Reader of books (biblio-Sisyphus), listener of music, watcher of movies, drinker of coffee & wine. (Same handle on Insta.) I also like basketball. Basically just ricocheting my way through life.
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Civilian Reader
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One of my favorite artists has died... David Hockney.
This is my homage to his work... such pure, simple lines that bring so much complexity with them.
Amy Chen / 陳阿美
CR is Abroad...
civilianreader.com/2026/06/12/c...
When there is nothing that won't be bastardized and turned into something nefarious/deadly...
Dear BBC journalists, you really do not have to 'debate' every far-right talking point that pops up on your X feed.
It is not "deeply contentious" to suggest non-white people can't be English. It's racist. The word you're looking for is racist
Out next week! Get all your medieval vampire mystery needs here! awfulagent.com/ebooks/the-t...
“…something happened on the evening of June 9 that needs to be understood and, hopefully, deplored by all Americans. The USA seems to have deliberately and with foresight, committed a war crime as an act of policy.”
Civilian Reader
Adam Bienkov
Craven Cruz
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Currently travelling, so things will be a bit quieter on here for the next few days. Popped to Shakespeare and Company, in Paris, but the very long line meant we didn’t go in — the thou…
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A few years ago, my dad was surprised to find a small toad had wandered into his porch and took up residence in one of the old shoes he liked to wear for gardening tasks.
This led to more drama than might've been anticipated...
www.tom-cox.com/my-dad-and-t...
"Landmark German ruling declares Google's #AI Overviews are Google's own words and makes it liable for false answers": the-decoder.com/landmark-ger... #ethics #law #internet #tech #business h/t @garymarcus.bsky.social
A German regional court has ruled that Google is directly liable for the content of its AI search overviews. According to the court, previous limited liability protections for search engine operators ...
the-decoder.com
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics
Tom Cox
Pokémon Go data trained AI that could assist military drones in war zones
www.theguardian.com
Location scans from the globally popular augmented reality game have helped train AI to recognise and interpret physical spaces
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An AI model trained on data collected from users of Pokémon Go will potentially help military drones find their location in war zones.
Pokémon Go, a 2016 augmented reality mobile game, allowed players to find and catch Pokémon in the real world using the cameras on their mobile phones, and exploded in popularity. In 2018, the company reported having more than 800m downloads worldwide. Continue reading...
