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‘The goal is to automate us’: welcome to the age of surveillance capitalism

Shoshana Zuboff, auteur van The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, in een interview met The Guardian: Surveillance capitalism is a human-made phenomenon and it is in the realm of politics that it must be confronted. The resources of our democratic institutions must be mobilised, including our elected officials.

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A bit of meat, a lot of veg – the flexitarian diet to feed 10bn

Interessant dieet om het klimaat te redden. Maar vooral deze calculator over de impact van wat je nu eet, is heel interessant: Dat je niks echt goed kan doen, dat lijkt me nog wel logisch. Maar wat is het minst slechte, dat vraag ik me heel vaak af.

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Facebook Algorithms and Personal Data

Pew Research Center: When directed to the “ad preferences” page, the large majority of Facebook users (88%) found that the site had generated some material for them. A majority of users (59%) say these categories reflect their real-life interests, while 27% say they are not very or not at all accurate in describing them. And […]

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Thinking Different: Keys to Adopting an iPad-First Workflow

Ryan Christoffel op MacStories: The iPad Pro is a more attractive Mac alternative than ever before. But moving to the iPad still involves some growing pains. The longer you’ve used a traditional computer, the harder an iPad transition can be. There are a few key things, however, that can help make your iPad adoption a […]

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Don’t expect Trump to go quietly

Ted Koppel in The Washington Post: It is all but inevitable that whoever succeeds Trump in the White House will be perceived by 30 to 40 percent of the voting public as illegitimate — and that the former president will enthusiastically encourage them in this perception. Whatever his failings, Trump is a brilliant self-promoter and provocateur. […]

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Brexit: What could happen next?

De BBC, dat staat gewoonweg voor kwaliteit. Op TV, maar ook op het web.

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Inside Facebook’s ‘cult-like’ workplace, where dissent is discouraged and employees pretend to be happy all the time

CNBC over het HR-beleid van FB: The former employee described “a bubble” at the company in which employees are dissuaded from giving managers critical feedback or challenging decisions. Hmm.

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(Boek) ‘Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason’ van Alfie Kohn

In augustus kreeg ik een mailtje van Simon, van de provisoir ter ziele gegane Simon en Davy Show: Ik mail je met een leestip: Unconditional Parenting, van Alfie Kohn. Over opvoeden. Net uitgelezen en het lijkt me (als je ’t al niet kent) uitmuntende lectuur voor jou. En gelijk dat hij had! Het boek stelt enkele […]

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New Light Sculpture By Design Bridge And Gali May Lucas Highlights Our Obsession With Staring At Screen

Kunst in Amsterdam:

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