Berk Alkoç
@galaktikproblem.bsky.social
Digital Media Geek | Sustainability, AI Policies, Digital Wellbeing and UX 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️✌️ | Digital Media MA @ Uni Bremen | berkalkoc.carrd.co
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In honour of The Sims' 25th birthday, geeking out about Simlish language as a core part of the game's UX.
bendaviesromano.medium.com/speak-like-t...
Did you know Simlish draws on Filipino, Irish, Navajo and Ukrainian? 👀 #TheSims #UX
bendaviesromano.medium.com/speak-like-t...
Did you know Simlish draws on Filipino, Irish, Navajo and Ukrainian? 👀 #TheSims #UX
Speak like the Sims: why Simlish is peak UX
In which we use UX as an excuse to spend hours playing the Sims for research. Here’s why Simlish is my favourite feature of the games.
bendaviesromano.medium.com
January 15, 2025 at 10:57 AM
In honour of The Sims' 25th birthday, geeking out about Simlish language as a core part of the game's UX.
bendaviesromano.medium.com/speak-like-t...
Did you know Simlish draws on Filipino, Irish, Navajo and Ukrainian? 👀 #TheSims #UX
bendaviesromano.medium.com/speak-like-t...
Did you know Simlish draws on Filipino, Irish, Navajo and Ukrainian? 👀 #TheSims #UX
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“molo.news: Zur Validierung einer relationalen Plattform für Stadtöffentlichkeit” hat unter der Leitung von Prof. Dr. Andreas Hepp, Prof. Dr. Wiebke Loosen & Prof. Dr. Christian Pentzold die App molo entwickelt, die Lokalinformationen via Smartphone vermittelt.
zemki.uni-bremen.de/...
zemki.uni-bremen.de/...
December 30, 2024 at 1:00 PM
“molo.news: Zur Validierung einer relationalen Plattform für Stadtöffentlichkeit” hat unter der Leitung von Prof. Dr. Andreas Hepp, Prof. Dr. Wiebke Loosen & Prof. Dr. Christian Pentzold die App molo entwickelt, die Lokalinformationen via Smartphone vermittelt.
zemki.uni-bremen.de/...
zemki.uni-bremen.de/...
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If the German press didn't constantly report on Elon #Musk's X contributions, that would be a gigantic step. Where did they get the idea that his X contributions are important? Not reporting would probably have saved us from his Welt article.
December 29, 2024 at 7:43 PM
If the German press didn't constantly report on Elon #Musk's X contributions, that would be a gigantic step. Where did they get the idea that his X contributions are important? Not reporting would probably have saved us from his Welt article.
Image from MIT Professor Rosalind Picard’s keynote at #NeurIPS2024, showing how problematic you can be when working on topics like AI Ethics without an intersectional mindset. It’s funny she chose to share a student’s nationality but nothing else… Photo credit: Zhengzhong Tu
December 14, 2024 at 9:00 PM
Image from MIT Professor Rosalind Picard’s keynote at #NeurIPS2024, showing how problematic you can be when working on topics like AI Ethics without an intersectional mindset. It’s funny she chose to share a student’s nationality but nothing else… Photo credit: Zhengzhong Tu
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Great front page, but this cracked me up. Thanks for the clarification that Peter Dutton isn’t _actually_ a nuclear power station with a human face, Daily Telegraph. #factsmatter
December 14, 2024 at 6:45 AM
Great front page, but this cracked me up. Thanks for the clarification that Peter Dutton isn’t _actually_ a nuclear power station with a human face, Daily Telegraph. #factsmatter
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I love a good graph. Always send me good graphs if you see one.
December 12, 2024 at 12:04 AM
I love a good graph. Always send me good graphs if you see one.
insert *prevents to be schocked* meme here
December 10, 2024 at 10:52 PM
insert *prevents to be schocked* meme here
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I decided to give ChatGPT a try, to see what all the fuss is about. Its responses were staggeringly vivid and realistic.
But there was something slightly off too. The uncanny valley of prose. I couldn't put my finger on it until I read this passage from Soul Music (Terry Pratchett, Discworld #16).
But there was something slightly off too. The uncanny valley of prose. I couldn't put my finger on it until I read this passage from Soul Music (Terry Pratchett, Discworld #16).
December 10, 2024 at 6:14 PM
I decided to give ChatGPT a try, to see what all the fuss is about. Its responses were staggeringly vivid and realistic.
But there was something slightly off too. The uncanny valley of prose. I couldn't put my finger on it until I read this passage from Soul Music (Terry Pratchett, Discworld #16).
But there was something slightly off too. The uncanny valley of prose. I couldn't put my finger on it until I read this passage from Soul Music (Terry Pratchett, Discworld #16).
🧠 The Guardian’s recent article touches on how screen usage impacts attention spans and cognitive function, I believe, this is a perspective that aligns closely on the intersections of “brain rot” and ADHD misinformation: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Is doom scrolling really rotting our brains? The evidence is getting harder to ignore | Siân Boyle
‘Brain rot’ is the Oxford English Dictionary’s word of the year – a fitting choice, given the startling impact the internet is having on our grey matter, says journalist Siân Boyle
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2024 at 10:17 AM
🧠 The Guardian’s recent article touches on how screen usage impacts attention spans and cognitive function, I believe, this is a perspective that aligns closely on the intersections of “brain rot” and ADHD misinformation: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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hey bluesky, on my way to work today I went to a coffee shop today to buy coffee and there was a lady with a baby in a stroller leaving so I said 'can I grab the door for you?' She said yes so I did then another person said 'can I give you a platypus sticker cuz you were nice?'
November 12, 2024 at 11:53 PM
hey bluesky, on my way to work today I went to a coffee shop today to buy coffee and there was a lady with a baby in a stroller leaving so I said 'can I grab the door for you?' She said yes so I did then another person said 'can I give you a platypus sticker cuz you were nice?'