The coming war on the hidden algorithms that trap people in poverty | MIT Technology Review
technologyreview.com/2020/12/04/1013068/algorithms-create-a-poverty-trap-lawyers-fight-back/A growing group of lawyers are uncovering, navigating, and fighting the automated systems that deny the poor from housing, jobs, and basic services.
The 100 Most Influential Sequences in Animation History
vulture.com/article/most-influential-best-scenes-animation-history.htmlFrom Bugs Bunny to Spike Spiegel to Miles Morales, the 128-year history of a boundless art form that continues to draw us all in.
Social Cooling - Big Data's unintended side effect
socialcooling.com/Social Cooling: is big data making us more well behaved.. but less human?
A Better Code Review | Gilad Peleg
giladpeleg.com/blog/better-code-review/"Everyone gets the experience. Some get the lesson." T.S. Eliot Contributing to a project is not an easy task, especially if you're new to the project, new to…
What’s missing from corporate statements on racial injustice? The real cause of racism. | MIT Technology Review
technologyreview.com/2020/09/05/1008187/racial-injustice-statements-tech-companies-racism-racecraft-opinion/On August 31, Airbnb launched Project Lighthouse, an initiative meant to “uncover, measure, and overcome discrimination” on the home-sharing platform. According to the company, Project Lighthouse will identify discrimination by measuring whether a renter’s perceived race correlates with differences in the rate or quality of that person’s bookings, cancellations, or reviews. This project comes amid…
If Management Isn’t A Promotion, Then Engineering Isn’t A Demotion – charity.wtf
charity.wtf/2020/09/06/if-management-isnt-a-promotion-then-engineering-isnt-a-demotion/“Management is not a promotion, it’s a change of career.”
TheirTube
their.tube/Theirtube is a Youtube filter bubble simulator that provides a look into how videos are recommended on other people's YouTube.
Most tech content is bullshit - aleksandra.codes
aleksandra.codes/tech-content-consumer“One of the great commandments of science is, "Mistrust arguments from authority." Too many such arguments have proved too painfully wrong. Authorities must prove their contentions like everybody else.” ~ Carl Sagan
10 Books About Race To Read Instead Of Asking A Person Of Color To Explain Things To You
bustle.com/p/10-books-about-race-to-read-instead-of-asking-a-person-of-color-to-explain-things-to-you-8548796In today's current political and cultural climate, it's crucial that everyday Americans engage in important conversations about race, bias, discrimination, and privilege. For people of color, these conversations are nothing new; they are a…
The Viral ‘Study’ About Runners Spreading Coronavirus Is Not Actually a Study - VICE
vice.com/en_us/article/v74az9/the-viral-study-about-runners-spreading-coronavirus-is-not-actually-a-studyBelgian researchers chose to bypass all standard science publishing protocols to publish research that has been overhyped and isn't well understood.
Wikipedia Is the Last Best Place on the Internet | WIRED
wired.com/story/wikipedia-online-encyclopedia-best-place-internet/People used to think the crowdsourced encyclopedia represented all that was wrong with the web. Now it's a beacon of so much that's right.