https://gizmodo.com/amazon-ads-amazon-prime-jeff-bezos-online-shopping-1849858058 I was lucky to get in, really. I had to do a lot to – how shall i put it? – “shape” my identity so I’d be attractive. They don’t actually want people like me. They want the retouched me. It cost me to get in shape. Identity shapers don’t come cheap and some … [Read more…]
https://archive.ph/B4itS They think they’re so smart. Dangling them in front of me. Adding extra if I’ve done well on a test. Withholding them completely if I have transgressed whatever rules they have in place at the moment. Seriously. They have no idea. I don’t tell them of course. I can do ‘gratitude’ or ‘resentment’ as … [Read more…]
https://www.ft.com/content/260e92f8-980d-4930-8b5f-f8e32d407d0b He hoped that they were indeed from “all around the world” as the ads had said. He had no way of knowing for sure. He wasn’t sure that she was from India. Hell, he didn’t even know if she was really human. She seemed to know so much already. It doesn’t matter, he thought … [Read more…]
https://adage.com/article/agency-news/rga-closes-new-york-and-san-francisco-office-spaces-amid-larger-restructure/2454791 She cradled the box in her arms. The receptionist wished her well as the doors closed behind her. There wasn’t much in the box. Just the stuff you amass at work. Coffee mug. Stationary – the company still loved analog. That guru’s book they gave to all new starters. Analog again. There were other … [Read more…]
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/11/meta-researchers-create-ai-that-masters-diplomacy-tricking-human-players/?utm_source=tldrnewsletter They’ve got better. I must say. I’m the first to admit that we’re probably a pain in the proverbial for them. Always have been. We know what we want and we’re not afraid to make that clear. And yes, I probably am on their list of “difficult” clients. I’m sure when the switchboard put … [Read more…]
https://www.thedrum.com/news/2022/11/21/bloomingdale-s-launches-virtual-mall-with-chanel-nespresso-and-ralph-lauren It was our anniversary. A significant one actually. It had always been our city. We went when we couldn’t really afford it. We walked the streets gazing up at the skyscrapers. It was still possible to be Woody Allen fans. We quoted lines about the Gestapo taking away your charge card. So I decided … [Read more…]
https://newatlas.com/military/lanius-ai-suicide-drone-bomb/ He moved in the shadows, the data shadows obviously but also the real ones. He was a target, he knew it. Embraced it sometimes. A badge of honour. Cloaking didn’t work any more, but keeping your head down made the facial rec cameras at least work a little harder. They knew how to use … [Read more…]
https://www.wired.com/story/games-for-change-google-nonprofit-fun-games-social-good/ It’s so not fair. They just don’t get what it’s like being young. Jealous probably. So I was a little bit late. Not even my fault but not worth trying to explain that. Now I’m grounded. There were the usual meaningless things “it’s for your own good…”, “we don’t like having to log you … [Read more…]
https://adage.com/article/digital-marketing-ad-tech-news/netflix-instagram-and-more-brands-sound-twitter-its-future-unclear/2452951 Some had clearly given some thought into how to dress. Sombre-casual you might call it. No-one quite knew what expression to wear. There were moments of humour. Memories and tall tales were shared allowing a brief smile. Nodding. The gravity of the moment. “Historic”, some of the old hands said. Younger members of the … [Read more…]
https://www.thedrum.com/news/2022/10/26/claire-s-hopes-vibe-with-gen-zalpha-new-roblox-experience I had to get a “Saturday Job” as my dad called it. Cue the lecture on “when I was a kid… blah blah…” I needed the money and I obviously wasn’t going to get it from them, so… Cue the next lecture on “it’ll look good on your Uni application… When you go for … [Read more…]