[nonostantement #209] - honest nfts / echo chambers / prayers & apps
Now with MORE MORE MORE metaverse!
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A couple of nice links as soundtrack: first of all my man Jeff Darko - Strange Dreams, then Chronixx - Get Free (Freestyle) | Major Lazer & Walshy Fire Presents and Shabaka Hutchings ft. Kojey Radical - No Gangster.
#PEOPLE
Joel Coen's "The Tragedy of Macbeth", Reviewed by Ethan Coen
”Macbeth is Joel Coen’s shittiest movie by several billion light years. If all the elephants in all the world crapped into the same canyon for 100 years, you would still not have a pile of shit half a large as Joel Coen’s dumb-as-a-dog-dick rendering of this classic tale.”[Video] - If NFTs Were Honest | Honest Ads (Bored Ape Yacht Club, Azuki, CloneX Parody)
What if NFT collections like Bored Ape Yacht Club, Azuki, CloneX, and other such stupid crap were actually honest about what they were?[Video] - Classic Sesame Street - Easy Listening Monster Band (Compilation, #1-#6)
China Dreams Of A Palace In The Sky
Previous generations of Chinese scientists pursued their work in foreign countries. Today, having learned that the U.S. doesn’t want them, they are building their own vision of the future back home.
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Echo Chambers, Filter Bubbles, and Polarisation: a Literature Review
”In this literature review we examine, specifically, social science work presenting evidence concerning the existence, causes, and effect of online echo chambers and consider what related research can tell us about scientific discussions online and how they might shape public understanding of science and the role of science in society.”The metaverse is dystopian – but to big tech it’s a business opportunity
Facebook’s plans to build a $10bn virtual reality world were ridiculed yet the rest of Silicon Valley has serious Fomo and is piling inArtificial Animals
”AI can’t feel; AI is just extremely complicated math. Robots can barely unscrew a jar of mayo. Concern for how we treat AI systems and robots seems utterly misplaced in light of present-day human suffering. Kick the Boston Dynamics robot dog: there are people who still don’t have human rights! Artificial people don’t exist! Real people exist!”
#THEDARKSIDE
Nothing Sacred: These Apps Reserve The Right To Sell Your Prayers
Prominent venture capitalists are flocking to invest in Christian worship apps. The apps say users’ prayers are a business asset.
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