September 23, 2019
Interesting Things on the Internet: September 23rd 2019
- Facing the Great Reckoning Head-On. I don't have much to add to any of the MIT/Epstein and Stallman-being-a-dick discussions, but I have been reflecting upon it and feeling a bit better about the challenges we face at DoES Liverpool and how they don't include "should we take funding from paedophiles?". It's interesting to see the four types of funding laid out in Lessig's defence of Joi Ito/MIT and notice that it misses out two important types: funding by the state (in theory much better than the four, but in practice is gamed and rendered ineffective) and by the community. Those two should be making up the bulk of funding, IMO. In my more optimistic moods, I hope the rise in such terrible reports is actually a sign that progress is being made, but there is a long way yet to go.
- Eyeo 2019 - Catherine D’Ignazio - Feminist Data. Feminist Futures. Great talk about the inclusive hackdays that Catherine D'Ignazio set up to make her workplace (MIT, as it happens) better.
- Observations on Technology Use in Hong Kong Protests. Interesting look at some of the organising tactics and tools being used by the protestors in Hong Kong.
- The boring technology behind a one-person Internet company. Good reminder of what you can achieve with boring, well-understood tech these days.
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