Martin Ruskov
@mapto.qoto.org.ap.brid.gy
Studying how people interact, in the past (#CulturalAnalytics) and today (#EdTech #Crowdsourcing). Researcher at @IslabUnimi, University of Milan. Bulgarian activist […]
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The AI bubble has now dragged the market of RAM into its whirlpool
https://www.theverge.com/news/828337/ram-memory-shortage-crunch-market-prices-central-micro-center
https://www.theverge.com/news/828337/ram-memory-shortage-crunch-market-prices-central-micro-center
November 25, 2025 at 4:19 AM
The AI bubble has now dragged the market of RAM into its whirlpool
https://www.theverge.com/news/828337/ram-memory-shortage-crunch-market-prices-central-micro-center
https://www.theverge.com/news/828337/ram-memory-shortage-crunch-market-prices-central-micro-center
@lgsp grande! Sono anni che non ci trovo il tempo per degooglare il cellulare attuale. L'avevo fatto una decina di anni fa e sono rimasto contentissimo. In frattempo è cambiato tantissimo e senza un cellulare di backup non vorrei rischiare
November 20, 2025 at 12:04 PM
@lgsp grande! Sono anni che non ci trovo il tempo per degooglare il cellulare attuale. L'avevo fatto una decina di anni fa e sono rimasto contentissimo. In frattempo è cambiato tantissimo e senza un cellulare di backup non vorrei rischiare
I don't think I've ever written an #introduction here. Now, I'm doing it elsewhere in the context of my research in the #DigitalHumanies, so, I'm also sharing it here:
I'm a technical researcher coming from #edtech, based in #milan, Italy and with interest in multidisciplinary collaborations […]
I'm a technical researcher coming from #edtech, based in #milan, Italy and with interest in multidisciplinary collaborations […]
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qoto.org
November 20, 2025 at 6:04 AM
I don't think I've ever written an #introduction here. Now, I'm doing it elsewhere in the context of my research in the #DigitalHumanies, so, I'm also sharing it here:
I'm a technical researcher coming from #edtech, based in #milan, Italy and with interest in multidisciplinary collaborations […]
I'm a technical researcher coming from #edtech, based in #milan, Italy and with interest in multidisciplinary collaborations […]
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November 16, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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This thing that 404 is writing about in the US—the dehumanizing fake content created purely because Facebook pays people to make it?
https://www.404media.co/ai-generated-videos-of-ice-raids-are-wildly-viral-on-facebook/
It has a direct precedent in the Myanmar genocide and has been widely […]
https://www.404media.co/ai-generated-videos-of-ice-raids-are-wildly-viral-on-facebook/
It has a direct precedent in the Myanmar genocide and has been widely […]
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mas.to
November 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM
This thing that 404 is writing about in the US—the dehumanizing fake content created purely because Facebook pays people to make it?
https://www.404media.co/ai-generated-videos-of-ice-raids-are-wildly-viral-on-facebook/
It has a direct precedent in the Myanmar genocide and has been widely […]
https://www.404media.co/ai-generated-videos-of-ice-raids-are-wildly-viral-on-facebook/
It has a direct precedent in the Myanmar genocide and has been widely […]
" But catastrophes also tend to reveal deficits in society, and the patterns of destruction and abandonment that followed the fire—which have roots in America’s past and its present—tell us something about the country’s future, too." […]
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qoto.org
November 11, 2025 at 8:24 AM
" But catastrophes also tend to reveal deficits in society, and the patterns of destruction and abandonment that followed the fire—which have roots in America’s past and its present—tell us something about the country’s future, too." […]
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Simply not compatible with their optimisation function
This loop explains well why commercial algorithms are incompatible with creativity.
"According to this employee, Spotify leadership didn’t see themselves as a music company, but as a time filler. The employee explained that, “the vast […]
This loop explains well why commercial algorithms are incompatible with creativity.
