"A critical thing about #memes: for any #meme to be successful, it needs to be readapted to new contexts. And when it is — literally, that is in the word — the context collpases, right?
But that's how ideas spread. Ideas don't spread if you can't apply them to a new situation. So, in a way, #contextcollapse is inevitable."
@etymology.substack.com talks about the ways #socialmedia #algorithms have accelerated the context collapse that changes the words we use.

https://youtu.be/KpkW8JhqcgY?si=-XLXqTJsWmCHybaY&t=614

"A critical thing about #memes: for any #meme to be successful, it needs to be readapted to new contexts. And when it is — literally, that is in the word — the context collpases, right?
But that's how ideas spread. Ideas don't spread if you can't apply them to a new situation. So, in a way, #contextcollapse is inevitable."
@etymology.substack.com talks about the ways #socialmedia #algorithms have accelerated the context collapse that changes the words we use.

https://youtu.be/KpkW8JhqcgY?si=-XLXqTJsWmCHybaY&t=614

I hear so often: 'People don't want to get #knowledge, ah, I tried to explain them complicated stuff and they didn't listen.' Stop!
Try to get a more peopley perspective. See their #curiosity! Perhaps you could teach your stuff differently?

Evie Unraveling does it - connecting #science and #knitting! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5btQokB32dQ

@fiberarts

#SciComm #algorithms #algorithmicDesign #physics #materialScience #science #womenInSTEM #technology #FiberArts

I hear so often: 'People don't want to get #knowledge, ah, I tried to explain them complicated stuff and they didn't listen.' Stop!
Try to get a more peopley perspective. See their #curiosity! Perhaps you could teach your stuff differently?

Evie Unraveling does it - connecting #science and #knitting! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5btQokB32dQ

@fiberarts

#SciComm #algorithms #algorithmicDesign #physics #materialScience #science #womenInSTEM #technology #FiberArts

How are we to understand the Information Disordered Landscape created by #SocialMedia ?

Is Western Democracy being degraded by #algorithms ?

Excellent conversation hosted by Peter Geoghan of #DemocracyForSale, in conversation with Eliot Higgins of @Bellingcat

#Disinformation #misinformation #MalInformation #USPolitics

https://substack.com/home/post/p-173937699

How are we to understand the Information Disordered Landscape created by #SocialMedia ?

Is Western Democracy being degraded by #algorithms ?

Excellent conversation hosted by Peter Geoghan of #DemocracyForSale, in conversation with Eliot Higgins of @Bellingcat

#Disinformation #misinformation #MalInformation #USPolitics

https://substack.com/home/post/p-173937699

Mine was the first testimony in the inquiry on tackling online harms facing young people in New Zealand - you can watch it now here - play from the beginning: https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/scl/education-and-workforce/news-archive/watch-public-meetings-of-the-education-and-workforce-committee/

And don't forget you can read the written testimony here! https://www.parliament.nz/resource/en-NZ/54SCEDUW_EVI_8611cb90-f850-4b63-6bf5-08dda3e61931_EDUW9294/5fd980b518f491b3423ec4ca2fba741aa1346393 #socialmedia #children #onlineharms #algorithms #bigtech #NewZealand

I really love the catch-up feature on @phanpy. When I don't have time to scroll through my timeline on the Fediverse, I can simply see the most shared, liked, and commented-on posts from the networks I decided to follow. I know I'll still miss some good posts, but that's how I discover good ones I missed.

We can select the time range we want to catch up on. 1/2

#Mastodon#Algorithms#SocialMedia#Phanpy#Fediverse

I don't understand the strict resistance to ethical algorithms like this one. I know big tech social media platforms cause a lot of harm with their hate speech and far-right-wing-based algorithms. But we can have good algorithms, too.

Someday, I am willing to adapt the code from catch-up just to see what my network has decided is worth sharing. That way, I won't need to wait and load @phanpy page every time. 2/2

https://github.com/cheeaun/phanpy/blob/main/src/pages/catchup.jsx

#Fediverse#SocialMedia#Algorithms#BigTech #farright

I really love the catch-up feature on @phanpy. When I don't have time to scroll through my timeline on the Fediverse, I can simply see the most shared, liked, and commented-on posts from the networks I decided to follow. I know I'll still miss some good posts, but that's how I discover good ones I missed.

We can select the time range we want to catch up on. 1/2

#Mastodon#Algorithms#SocialMedia#Phanpy#Fediverse

PseudoSeer is a search engine for algorithms expressed in pseudocode. An interesting concept.

https://pseudoseer.ist.psu.edu

#algorithms#ComputerScience

"In a recent series of experiments, we paid people a few dollars to #unfollow the most divisive political accounts on X. After a month, they reported feeling 23% less animosity towards other political groups. In fact, their experience was so positive that nearly half the people declined to refollow those hostile accounts … #Platforms could easily redesign their #algorithms to stop promoting the most outrageous voices and prioritise more representative or nuanced content." https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jul/13/are-a-few-people-ruining-the-internet-for-the-rest-of-us

That XOR Trick (2020)

https://florian.github.io//xor-trick/

#HackerNews#That#XOR#Trick #(2020) #XOR#Trick#Programming#Algorithms#HackerNews#TechInsights

That XOR Trick (2020)

https://florian.github.io//xor-trick/

#HackerNews#That#XOR#Trick #(2020) #XOR#Trick#Programming#Algorithms#HackerNews#TechInsights

Hostile Takeover? How tech #billionaires are undermining our #democracy and what the #EU can do

We will take a close look at tech billionaires, their #platforms, #algorithms and #strategies. We also want to talk about #freedom of expression and #censorship and what the EU can and should do in concrete terms now.

Simultaneously interpreted in German and English.

Full details here: https://europe-calling.de/en/webinar/tech-billionaires/