I wrote that paper after I had moved from AT&T Labs to U. Penn. The Penn locksmith went totally apoplectic, and wrote regular angry letters to the dean and to the head of campus security warning about what an irresponsible, dangerous menace I am. But for whatever reason, his efforts were unsuccessful in getting me fired; the administration just forwarded me his letters, which I taped to the door of my office.

This is really cool! Full body tracking in a dedicated box. It's a ToF sensor (Kinect 2 style) with on-board ML processing. Same concept as using an iPhone for ARKit face tracking (not just a camera, but also all the smarts).

I always want streaming to be as friction-free as possible, so the idea of having to put on trackers never sat well with me... this looks like a great alternative! ✨️

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-hD5800V-8

I have finished writing my stupid book.
Next thing on the to do list is to send it to a publisher.

Funny how folks in the West will debate the ethics of going back in time to kill baby Hitler whenever the topic of time travel comes up but no one ever considers going back to stop colonialism.

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On a related topic, a visitor left a copy of The Daily Telegraph here over Christmas and oh my... No wonder some people hold such perverse, uncaring worldviews.

@neil

Most of the harms related to teens accessing these sites come from the engagement-at-all-costs models that drive algorithmic content presentation. This, in turn, is driven by the need to fund these sites with advertising.

A ban on all advertising (in any medium) targeting under 16s would probably do a much better job.

1. I am a Jew, and the son of Jewish war refugees.

2. That is not an antisemitic illustration, it is an anti-monopoly illustration.

3. The original (from Puck Magazine) depicted the empire of John D Rockefeller's Standard Oil; it it perhaps the most famous work of anti-monopoly illustration in history.

4. I categorically reject the idea that negative depictions of the power of the wealthy and/or of the finance sector are antisemitic.

(ETA: referencing this https://mamot.fr/@axolottel@troet.cafe/115799819220636077)

Personal websites, made by individuals, are social media. They have 1 author, are open to anyone on the Internet public and usually provide means for comments and conversation based on the initial topic post.

Social media is any digital medium, websites and applications, that enable people to create and share data/information or to participate in social networking (creating relationship connections by having a conversation on common topic with other people).

So, ich mache den Deckel drauf. Also auf 2025 und haue meine Tech-Highlights des Jahres raus.

Und was soll ich sagen? #Linux und das #Fediverse haben es in die Liste geschafft!

Ich gehe sogar soweit und stelle die kuehne These auf, dass #Microsoft die Gamingszene verliert und ich finde das ist tatsaechlich ein ziemlich angenehmer Gedanke.

Hier 👉 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c23ed1f6 koennt ihr die aktuelle Ausgabe hoeren.

Wuerde mich freuen, wenn ihr diese boosten/liken & kommentieren koenntet.

Danke 🙏

I saw a headline on a UK tabloid paper yesterday, alleging that the majority of people in the UK support a social media ban for under 16s.

There is a proposal for this before Parliament at the moment, and I think that it has some fundamental flaws.

## A proposed legislative amendment to attempt to ban under 16s in the UK from common messaging services, sharing family photos, using Wikipedia, and doing much else online, by imposing age assurance on everyone

https://decoded.legal/blog/2025/12/a-proposed-legislative-amendment-to-attempt-to-ban-under-16s-in-the-uk-from-common-messaging-services-sharing-family-photos-using-wikipedia-and-doing-much-else-online-by-imposing-age-assurance-on-everyone/

#OnlineSafetyAct #children #SocialMedia