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alexainslie: “… our profession seems to have preserved the sense that technology is almost by necessity a force for good. We are focused on the technical and managerial sides of technology – how to design algorithms; how to build machines – but not so much on the context of its deployment or its unintended consequences.…
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wilwheaton: edwardspoonhands: gunnarolla: Let me get real with you all for a second here YouTube is a free service so I shouldn’t complain yadda yadda the subscription boxes have been broken forever bla bla bla. My views & comments have been in decline over the past while, and this month is no exception – possibly…
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theatlantic: What MOOCs Can’t Teach “I like to think of education as giving people superpowers.” With this metaphor, Coursera co-founder Andrew Ng summed up the purpose of MOOCs, or massive open online courses, at The Atlantic’s Silicon Valley Summit on Monday: They’re designed to help people gain discrete skills like coding or algebra or French.…
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likeapairofbottlerockets: eyebodega: Babycastles Gallery Benefit: Party on the19th BENEFIT “GIGANTIC HORS D’OEUVRES” DINNER w/ THU TRAN6PM–8PM Help support the creation of Babycastles Gallery by attending our benefit dinner fundraiser, starring Gigantic Nachos with funny faces, toppings scaled to match, and cheese fountain with Babycastles collaborator and celebrated chef Thu Tran (of IFC’s Food Party)! Come enjoy huge food…
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prostheticknowledge: us+ Google Hangout app by Lauren McCarthy and Kyle McDonald which uses facial recognition and speech analysis algorithms to “improve conversation” – video embedded below: A Google Hangout app that analyzes speech and facial expression to improve conversation … The linguistic analysis is based on Linguistic Inquiry Word Count (LIWC) developed by James W.…
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NAC call for residency applications, curatorial proposals and a trainee for 2014-2015
NAC call for residency applications, curatorial proposals and a trainee for 2014-2015 NAC call for residency applications, curatorial proposals and a trainee for 2014-2015 Published on Monday, 16 December 2013 15:35 Nida Art Colony of the Vilnius Academy of Arts (NAC) welcomes proposals from emerging and experienced artists, designers, architects, curators and art researchers/writers/philosophers for…
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CFP | de Ateliers – artist residency 2014 – 2016
CFP | de Ateliers – artist residency 2014 – 2016 De Ateliers, AmsterdamSeeking applications for two year artist residency De AteliersStadhouderskade 861073 AT AmsterdamThe Netherlands Application deadline: February 1st, 2014 De Ateliers offers outstanding opportunities for talented artists to develop their work on the highest level. We offer large private studios, inspiring visits by prominent artists and…