@katepit

I'd better work for freedom rather than for free.

 Cork, Ireland
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"You give to the water because you hope that the water gives something back to you." Beautiful bronze statues discovered in Tuscany believed to be more than 2,000 years old bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-…

Ancient Rome: Stunningly preserved bronze statues found in Italy

The discovery of 24 statues thought to be around 2,300 years old may "rewrite history", an expert says.

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“The global climate fight will be won or lost in this crucial decade – on our watch.” theguardian.com/environment/…
Greenpeace said the report is evidence that voluntary corporate targets have failed.
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@Reuters4 Nov 2022
Dozens of major consumer brands are almost certain to miss some plastic sustainability targets, according to a report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and the U.N. reut.rs/3FJTlFQ

Big brands falling short on green plastic targets – Business

“Large language models and image-making AIs have the potential to be world-changing technologies, but only if their toxicity is tamed. This will require a lot more research.” ow.ly/ZW0V50Jq2sy

The dark secret behind those cute AI-generated animal images

Google Brain has revealed its own image-making AI, called Imagen. But don't expect to see anything that isn't wholesome.

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Gato is a “generalist” in the sense that it can do many different things at the same time. But that is a world apart from a “general” AI that can meaningfully adapt to new tasks that are different from what the model was trained on ow.ly/1vRG30skN6n

The hype around DeepMind’s new AI model misses what’s actually cool about it

Some worry that the chatter about these tools is doing the whole field a disservice.

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The Real Story of Pinocchio Tells No Lies ow.ly/qjTB30skxo0
“The waste paper bin is your friend”, Margaret Atwood says in her @MasterClass on Creative Writing.
“It is interesting, and deeply problematic, that Western culture has decided that a neat and tidy, clipped and managed garden is better cared for and therefore more pleasing than one that is not. Control confused for care.” theplanthunter.com.au/garden…
The online volunteers hunting for war crimes in Ukraine | MIT Technology Review technologyreview.com/2022/03…

The online volunteers hunting for war crimes in Ukraine

Skills honed after the January 6 Capitol riot are helping amateur sleuths document atrocities.

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Activists are using ads to sneak real news to Russians about Ukraine | MIT Technology Review ow.ly/QGME30scU1N

Activists are using ads to sneak real news to Russians about Ukraine

From pop-up notifications to Facebook ads, campaigners in Ukraine and beyond are using any means necessary to beat Russia’s information firewall.

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How Good Design Promotes Good Health | Smithsonian Magazine ow.ly/ITOQ30sb7Ex

How Good Design Promotes Good Health

Cooper Hewitt dives into the surprisingly creative ways doctors, nurses, engineers, designers, artists and, even your neighbors, responded to the pandemic

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Currently watching live the Tata Steel Chess 2022's final round. Since when chess grandmasters look all so young and cool? I think I missed the point where chess ceased to be nerdy, but who cares, it happened and I'm really happy it did!
These instruments could change the future of music | MIT Technology Review ow.ly/Sa0P30s7X4e
The rare spots of good news on climate change | MIT Technology Review ow.ly/QEoY30s6rlk

The rare spots of good news on climate change

It looks increasingly clear that we'll at least sidestep the worst-case scenarios.

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The New York Times: Secret Charms and 7th Sons: ‘The Cure’ Is Alive and Well in Ireland ow.ly/qTYw30s4ICr

Secret Charms and 7th Sons: ‘The Cure’ Is Alive and Well in Ireland (Published 2021)

Belief in the benefits of the cure, a type of folk medicine that interweaves home remedies with superstition, religion and a sprinkle of magic is still a way of life in pockets of Ireland.

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Driving test and speed bumps: How to save our social media by treating it like a city | MIT Technology Review ow.ly/ofIR30s4GY7

How to save our social media by treating it like a city

We need to make our online spaces more similar to our offline ones to limit the reach of bad actors and keep people safe.

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10 lessons in productivity and brainstorming from The Beatles | by Tom Whitwell | Fluxx Studio Notes | Nov, 2021 | Medium ow.ly/P16h30s4GWJ

10 lessons in productivity and brainstorming from The Beatles

The first part of Peter Jackson’s epic Beatles documentary Get Back is a masterclass in facilitation and creative management. Paul…

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Twitter’s research findings show its algorithms are biased in favour of contents from right-wings politicians and right-leaning outlets. The reason why they get amplification, though, is still unclear ow.ly/tPrN30s3OIL
DeepMind says its new language model can beat others 25 times its size | MIT Technology Review ow.ly/V84w30s3sA1

DeepMind says its new language model can beat others 25 times its size

RETRO uses an external memory to look up passages of text on the fly, avoiding some of the costs of training a vast neural network

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The Tamagotchi Was Tiny, but Its Impact Was Huge | WIRED ow.ly/npGf30s1M7t
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