"According to this employee, Spotify leadership didn’t see themselves as a music company, but as a time filler. The employee explained that, “the vast […]
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qoto.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Simply not compatible with their optimisation function
This loop explains well why commercial algorithms are incompatible with creativity.
"According to this employee, Spotify leadership didn’t see themselves as a music company, but as a time filler. The employee explained that, “the vast […]
This loop explains well why commercial algorithms are incompatible with creativity.
"According to this employee, Spotify leadership didn’t see themselves as a music company, but as a time filler. The employee explained that, “the vast […]
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They had me at the headline: AI isn’t replacing jobs. AI spending is
"From Amazon to General Motors to Booz Allen Hamilton, layoffs are being announced and blamed on AI. Amazon said it would cut 14,000 corporate jobs. United Parcel Service (UPS) said it had reduced its management workforce by […]
"From Amazon to General Motors to Booz Allen Hamilton, layoffs are being announced and blamed on AI. Amazon said it would cut 14,000 corporate jobs. United Parcel Service (UPS) said it had reduced its management workforce by […]
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infosec.exchange
November 9, 2025 at 8:41 PM
They had me at the headline: AI isn’t replacing jobs. AI spending is
"From Amazon to General Motors to Booz Allen Hamilton, layoffs are being announced and blamed on AI. Amazon said it would cut 14,000 corporate jobs. United Parcel Service (UPS) said it had reduced its management workforce by […]
"From Amazon to General Motors to Booz Allen Hamilton, layoffs are being announced and blamed on AI. Amazon said it would cut 14,000 corporate jobs. United Parcel Service (UPS) said it had reduced its management workforce by […]
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This piece is as good as people say it is. Read it to appreciate that writing isn't just about content, but style. AI can't do this.
https://lithub.com/maybe-dont-talk-to-the-new-york-times-about-zohran-mamdani/
https://lithub.com/maybe-dont-talk-to-the-new-york-times-about-zohran-mamdani/
November 9, 2025 at 11:10 AM
This piece is as good as people say it is. Read it to appreciate that writing isn't just about content, but style. AI can't do this.
https://lithub.com/maybe-dont-talk-to-the-new-york-times-about-zohran-mamdani/
https://lithub.com/maybe-dont-talk-to-the-new-york-times-about-zohran-mamdani/
@tedunderwood.com, it is a very difficult conversation right now, swung by market hypes and tribalism. This is why we organised https://d-sail.itd.cnr.it for education last year, but it's not that it took us somewhere. Anyway, it's a discourse that needs to be nurtured
D-SAIL Workshop: Transformative Curriculum Design
d-sail.itd.cnr.it
November 9, 2025 at 1:10 PM
@tedunderwood.com, it is a very difficult conversation right now, swung by market hypes and tribalism. This is why we organised https://d-sail.itd.cnr.it for education last year, but it's not that it took us somewhere. Anyway, it's a discourse that needs to be nurtured
"So far, only Brazil and Indonesia have announced investments in the scheme. The World Bank has agreed to host the facility. Several countries have murmured positively, but not yet committed any money. The UK has made clear it will not contribute at this stage. There will need to be greater […]
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qoto.org
November 8, 2025 at 6:32 AM
"So far, only Brazil and Indonesia have announced investments in the scheme. The World Bank has agreed to host the facility. Several countries have murmured positively, but not yet committed any money. The UK has made clear it will not contribute at this stage. There will need to be greater […]
"EU members, like most countries including the US, have no formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan and follow a “one China” policy. But the EU and Taiwan share common democratic values as well as close trade ties, and the bloc opposes any use of military force by China to settle its dispute with […]
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qoto.org
November 8, 2025 at 6:07 AM
"EU members, like most countries including the US, have no formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan and follow a “one China” policy. But the EU and Taiwan share common democratic values as well as close trade ties, and the bloc opposes any use of military force by China to settle its dispute with […]
Meta is in the scam business. According to an internal assessment, 10% of its mind-blowing revenue is generated by scam. As a consequence, Meta actually promotes such content, charging it a higher rate, until a high-profile authority draws attention to it […]
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qoto.org
November 7, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Meta is in the scam business. According to an internal assessment, 10% of its mind-blowing revenue is generated by scam. As a consequence, Meta actually promotes such content, charging it a higher rate, until a high-profile authority draws attention to it […]
This is particularly bad in #italy, where #whatsapp is the default means of communication. In other countries I've lived in at least they consider alternatives. In Italy people don't even ask you if you have an account before adding you in school parent groups or contacting you for work over […]
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qoto.org
November 6, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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Scoop: We obtained vast amounts of European mobile phone location data from data brokers. It was allegedly collected for advertising purposes only, but can be used to spy on high-ranking EU officials & NATO staff in Brussels. The Commission is 'concerned' & issued new security guidance to its staff.
