Did I spend far too much time on this table just to get to the punchline at the bottom for something I'll spend perhaps 20 seconds on during lecture?
Yes, yes I did.
Do I regret it?
No, I do not.
#ProgrammingLanguages #TypeSystems #Assembly #Programming #ComputerScience
La paradoja de la abstracción
Del C que forjó los cimientos, a la IA que hoy parece escribir por nosotros.
De la robustez del medio/bajo nivel, pasando por la productividad del alto nivel y la promesa de la IA, hasta la preocupación por la pérdida de fundamentos.
* Productividad vs Control
* Abstracción vs Comprensión
* Herramientas vs Fundamentos
Más allá del humor, ¿qué podemos aprender de todo esto?
Los leo 💬
#Programación #SoberaniaTecnologica #vibecoding #ComputerScience #developer
La paradoja de la abstracción
Del C que forjó los cimientos, a la IA que hoy parece escribir por nosotros.
De la robustez del medio/bajo nivel, pasando por la productividad del alto nivel y la promesa de la IA, hasta la preocupación por la pérdida de fundamentos.
* Productividad vs Control
* Abstracción vs Comprensión
* Herramientas vs Fundamentos
Más allá del humor, ¿qué podemos aprender de todo esto?
Los leo 💬
#Programación #SoberaniaTecnologica #vibecoding #ComputerScience #developer
Today we are going to play Potato Pirates 2 - Enter the Spudnet at work.
It's a fun board game with a little bit of cyber security mixed in.
It's a test run. I want to play that at the girls day this year. The girls (and boys) day is a special day in Germany, there kids are encouraged to experience jobs, that are biased towards certain gender. For example information technology or child care.
This is the third year my employer participates and offers a broad experience of jobs in computer science. PO, Scrum master, cyber security, developer.
So far we got very positive feedback from the young people and I hope that we can reduce the gatekeeping in these jobs.
If you are a little bit older and want to play that game or learn more about cyber security without previous experience, maybe the @OSCo is something for you.
It's an un-conference in the open space format focused on cyber security. I'm one of the organizers and our goal is to reduce gatekeeping and to create a safe space for everyone, regardless of experience, age, gender, religion, skin colour or disability.
The open security conference 2026 is scheduled for 5-8 November 2026 in the SeminarZentrum Rückersbach (Germany):
https://opensecurityconference.org/
#infosec #computerscience #cybersecurity #osco #girlsday #girlsandboysday
Today we are going to play Potato Pirates 2 - Enter the Spudnet at work.
It's a fun board game with a little bit of cyber security mixed in.
It's a test run. I want to play that at the girls day this year. The girls (and boys) day is a special day in Germany, there kids are encouraged to experience jobs, that are biased towards certain gender. For example information technology or child care.
This is the third year my employer participates and offers a broad experience of jobs in computer science. PO, Scrum master, cyber security, developer.
So far we got very positive feedback from the young people and I hope that we can reduce the gatekeeping in these jobs.
If you are a little bit older and want to play that game or learn more about cyber security without previous experience, maybe the @OSCo is something for you.
It's an un-conference in the open space format focused on cyber security. I'm one of the organizers and our goal is to reduce gatekeeping and to create a safe space for everyone, regardless of experience, age, gender, religion, skin colour or disability.
The open security conference 2026 is scheduled for 5-8 November 2026 in the SeminarZentrum Rückersbach (Germany):
https://opensecurityconference.org/
#infosec #computerscience #cybersecurity #osco #girlsday #girlsandboysday
Seeking advice. I frequently teach a #HigherEd #AcademicChatter class in the US on Social Informatics which includes a module on #OpenGovernment and #CivicTech to give students an overview of the sector (international, national, state/provincial, local) as a public good, driver of economic health, and locus for potential careers. Obviously there have been changes in US federal policies with deleterious trends in the past year, and I have those covered.
I am seeking help covering emerging #DigitalSovereignty trends. Especially those which involve non-US entities leaving or planning departures from US-based tech because of any combination of tariff demands, copyright/surveillance policies, or other concerns about corporate and/or political power. I already cover the UK transition to Open Document Format in 2014. So I'm not presenting this as something new, but the speed and urgency is definitely picking up (see example links of EU moves to promote FOSS alternatives to US tech, France dropping Teams and Zoom).
1. Examples and links are definitely welcome
2. Thoughts from folks about how to explain this emergent scenario to US-based #ComputerScience and #Informatics and other college students, and its impacts on their futures. Thoughts from outside and inside the US are very welcome.
3. Same as no.2 but where do you see this trend in 5 years? 10 years?
You read this far? Thank you! Wow!
e.g. France https://www.zdnet.com/article/france-dumps-teams-zoom-digital-sovereignty-replacement/
Seeking advice. I frequently teach a #HigherEd #AcademicChatter class in the US on Social Informatics which includes a module on #OpenGovernment and #CivicTech to give students an overview of the sector (international, national, state/provincial, local) as a public good, driver of economic health, and locus for potential careers. Obviously there have been changes in US federal policies with deleterious trends in the past year, and I have those covered.
I am seeking help covering emerging #DigitalSovereignty trends. Especially those which involve non-US entities leaving or planning departures from US-based tech because of any combination of tariff demands, copyright/surveillance policies, or other concerns about corporate and/or political power. I already cover the UK transition to Open Document Format in 2014. So I'm not presenting this as something new, but the speed and urgency is definitely picking up (see example links of EU moves to promote FOSS alternatives to US tech, France dropping Teams and Zoom).
