https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/30/23532567/meta-acquires-lensmaker-luxexcel-ar-glasses Reality was layered. He knew that. It was his job, dealing with it. Thick and thin data overlayed. Feeds of information blending with the world he looked at, studied, reported on. It had become so much easier now he didn’t have to juggle tabs or windows. His interface was now his field of view, … [Read more…]
https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/26/23522880/mood-decoder-brain-stimulation-depression-device The drugs help. They screw with the signals apparently, or that’s what the dealers say. They don’t change your mood. They hide it. That’s the whole point. They’re supposed to somehow fool the sensors. Like the anti-face-rec masks from a few years ago. It might be snake oil frankly. like all those things draft … [Read more…]
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://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…]
This startup is setting a DALL-E 2-like AI free, consequences be damned https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/12/a-startup-wants-to-democratize-the-tech-behind-dall-e-2-consequences-be-damned Just look. It’s lovely to see. She bought us this gizmo and set it up. We’ve got it on the mantelpiece. It’s like a slideshow I suppose. But really it’s more like we’re there with her. She takes the pictures, they appear … [Read more…]
Neighbourhood apps are great but IRL is better https://www.ft.com/content/ad29c454-9fcf-40f5-bd98-faaf553591d8 No one takes the Estate Agents’ word for it. We used Google Street View to look at the “extensive local amenities” and the distance to the station. Broadband speeds and OFSTED ratings to see the local primary. If you know where to look, there’s so much … [Read more…]
The Rise of the Worker Productivity Score https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/08/14/business/worker-productivity-tracking.html They were so proud of her. It had always been a worry that she might choose to be an accountant or a tax lawyer. They were too young to be hippies but they still wanted her to be… alternative. An artist. Her life would be creative, different, … [Read more…]
Developers build new data-tracking system to help curb homelessness in Seattle area https://www.geekwire.com/2022/developers-build-new-data-tracking-system-to-help-curb-homelessness-in-seattle-area/ I used to be a number. Probably many numbers to be honest. Employee number. Social security. Bank. Mortgage. Credit card. Loyalty scheme. I must have been in countless databases. Probably still am. Rattling around. And I was a number in countless social … [Read more…]