines in the wealthiest countries is expected to grow […] in 2022.”
statnews.com/2021/12/13/we-…
Desmond Tutu gets the final word in this thread.
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On day 4 without running water. Been in touch with a water cleansing co. that’s only marginally connected to the issue, but their support has been above and beyond. Wanted to send thanks to the company and praise the employee taking support calls. Turns out she is the CEO!
About being without water: it’s annoying and frustrating but we have our health and we have electricity. It’s good to be reminded to not take things for granted. The main issue now is temperatures below freezing and we draw water from a lake. To fix we‘d need to go under ice.
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@Loukas_RS Yes, you also have to consider the Ebola outbreak in 2014-2015. Liberians understand the importance of safety precautions at a whole other level.
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@Loukas_RS Not saying it’s the only factor, but the median age in both those countries is about 19.
“Just as an algorithm amplifies inequality when we feed it biased data, hiring amplifies inequality when it only allows one perspective to take complete ownership of a complex technology.”
businessinsider.com/ai-ethics-jobs…
by @grimalkina
"Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world."
– Desmond Tutu, 1931-2021
#DesmondTutu
"We've pointed out over and over and over again that patents are not a proxy for innovation. In fact, there's little to connect the two at all, except potentially for how patents can hinder and hold back the pace of innovation."
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@LIFetimeSE "there has been and would be innovation without and before patent law; people innovate for a variety of reasons; there is no proof that there is any net innovation stimulated by the modern patent system […]"
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“The critique of Luddism as anti-technology is as shallow a reading of the Luddites as the critique of science fiction as nothing more than speculation about the design of gadgets of varying degrees of plausibility.” – @doctorow
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@chrisnoessel It's all being broadcast on stadshallen.se for free. If you click the time in my blog post you get to the timeanddate page showing your own time zone :)
@chrisnoessel (Right now there is a surprising lack of English information around it given that it's an English-speaking event)
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@iamdavidobrien @Acuity_Design My oldest son came home from his studies last Saturday. Hadn't seen him (physically) since August. I know what you mean.
I think about this guy a lot. Do you think the concept of outsourcing your job to a third party will increase as "work from home" is further established?
bbc.com/news/technolog…
I also think about the judge calling in as a cat. It’s easy to believe him when he says he’s not a cat. But in 2 years it will be the cat calling in in the appearance of the judge. “I’m not a cat”. Yeah, right.
I jest, but I think you get my point about someone else’s likeness.
Now switching to talking about death, sorry. I’ve just been reading about people whose bodies are found in their apartments 1-3 years after they died. One primary reason this tragedy happens is because rent is paid automatically from their account, and there is enough for years.
I imagine more automations and less need for human involvement. Now suppose a person is outsourcing their job, money is being deposited in their account and a third party is using their likeness in zoom calls.
The market will not care if they are alive or dead. It still works.
Anyway, that is how my brain goes from cat humor to dystopian nightmarish futures. Again, sorry about that.
“In 50 years, dead people will make up most of Facebook’s users.”
futurism.com/the-byte/50-ye…
Based on this research: researchgate.net/publication/32…
A big deal for me. The Raoul Wallenberg Institute and Altitude Meetings are hosting a new series of international seminars on human rights. I've been asked to lead off with my perspectives on how AI is affecting the already vulnerable and underserved.
axbom.com/raoul-wallenbe…
”Today, the library has over 6,000 books that range from fiction to nonfiction and there’s a very popular children's section that even has a collection of comic books. An entire section is devoted to scientific research and there are also books available in English and French.” x.com/YouniSebaggala…
”This library that was formed from books that people thought of as trash is incredibly popular. It is frequently filled with the children of the city's municipal workers and students from nearby schools.”
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