[nonostantement #77] - algorithm vs workers / repo men vs electric scooters / topolino vs salvini
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[Video] - 1UP - BANGKOK GHOST TOWER X MODESELEKTOR - ONE UNITED POWER
"The 1UP Crew is hitting the famous Bangkok Ghost Tower for the third time."[Video] - How They Wrote Fight Club
"What is the meaning of Fight Club? Instead of giving you my theory, let's learn straight from the source! Listen to Chuck Palahniuk (author), Jim Uhls (screenwriter), David Fincher (director), and more talk about how they created this film and book!"[In Italian] - La bufala dei nordafricani assassini del carabiniere è stata diffusa da membri delle forze dell'ordine
"Nelle ore dell'incertezza sull'omicidio Cerciello si sono susseguite notizie false: una è stata pubblicata e amplificata da agenti di Carabinieri e Guardia di Finanza"DoorDash Is Proof of How Easy It Is to Exploit Workers When Their Boss Is an Algorithm
"We’re getting quite used to our algorithmic overlords. We’ve ceded, for the most part, that complex and invisible rulesets determine who will see our missives, travel pics, and RT dunks."[Video] - Brendan Barry's SHIPPING CONTAINER CAMERA
"Brendan Barry, a photographer from Exeter, England is known for making cameras out of unusual objects and spaces, including his latest camera made out of a shipping container."Your Data Were ‘Anonymized’? These Scientists Can Still Identify You
"Computer scientists have developed an algorithm that can pick out almost any American in databases supposedly stripped of personal information."They said you could leave electric scooters anywhere — then the repo men struck back
"The multibillion-dollar dockless scooter industry is going after a repossessor and a bike shop owner who have 10,000 scooters languishing in a tow yard"[In Italian] - Una risposta ai tweet di Salvini
"Perché il linguaggio è il pensiero, e se noi iniziamo a dire meglio quello che pensiamo, a scriverlo meglio, stiamo pensando meglio. Il che evidentemente funziona, perché toglie le armi al tuo avversario, che toglie i tweet."[Video] - Ultimate collection of 230 MTV ID Idents Adverts Bumpers
"Collated from various sources - this is a quick and easy way to view a wide selection of the MTV Idents without hunting around You Tube. The Ads date from way back in 1981 when the station opened, to circa 1995 as the golden age came to an end. Denis Leary idents aside, this compilation comprises the 10, 20 and 30 second clips rather than the longer ones they also ran (Things Never Seen, Joe's Apartment etc)."
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