As usual, lots of stuff about politics, copyright, and privacy. Two articles that fall outside that, though, are of particular interest this week: In 2009, for every $1 of white household wealth, black households had two cents and Anti-Vaccine Doctor Planned to Profit from Scare. They’re not particularly happy articles, but they’re important, I think.
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More Links! If you’re interested in understanding a bit about how “academic studies” and “academic sources” can be twisted to suit political means, have a read of Defeated Videogame-Violence Experts: Science Was on Our Side. The big takeaway there is that not all “academics” are at all equal. In a similar vein, have a read of Local Food or Less Meat? Data Tells The Real Story to get a feeling for what a truly good use of statistics should be like (and an interesting article, of course).
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Lots of “censorship” stories in this week’s links, but also a couple of fun things. Remember the text-based games you played on your ancient computer? Even if you don’t, have a read over Revisiting ‘Zork’: What We Lost in the Transition to Visual Games. Personally, I remember games like this quite fondly; they’re especially nice because there is NO action, just thinking through problems and remembering where you’ve been. Good stuff. And even if you don’t think you like photography, Lytro has come out with a camera which lets you shoot first and focus later – read the article, then watch the video. Enjoy!
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And another batch of links for your enjoyment and edification. If you’re at all interested in Artificial Intelligence (and what that term might mean), have a read of Norvig vs. Chomsky and the Fight for the Future of AI. There are, of course, lots of good ones in here, as I’ve been a bit remiss in publishing them despite having read the articles. Enjoy!
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Another batch of links for you. One of the stranger links this week is about how a Violinist Taps Artificial Intelligence to Interact With Her Unique Sound. I find myself reluctant to dig into that story, having once attended an “experimental” violin concert, from which we fled in agony as soon as possible (they didn’t give us an intermission, so all we avoided was the reception afterwards, but still). Enjoy the links!
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In an effort to get back to providing these links more regularly, this week’s batch is below. Be sure to check out Kids, Surveillance, and the Damned Internet, in which Cory Doctorow talks about how various technologies actually train children, skinner box style, to accept surveillance as normal. Also, Climatology-Defying Paper Yanked for Plagiarism is worth a read; do know that I’ll be following that issue in particular, as this guy ruined numerous careers with his plagiarized paper … which turned out to be garbage. Feel sorry for him? Not so much.
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Another batch of links for you. It’s been a few weeks since I’ve posted one of these… but the draft thesis is turned in now, so I’m finally able to catch up! Enjoy!
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Another batch of links for your enjoyment.
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Another batch of links for you. Not so much this week, as I’m working on revising the thesis. Of particular note, though, are The Long Road to Eichmann’s Arrest: A War Criminal’s Life in Argentina and A Triumph of Justice: On the Trail of Holocaust Organizer Adolf Eichmann. True, it’s a depressing subject, but well worth reading.
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Not that many links for you this week – it seems the media is focused on Japan and nuclear issues rather than the usual topics of the Links I gather. Enjoy!
