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Monthly Archives: november 2018

‘Full Trumpism’: The president’s apocalyptic attacks reach a new level of falsity

The Washington Post over de afgelopen Amerikaanse campagne: “All his bad characteristics get amplified when he’s in a crunch,” Murphy said. “He doesn’t have any allegiance to the truth or reality to begin with, so he’s drunk on crowds, in a corner and under great political pressure.” Waarom die druk? Should Democrats win the House […]

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We Need an FDA For Algorithms

Eindelijk een medestander voor het idee dat ik al langer heb: een nationaal onderzoeksinstituut voor algorithmes. De Britse wiskundige Hannah Fry schreef een boek erover en bij Nautilus deed ze een interview: It has to be a government, really, that does this. It has to be government that analyzes this stuff on our behalf and […]

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• Zalige lucht

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Nog rijker met de grootste voetbalshow op aarde

NRC met een geweldige football leaks: Voor superrijke voetbalclubs is de Champions League niet groots genoeg. Ze werken aan een plan voor een nog exclusievere ‘Super League’. Om héél eerlijk te zijn? Ik zou dat een geweldig idee vinden. Een gesloten Europese topcompetitie met 16 ploegen die in handen zijn van rijke tiesten en daarnaast […]

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The Conspiratorial Hate We See Online Is Happening Increasingly In Real Life Now

Buzzfeed: If memetic and information warfare are a game, that means you can win. And winning can translate into something that feels like real power. The claim that 4chan “memed a president into existence” isn’t just a catchphrase; it’s a line on a résumé.

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• Weekendje kliniek

RSV, verdomme.

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Muji just made a driverless shuttle bus, and it’s a minimalist wonder on wheels

Vanaf maart in de straten van Helsinki, aldus Fast Company: 😍

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Fight Fire With Fire, or Be Civil With Trump? The Obama Coalition Is Unsure

The New York Times ging mee op campagnepad met oud-president Obama: “There’s something at stake in this election that goes beyond politics,” Mr. Obama said in Milwaukee last week. “What is at stake is a politics that is decent. And honest. And lawful. That tries to do right by people and that’s worthy of this […]

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I live among the neo-Nazis in eastern Germany. And it’s terrifying

Een Duitser op The Guardian: You’d think Germany’s history would be enough to ensure that fascism and nationalism are denied even the slightest encouragement. That should matter to everyone, shouldn’t it? Unfortunately that’s not how things are.

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The Internet Will Be the Death of Us

Frank Bruni: I don’t know exactly how we square free speech and free expression — which are paramount — with a better policing of the internet, but I’m certain that we need to approach that challenge with more urgency than we have mustered so far. Democracy is at stake. So are lives.

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