Author: KB
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Absolutely nothing dystopian to see here…
Just the UK government “creating ‘murder prediction’ tool to identify people most likely to kill”. Researchers are alleged to be using algorithms to analyse the information of thousands of people, including victims of crime, as they try to identify those at greatest risk of committing serious violent offences. The scheme was originally called the “homicide…
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Twitter: Life, Death, and a Special Kind of Nirvana
There’s an excellent new documentary on BBC iPlayer about the life and death of Twitter. What’s fascinating is just how early the genetic faults of the system were obvious, and just how strongly the founders refused to do anything to try to ameliorate their effects. As I’ve outlined in two recent books, Getting High, and…
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Anthropy | Motivation
I was fortunate enough to spend a few days last week down at the Anthopy UK event in Cornwall. As their description goes: Anthropy brings together responsible leaders and organisations to look at how to make the UK a better place. Working with a cross-sector network welcoming business and non-profits alike, Anthropy facilitates changing practices,…
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Write Diaries. Use Paper. Make Back Ups
I thought this ‘skeet’ was interesting: Please remember to keep diaries, use ink & paper, they will not believe the 2020's unless we unite in poems, letters, written testimony corroborating it was what it was & we saw what we saw. The past won't believe we repeat it. The future won’t believe we endured. The…
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Break
I took one. Over a month since I last posted on the blog. Some stuff happened, but all good. I wasn’t the one who needed it, but please learn CPR, because you never know. Also, taking a break is fine. Content creation… updating socials… you really don’t have to. So, sometimes, don’t. And don’t worry.…
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On keeping hope alive: living symbolically in a many-bodied world
Shared by a colleague a few days ago, and been on my mind since. Not sure if I fully buy the first part… but the Right definitely do, and – given that – it feels important that the rest of us make sure that the ground of ideas is kept fertile and well-sown with good…