Joan Pla
@joanpla.bsky.social
PhD Research Fellow at Østfold University College (Norway).
"The constant flow of unedited, unquestioned and uncombined facts" Neil Postman 1995.
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Joan Pla
@joanpla.bsky.social
· Nov 24
Why Bluesky is not the solution: america2.news/without-sky-...
Reposted by Joan Pla
I could make an entire final exam out of this clip of the @ec.europa.eu response to Zuckerberg's posturing. It so beautifully dances around the DSA's single most glaring ambiguity for Internet users' expression and information rights. 1/
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LioT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LioT...
EU 'absolutely' rejects Zuckerberg's censorship claim | AFP
YouTube video by AFP News Agency
www.youtube.com
January 8, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I could make an entire final exam out of this clip of the @ec.europa.eu response to Zuckerberg's posturing. It so beautifully dances around the DSA's single most glaring ambiguity for Internet users' expression and information rights. 1/
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LioT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LioT...
Why Bluesky is not the solution: america2.news/without-sky-...
November 24, 2024 at 5:16 AM
Why Bluesky is not the solution: america2.news/without-sky-...
November 24, 2024 at 4:38 AM
May 9, 2024 at 1:00 PM
"The Dream of a Universal Library" by Robert Darnton (21 Dec 2023): www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
April 18, 2024 at 9:26 PM
"The Dream of a Universal Library" by Robert Darnton (21 Dec 2023): www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
“Literary Theory for Robots,” by Dennis Yi Tenen, a software engineer turned literature professor, shows how the “intelligence” in artificial intelligence is irreducibly human www.nytimes.com/2024/02/07/b...
March 19, 2024 at 12:35 AM
“Literary Theory for Robots,” by Dennis Yi Tenen, a software engineer turned literature professor, shows how the “intelligence” in artificial intelligence is irreducibly human www.nytimes.com/2024/02/07/b...
March 10, 2024 at 8:47 PM
"Of top-notch algorithms and zoned-out humans" timharford.com/2024/02/of-t...
March 9, 2024 at 5:34 PM
"Of top-notch algorithms and zoned-out humans" timharford.com/2024/02/of-t...
Reposted by Joan Pla
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:
The EU — in private — amended draft digital identity regulation to create a legally-mandated surveillance backdoor in HTTPS.
Over 300 academics & tech experts TODAY publish an open letter calling on the EU to fix this + follow web standards instead:
The EU — in private — amended draft digital identity regulation to create a legally-mandated surveillance backdoor in HTTPS.
Over 300 academics & tech experts TODAY publish an open letter calling on the EU to fix this + follow web standards instead:
Hot on the heels of #ChatControl and in the name of “identity” and “consumer choice” the EU seeks the ability to undetectably spy on HTTPS communication; 300+ experts say “no” to #Article45 of #eIDAS #QWAC alecmuffett.com/article/108139
Hot on the heels of #ChatControl and in the name of “identity” and “consumer choice” the EU ...
There’s an old British political joke that goes: “Why is there only one ‘Monopolies Commission’?” The joke can be updated or localised to suit reader tastes: “…only on…
alecmuffett.com
November 2, 2023 at 9:03 AM
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:
The EU — in private — amended draft digital identity regulation to create a legally-mandated surveillance backdoor in HTTPS.
Over 300 academics & tech experts TODAY publish an open letter calling on the EU to fix this + follow web standards instead:
The EU — in private — amended draft digital identity regulation to create a legally-mandated surveillance backdoor in HTTPS.
Over 300 academics & tech experts TODAY publish an open letter calling on the EU to fix this + follow web standards instead:
Douglas Lenat, Who Tried to Make A.I. More Human, Dies at 72 www.nytimes.com/2023/09/04/t...
Douglas Lenat, Who Tried to Make A.I. More Human, Dies at 72
He spent decades working on artificial intelligence, striving to create computers that could replicate common sense.
www.nytimes.com
September 5, 2023 at 9:33 PM
Douglas Lenat, Who Tried to Make A.I. More Human, Dies at 72 www.nytimes.com/2023/09/04/t...
Reposted by Joan Pla
Paper straws suck in more ways than one. 🧪
'Forever chemicals' detected in paper and plastic straws
A small study suggests that stainless steel straws may be safest option to avoid PFAS.
www.popsci.com
August 25, 2023 at 2:46 PM
Paper straws suck in more ways than one. 🧪