What this article about TikTok makes clear is that we should talk less about the “magic of algorithms” and more about what can be derived, with relatively simple computational methods, from huge amounts of data.
What this article about TikTok makes clear is that we should talk less about the “magic of algorithms” and more about what can be derived, with relatively simple computational methods, from huge amounts of data.
Slowly dawning on us that we adopted a kangaroo instead of a dog, not sure how we missed that
Look at this turkey roasting
New issue of my newsletter: “Humane Ingenuity 42: Not So NFT”—NFTs as a way to support—or undermine—art and culture; using maps and diagrams in old books to predict the future of the Mississippi River; human/AI collaboration to find unusual galaxies; more!
My theory of NFTs/DAOs/Web3: Because the tech is so aggressively decentralized and opposed to traditional forms of institutional, legal, and social trust, to succeed they need the cohesion of an imagined community, but these ties are weak absent a speculative financial mania. 2/2
I have a strong aversion to trendy manias, but have decided after much hesitancy to write something about NFTs in the context of cultural heritage institutions. For my own mental clarity, I tried to summarized my theory of NFTs/DAOs/Web3 in a tweet-length statement. ½
All of our homemade wines will be available as NFTs.
Very soon the 2021 harvest of Zinfandel and Chardonnay grapes from Sonoma and Washington arrives at our house for Year 2 of home winemaking. And we are adding Pinot Noir and Syrah grapes from Oregon to flex a bit, should be fun.
We are hiring an Accessibility and Online Learning Librarian @NortheasternLib, eligible for remote work because our library exists across space and time.
Delighted to be on the platform today for the Covid-delayed but extra joyous commencement ceremony for @Northeastern’s Class of 2020, with speaker @MingTsai
Just published: Schools and Screens: A Watchful History, by my colleague Victoria Cain. “Why screens in schools—from film screenings to instructional television to personal computers—did not bring about the educational revolution promised by reformers.”
Daylight Savings Time should end on December 31, and begin on January 1
Interesting study: “Print bestsellers are longer, syntactically more complex and varied, and seem to focus more on depiction. Beststreaming audiobooks, by contrast, are shorter, more straightforwardly written, and appear to highlight plot and dialogue.”
Nice try, green peppers
Sunrise this morning was 🔥
Good morning
Mind blown by SceneCity’s generative cities and architecture, produced on the fly to your specifications by software (via @arnicas’s newsletter)
Whenever I see a highly personal, curated collection of books being auctioned off, like Ricky Jay’s magic library, I wish someone would create a virtual, browsable version of the collection using scans from HathiTrust and other digital libraries.
it’s late, where have you been
New issue of my newsletter is out: “Humane Ingenuity 41: Zen and the Art of Winemaking” — The chemistry and alchemy of turning grapes into wine; plant humanities; sketches of a 3D printer by Leonardo da Vinci; language models and genres; and much more
On Yammer is a post called a yam?
Checking out the new Macs (25 years ago)
Good morning
Fall’s the best
Long day at work, dog missed me