Databroker Files: Targeting the EU
Precise locations and revealing movement patterns: the mobile phone location data of millions of people in the EU is up for sale. Collected supposedly only for advertising purposes, this data can also...
netzpolitik.org
November 4, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Scoop: We obtained vast amounts of European mobile phone location data from data brokers. It was allegedly collected for advertising purposes only, but can be used to spy on high-ranking EU officials & NATO staff in Brussels. The Commission is 'concerned' & issued new security guidance to its staff.
Finally, MIT Technology Review had called AGI what it is: a conspiracy theory. https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/30/1127057/agi-conspiracy-theory-artifcial-general-intelligence/
Yet, just recently MS CEO Satya Nadella sounded still full of long-term ambition:
“I don’t think AGI as […]
Yet, just recently MS CEO Satya Nadella sounded still full of long-term ambition:
“I don’t think AGI as […]
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qoto.org
November 4, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Finally, MIT Technology Review had called AGI what it is: a conspiracy theory. https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/30/1127057/agi-conspiracy-theory-artifcial-general-intelligence/
Yet, just recently MS CEO Satya Nadella sounded still full of long-term ambition:
“I don’t think AGI as […]
Yet, just recently MS CEO Satya Nadella sounded still full of long-term ambition:
“I don’t think AGI as […]
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You have an PhD in #digitalhumanities and have plans continuing research in this field? 6-years #postdoc position #UniGraz in the Departement of Digital Humanities #dhgraz available! #jobs submission deadline: 8.12.2025 more info at […]
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hcommons.social
November 3, 2025 at 2:55 PM
You have an PhD in #digitalhumanities and have plans continuing research in this field? 6-years #postdoc position #UniGraz in the Departement of Digital Humanities #dhgraz available! #jobs submission deadline: 8.12.2025 more info at […]
On 31 March 2026, University College London will be hosting a Festschrift Symposium for Professor M. Angela Sasse, to recognise and celebrate her contributions to the field of Computer Science and human-centred security specifically. We are seeking scientific contributions to a volume that will […]
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qoto.org
November 3, 2025 at 1:31 PM
On 31 March 2026, University College London will be hosting a Festschrift Symposium for Professor M. Angela Sasse, to recognise and celebrate her contributions to the field of Computer Science and human-centred security specifically. We are seeking scientific contributions to a volume that will […]
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“We don’t need super intelligence to save us, because we’re already a superintelligent species. We just need to move from singularity to plurality.”
The plurality Tang speaks of is the cooperation between opposites: “Instead of treating conflict as a volcanic eruption that must be extinguished […]
The plurality Tang speaks of is the cooperation between opposites: “Instead of treating conflict as a volcanic eruption that must be extinguished […]
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masto.bg
November 3, 2025 at 4:55 AM
“We don’t need super intelligence to save us, because we’re already a superintelligent species. We just need to move from singularity to plurality.”
