2025-02-13T18:33:55Z https://nostr.now danah boyd https://nostr.now/npub17u8t67a5fgxg4c4rexl0hlasstnz04hs7gcdajxlz3r07yd8t2escaqmhu https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/108/269/301/093/121/738/original/d40c6d3881ad3cb7.png https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/108/269/301/093/121/738/original/d40c6d3881ad3cb7.png https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswjek0awkkewme0amxsltfzdhkyyv3ndqcw375g79ayt0jfhts2nqzyrmsa0tmk39qezhz50yma7llkzpwvf7k7rerphkgmu2ydlc35adtxcwml97 &#34;[The obsession with AI] fundamentally has to do with power, and certainly with the power to make life... The people involved in this are men and that they have very idealistic fantasies about creating thinking robots that will ... reach a human level within the next 40 years, quickly become superior to us, and finally realize that they can get along much better without us, and they will take over and we will disappear... This is an expression of a uterus envy.&#34; - Joseph Weizenbaum, 1996 2024-08-19T17:36:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszyvulfhtln60qe43xgdh50xrcpc8wlnh8xv6xklcu4aqxsay7nmqzyrmsa0tmk39qezhz50yma7llkzpwvf7k7rerphkgmu2ydlc35adtxqn36da I’m delighted to back <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1hykucplphuhelaxutcw4jw3vuu7gcg42czhqmk7jhchs8vdga4fsj73p33" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>npub1hykucplphuhelaxutcw4jw3vuu7gcg42czhqmk7jhchs8vdga4fsj73p33</span> (<span class="italic">npub1hyk…3p33</span>)</a></span> ’s kickstarter for his upcoming book: “The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation”. Want a DRM-free audio/ebook? Or a hardcover (signed even!)? You can support his work here: <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doctorow/the-internet-con-how-to-seize-the-means-of-computation">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doctorow/the-internet-con-how-to-seize-the-means-of-computation</a> 2023-08-03T00:04:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfv6kvwzs58ccjw749kdvr8qhnwflksak5gw76h266mn5zepe74qszyrmsa0tmk39qezhz50yma7llkzpwvf7k7rerphkgmu2ydlc35adtxty2fc9 What makes a social media site vibrant? It&#39;s not about the technology. It&#39;s about how the networks are nurtured into being. Here&#39;s some lessons from 20 years ago that Alt-Twitter designers need to consider: <a href="https://zephoria.medium.com/dear-alt-twitter-designers-its-about-the-network-3d6f7e8714dd">https://zephoria.medium.com/dear-alt-twitter-designers-its-about-the-network-3d6f7e8714dd</a> 2023-07-19T16:08:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdxs7qp69xhtu8arxjymjwqtav622fjactzzlznu6ncf2eexxzpsczyrmsa0tmk39qezhz50yma7llkzpwvf7k7rerphkgmu2ydlc35adtx3vut8t In December, I penned an essay called “What it Failure is the Plan?” It was about Twitter. It was entertaining to re-read today given Twitter’s ongoing self-immolation. <a href="https://zephoria.medium.com/what-if-failure-is-the-plan-2f219ea1cd62">https://zephoria.medium.com/what-if-failure-is-the-plan-2f219ea1cd62</a> 2023-07-02T18:21:19Z