[nonostantement #278] - digital nomads / paragraphica / less social social media
NOW with MORE Tarkovsky!
Welcome to nonostantement: a weekly newsletter with cheery, corrective, and balanced stuff found all over the Internet.
Hello there, my name is Joele and this is my newsletter. Every Sunday I send this email to my friends, with all the most interesting things I find during the week, while working as an online branding consultant.
Music? This week I loved this poem on a beat: aja monet - l give my regards to Brooklyn and this amazing party: Jyoty | Boiler Room London
#PEOPLE
From Eugenics to Targeted Advertising: The Dark Role of Data in Sorting Humanity
"It didn’t take long for an approach to become big business."Tenement Museum Virtual Tour using Photogrammetry
A virtual photogrammetry tour of the Tenement Museum in New York and how the lives of immigrants were affected by disease, public health, and housing laws.When digital nomads come to town
Cities from Canggu to Medellín are welcoming tech workers, but locals complain they’re being priced out.Maryland License Plates Now Inadvertently Advertising Filipino Online Casino
A URL on the license plates of 800,000 Maryland cars now redirects to an online casino based in the Philippines.[Video] - William Gibson on coining the term "Cyberspace" (1993)
In this formerly-lost early 90's Canadian television interview, celebrated science-fiction author William Gibson describes the rather mundane way he ended up coining the term “Cyberspace” when writing his seminal 1982 short-story "Burning Chrome"[...][Video] - 7 Movies directed by Andrey Tarkovsky
#TECH
Hold the postmortem: The metaverse was never alive in the first place
People never really bought into the idea of the metaverse, but that doesn't mean they aren’t interested in collaborative open worlds.Paragraphica - Bjørn Karmann
Paragraphica is a camera that uses location data and artificial intelligence to visualize a "photo" of a specific place and moment. The camera exists both as a physical prototype and a virtual camera that you can try.WPP shakes up creative process with AI-powered content engine
The companies claim the new engine outperforms traditional creative processes, where thousands of assets need to be crafted manually based on data from disparate sources.How Russia killed its tech industry
The invasion of Ukraine supercharged the decline of the country’s already struggling tech sector—and undercut its biggest success story, Yandex.Most Popular AI Websites (Sorted by Monthly Traffic from High to Low)
3000+ Most popular AI websites. The rapid pace of innovation in the AI field can be exhausting, and that's we created a list of the most popular AI websites.The Metaverse Was a Ridiculous Idea. Where Did It Come From?
If you start with Mark Zuckerberg’s specific corporate incentives and his weird personal psychology, the whole thing starts to make more sense.
#SOCIALMEDIA
The Future of Social Media Is a Lot Less Social
Facebook, TikTok and Twitter seem to be increasingly connecting users with brands and influencers. To restore a sense of community, some users are trying smaller social networks.
#PHOTOGRAPHY
Pico! Pico! Pico! The technicolour sound systems of Barranquilla
On Colombia’s Caribbean coast flamboyantly customised ‘picos’ blast out vintage vinyl as part of a highly competitive sound system culture.
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#THEDARKSIDE
Predators Exploit AI Tools to Depict Abuse, Prompting Warnings
Child predators are exploiting generative artificial intelligence technologies to share fake child sexual abuse material online and to trade tips on how to avoid detection, according to warnings from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and information seen by Bloomberg News.How Facebook and Instagram became marketplaces for child sex trafficking
Our two-year investigation suggests that the tech giant Meta is struggling to prevent criminals from using its platforms to buy and sell children for sex
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