The plurality Tang speaks of is the cooperation between opposites: “Instead of treating conflict as a volcanic eruption that must be extinguished […]
The plurality Tang speaks of is the cooperation between opposites: “Instead of treating conflict as a volcanic eruption that must be extinguished […]
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That's an extremely clever idea: "she tries to reduce the time she spends online by keeping her screens in grayscale..."
https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-11-02/audrey-tang-hacker-and-taiwanese-digital-minister-ai-is-a-parasite-that-fosters-polarization.html
https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-11-02/audrey-tang-hacker-and-taiwanese-digital-minister-ai-is-a-parasite-that-fosters-polarization.html
Audrey Tang, hacker and Taiwanese digital minister: ‘AI is a parasite that fosters polarization’
The technologist, one of the winners of the 2025 Right Livelihood Award, promotes the social use of technology — a mission that has led her to develop, among other projects, a system to combat online child sexual abuse
english.elpais.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:53 AM
That's an extremely clever idea: "she tries to reduce the time she spends online by keeping her screens in grayscale..."
https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-11-02/audrey-tang-hacker-and-taiwanese-digital-minister-ai-is-a-parasite-that-fosters-polarization.html
https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-11-02/audrey-tang-hacker-and-taiwanese-digital-minister-ai-is-a-parasite-that-fosters-polarization.html
Here's one very concrete bunch adverse health effects of microplastics
https://www.sciencealert.com/microplastics-may-be-tied-to-vascular-dementia-cases-review-finds
https://www.sciencealert.com/microplastics-may-be-tied-to-vascular-dementia-cases-review-finds
Microplastics May Be Tied to Vascular Dementia Cases, Review Finds
Vascular dementia is caused by blood flow issues in the brain: it's one of the...
www.sciencealert.com
October 22, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Here's one very concrete bunch adverse health effects of microplastics
https://www.sciencealert.com/microplastics-may-be-tied-to-vascular-dementia-cases-review-finds
https://www.sciencealert.com/microplastics-may-be-tied-to-vascular-dementia-cases-review-finds
So, apparently Peter Thiel, who is obsessed with the antichrist, had never pondered how to respond if someone notices that he's behaving like one, or at least enabling one. Not exactly my idea of resilient thinker.
“You’re an investor in AI,” Douthat says. “You’re deeply invested in Palantir […]
“You’re an investor in AI,” Douthat says. “You’re deeply invested in Palantir […]
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qoto.org
October 21, 2025 at 12:58 AM
So, apparently Peter Thiel, who is obsessed with the antichrist, had never pondered how to respond if someone notices that he's behaving like one, or at least enabling one. Not exactly my idea of resilient thinker.
“You’re an investor in AI,” Douthat says. “You’re deeply invested in Palantir […]
“You’re an investor in AI,” Douthat says. “You’re deeply invested in Palantir […]
[Things as nasty as Trump]
It might be my omission, but it appears that the #trumpvideo does not feature people of colour.
So I guess the takeaway is they are invincible to his #kingshit.
It might be my omission, but it appears that the #trumpvideo does not feature people of colour.
So I guess the takeaway is they are invincible to his #kingshit.
October 20, 2025 at 10:50 PM
[Things as nasty as Trump]
It might be my omission, but it appears that the #trumpvideo does not feature people of colour.
So I guess the takeaway is they are invincible to his #kingshit.
It might be my omission, but it appears that the #trumpvideo does not feature people of colour.
So I guess the takeaway is they are invincible to his #kingshit.
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Total cost of today’s AWS outage will be in the billions of dollars. https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/amazon-tech-outage-10-20-25-intl?post-id=cmgzdye9q00003b6ngdv69nyh
Total cost of the outage could reach hundreds of billions of dollars, expert says
Amazon has said its cloud computing services unit AWS has been hit by an outage, disrupting several popular websites and apps across the world. Follow for live updates
www.cnn.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Total cost of today’s AWS outage will be in the billions of dollars. https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/amazon-tech-outage-10-20-25-intl?post-id=cmgzdye9q00003b6ngdv69nyh