An ideological, economic, techn. & ecological analysis of how blockchain is used to cross borders & extract benefits from those most in need, includng land, labor, data, privacy & other resources .. @Escuderoandaluz
The Algorithmic Sabotage Research Group calls for participation in the co-editing of the 2nd ed. of th Manifesto on “Algorithmic Sabotage” · Please share widely! @asrg
Based on horizontal cooperation, ths initiative serves as a means to unite spaces of technical, activist & cultural concern & collective action ..
Horrid report on an AI syst called Lavender & "Where's Daddy?" used by the IDF. Has a 10% error rate, & acceptable "collateral" frm 15 to 100 civilians per target ..
Data Centers Use Massive Amounts of Water ... Global AI demand could result in as much as 6.6 bil. cubic meters, or 8.6 bil. cubic yards, of water withdrawal by 2027..
Simon Weckert uses "The Republic of Null" Island to imagine physical voids & show how they connect to the realities created by the data that manifests there ..
The 'Anti-#Colonial Tech' panel at #transmediale was cancelled due to McCarthyist policies that suppress freedom of expression in solidarity with #Palestine ..
.. "we opt for building the future from the present, in all of the ways we can." Read & share their joint statement .. @titipi, @pipas
Marshall McLuhan Lecture 24 · Seizing the means of computation: a better internet is run by and for the people who use it .. @pluralistic / @transmediale
A guide on building autonomous, off-grid, #encrypted and #solar-powered commns infrastructure that lets you send txt messages without any cellular or power infra. ..