1. Examples and links are definitely welcome
2. Thoughts from folks about how to explain this emergent scenario to US-based #ComputerScience and #Informatics and other college students, and its impacts on their futures. Thoughts from outside and inside the US are very welcome.
3. Same as no.2 but where do you see this trend in 5 years? 10 years?
You read this far? Thank you! Wow!
e.g. France https://www.zdnet.com/article/france-dumps-teams-zoom-digital-sovereignty-replacement/
Did I spend far too much time on this table just to get to the punchline at the bottom for something I'll spend perhaps 20 seconds on during lecture?
Yes, yes I did.
Do I regret it?
No, I do not.
#ProgrammingLanguages #TypeSystems #Assembly #Programming #ComputerScience
How do #CogSci jobs in #industry and #academia compare?
@lampinen shares his experience:
https://infinitefaculty.substack.com/p/on-research-careers-in-academia-and
#Philosophy #ComputerScience #Tech #Business #Education #STEM #Jobs #WorkLife #Productivity #Collaboration #RemoteWork #Career #PhD
New year new #introduction!
My name is Ana! I’m an #artist with a #ComputerScience background working on a #GraphicNovel about #Latvians during #WWII.
I post a lot about #BlackMetal (my fav genre), #FountainPens and #journaling (my fav hobby). I read a lot of #fiction and #nonfiction, play a variety of #VideoGames ( #Rimworld, #Balatro, #Diablo4)
I’m also currently learning #ClassicalGuitar
Don’t be shy, say hi!!
Happy birthday, Don Knuth! Great to see you rocking on at the age of 88! #donknuth #dek #computerScience
"My Japanese friends tell me that my birthday this year will be the best. My Brazilian friends tell me that I should celebrate that occasion with tapioca pancakes. (AI can explain this.)"
"(If you're depressed by current world news, you might find some solace by immersing yourself in a bit of research into eternally beautiful patterns.)"
→ quotes of his website
https://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/news.html
Happy birthday, Don Knuth! Great to see you rocking on at the age of 88! #donknuth #dek #computerScience
"My Japanese friends tell me that my birthday this year will be the best. My Brazilian friends tell me that I should celebrate that occasion with tapioca pancakes. (AI can explain this.)"
"(If you're depressed by current world news, you might find some solace by immersing yourself in a bit of research into eternally beautiful patterns.)"
→ quotes of his website
https://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/news.html
New year new #introduction!
My name is Ana! I’m an #artist with a #ComputerScience background working on a #GraphicNovel about #Latvians during #WWII.
I post a lot about #BlackMetal (my fav genre), #FountainPens and #journaling (my fav hobby). I read a lot of #fiction and #nonfiction, play a variety of #VideoGames ( #Rimworld, #Balatro, #Diablo4)
I’m also currently learning #ClassicalGuitar
Don’t be shy, say hi!!
New article on promoting the human in an AI world.
"This essay uses cyborg anthropology to model interactions between humans and artificial intelligence (ai) and highlights potential strengths and weaknesses of ai regarding learning and innovation. Informed by Haraway’s emphases on inequalities, we recognize ai is neither a separate nor superior form of intelligence, but a tool that augments human agency. Current examples of ai implementation in the civic, domestic, labor, and educational domains expose the potential of ai for biases and oppression as a human construct that reflects and affects the sociocultural and ethical values of its creators and users. These examples inform practical and ethical considerations for the development and use of ai in the future, including structured human-ai collaboration, promotion of human-ai literacy, respect for human dignity and rights, and addressing inherent biases and inequalities."
Wells, Joshua, and James M. Vanderveen. 2026. “ An Anthropological Understanding of Artificial Intelligence Transformations in Civic and Domestic Life, Labor, and Higher Education Through the Cybernetic Organism (Cyborg) Concept”. Maguaré 40 (1):157-84. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/maguare/article/view/124922
#anthropology #sociology #informatics #computerscience #artificialintelligence #cyborg #openaccess #highered #academicchatter
New article on promoting the human in an AI world.
"This essay uses cyborg anthropology to model interactions between humans and artificial intelligence (ai) and highlights potential strengths and weaknesses of ai regarding learning and innovation. Informed by Haraway’s emphases on inequalities, we recognize ai is neither a separate nor superior form of intelligence, but a tool that augments human agency. Current examples of ai implementation in the civic, domestic, labor, and educational domains expose the potential of ai for biases and oppression as a human construct that reflects and affects the sociocultural and ethical values of its creators and users. These examples inform practical and ethical considerations for the development and use of ai in the future, including structured human-ai collaboration, promotion of human-ai literacy, respect for human dignity and rights, and addressing inherent biases and inequalities."
Wells, Joshua, and James M. Vanderveen. 2026. “ An Anthropological Understanding of Artificial Intelligence Transformations in Civic and Domestic Life, Labor, and Higher Education Through the Cybernetic Organism (Cyborg) Concept”. Maguaré 40 (1):157-84. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/maguare/article/view/124922
#anthropology #sociology #informatics #computerscience #artificialintelligence #cyborg #openaccess #highered #academicchatter
MIT's "Mathematics for Computer Science" (2018) [pdf]
https://courses.csail.mit.edu/6.042/spring18/mcs.pdf
#HackerNews #MIT #Mathematics #ComputerScience #PDF #Education
It is indeed a brilliantly written paper .....take a peek ...
