@markhurst

Reader, writer, host. I'm now posting at Mastodon. https://xitter.cf/t.co/aDWy50Cxn5 Writing & bio: https://xitter.cf/t.co/XXzvvj7Cbq Radio/podcast: Techtonic - https://xitter.cf/t.co/T9eIQejL4Q

 New York City
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Joined April 2008
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Friends, Musk/Twitter headlines are all variants of ‘what will Elon do?’ It’s a signal of how lost we are. We obsess over one man and his whims because we don’t yet have the democratic rule of law needed to govern our information spaces. Without law power is dangerous.🧵[1/8]
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Interview about a book and with a breadth of curiosity about being human and interacting with devices and with AI and pervasive throughout is Sasha's commitment to poetry and exploration of collaboration with Technelegy -- as Mark says in the after-interview: a launching pad... – at Toronto, Ontario
Mark Hurst@markhurst12 Apr 2022
NEW: Fun & wide-ranging interview with @sashastiles on techtonic.fm on her book TECHNELEGY. Listen: wfmu.org/archiveplayer/?show… Download as podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… Links & listener comments: wfmu.org/playlists/shows/114…

Techtonic with Mark Hurst on WFMU

Techtonic with Mark Hurst is a weekly radio show from WFMU about technology, how it's affecting us, and what we can do about it.

techtonic.fm
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If @Apple cares about user privacy, why do they take money from @Google in exchange for iPhone users' data? Oh, right… #GPS22
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Mark Hurst@markhurst12 Apr 2022
NEW: Fun & wide-ranging interview with @sashastiles on techtonic.fm on her book TECHNELEGY. Listen: wfmu.org/archiveplayer/?show… Download as podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… Links & listener comments: wfmu.org/playlists/shows/114…

Techtonic with Mark Hurst on WFMU

Techtonic with Mark Hurst is a weekly radio show from WFMU about technology, how it's affecting us, and what we can do about it.

techtonic.fm
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We are approaching a period of getting used to the reality of war. The Ukraine war is quickly becoming a story of statistics. Apathy is knocking on our door. I cover conflicts for 11 years and saw the symptoms many times. This is what authoritarianism hopes for.
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Sharing as promised: my episode of #Techtonic with @markhurst airs on @WFMU tonight from 6-7pm! We discuss @technelegy📖, writing with AI, machine creativity & more. Click thru for live audio steam, or check back tomorrow for podcast link. wfmu.org/playlists/shows/114… cc @words_wtf

Sasha Stiles, poet and artist, on her book "Technelegy": Techtonic with Mark Hurst

Audio & playlist from April 11, 2022

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The meta-story behind the Elon Musk / Twitter saga is that the new tech barons have become so wealthy and powerful that entire companies/ markets/ industries/ news cycles hang on their every word and whim, no matter how unhinged or bizarre.
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Let's be clear though: In the words of @markhurst, "When the Big Tech giants claim to offer 'privacy,' what they mean is that they’re conducting all the surveillance themselves, and not allowing others to do it."
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@nytimesbusiness6 Apr 2022
Apple and Google are rolling out privacy changes that threaten online tracking. But another type of tracking is taking its place. nyti.ms/3xoVSBd

You’re Still Being Tracked on the Internet, Just in a Different Way (Published 2022)

Apple and Google are pushing privacy changes, but a shift in digital tracking is giving some platforms a bigger advertising advantage.

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BREAKING: Amazon warehouse workers in Staten Island have voted to form the first union at Amazon in US history. Ballot count: 2654 ‘yes’ to 2131 ‘no’. Mood out here is jubilant. Workers are sharing their messages to Jeff Bezos vice.com/en/article/qjb54d/a…

Amazon Warehouse Workers Win Historic Union Election

The Amazon Labor Union won the vote in the face of relentless union busting from one of the most powerful companies in the world.

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Has @markhurst from TECHTONIC seen this yet? Horrifying. @WFMU
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Mets fans can use their face as their ticket this season
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Today’s growing anti-monopoly movement offers a promising path for uniting small businesses with workers and building the political will for change, @stacyfmitchell (@ILSR) argues in our latest forgeorganizing.org/article/…

We Need a Popular Front to Overthrow Corporate Rule. Small Businesses Are Key. - The Forge

Megacorporations have come to dominate nearly every aspect of our economy and daily lives. Walmart captures more than half of grocery spending in 43 metro areas, giving it extraordinary power over...

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robot lockdown patrol in shanghai
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It’s apparent that Amazon and Google think they can take whatever they want from small business owners, including using their names for their own lobbying agenda.
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Ok here's a technical breakdown of why the “@Dyson Zone™ Air-Purifying Headphones” aka. the Snot Cannon aka. the Wearable SuperSpreader Event is such a staggeringly bad idea and a significant danger to public health if it is allowed to be sold. 🧵
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crypto is more secure, they said you don’t have to trust anyone, they said vice.com/en/article/3abeeb/h…

Hackers Steal $600M From Play-to-Earn Game Axie Infinity’s Ronin Network

Ronin, a blockchain that supports the popular Ethereum-based play-to-earn game Axie Infinity, has been hacked for over half a billion dollars.

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Google Q/A Artificial Intelligence is a perfectly balanced question answering system. So, when I google "Where does Elden Ring take place" as of March 19, 2022 I get, Cleveland.
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WFMU@WFMU21 Mar 2022
Tonight on WFMU: Damon Krukowski (@dada_drummer) discusses the purchase of Bandcamp by Epic Games on Techtonic with Mark Hurst (6pm); an extended Arbitrarium with Arb from 7-9pm, filling in for Vocal Fry. More info/more upcoming specials at wfmu.org/upcoming
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I’ll be talking on @WFMU Techtonic with @markhurst tonight 6pm
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Outside the US, FB remains a cesspool of hate … and the company continues to profit from it. This particular story relates to Myanmar, where UN was officials concluded that FB enabled ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya minority …
Mike Davis@michaelpmdavis21 Mar 2022
Investigation by @Global_Witness out today reveals how #Facebook/@Meta is still very much open for business when it comes to accepting paid ads propagating hatred against #Rohingya in #Myanmar. globalwitness.org/en/campaig…
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Mark Hurst@markhurst18 Mar 2022
Just posted my latest: User-hostile behavior at Google, Amazon, and Microsoft is spreading to other industries. creativegood.com/blog/22/des… We need to look for alternatives.
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