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Peg Tittle
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May 09 2026
from No Logo, Naomi Klein
“… many of today’s best-known manufacturers no longer produce products and advertise them, but rather buy products and ‘brand’ them …” p5 “[T]his corporate obsession with brand identity is waging a war on public and individual space; on public institutions such as schools, on youthful identities, on the concept of nationality, and on the possibilities …
May 08 2026
Janelle Shane’s You Look Like a Thing and I Love You
a few bits from Janelle Shane’s You Look Like a Thing and I Love You “Researchers have discovered that something as seemingly insignificant a a small sticker can make an image recognition AI think a gun is a toaster …” p4 And vice versa, I presume. Well, that’s not alarming at all. “A team at …
Apr 28 2026
“What Does it Mean to Work Under Algorithmic Eyes?”
What Does it Mean to Work Under Algorithmic Eyes? ” “We should not take computer scientists at their word that the paradigms for human emotions they have developed… can produce ground truth about human emotions.” Part of the reason is that machines are biased. Women, older employees, neurodiverse workers, and people of color are far …
Apr 24 2026
Suppose that worldwide …
Suppose that worldwide, women flood the military, soon comprising, say, 40% of the ranks (which will be perceived by men as a majority) (go figure). Suppose then, as happened when women flooded the ranks of bank tellers, secretaries, and teachers, being a soldier became devalued, losing its prestige, its glory, its funding, its media coverage. …
Apr 21 2026
some funny bits from Tim Dorsey’s The Maltese Iguana
“I don’t need to read anything to know what I’m talking about!” / “In one sentence you’ve just summed up everything wrong wtih our country today!” p152 “A few short years ago, we could look at a drinking glass and agree it was filled to the midpoint with water, then argue about what it meant. But today? …
Apr 12 2026
Suppose two married women …
Suppose two married women get jobs outside the home at the same time, forcing their husbands to hire someone to do the cooking, cleaning, and childcare. Ten hours/day, 5 days/week, at $20/hr. It’s a lot to afford, but the men have so-called ‘breadwinner’ salaries. Suppose it turns out that Emma is hired by Alyssa’s husband …
Apr 02 2026
Who’s ethically responsible for an AI’s behavior?
Excellent question. One I’ve thought about (as a philosopher and an ex-ethics consultant) and raised here. One might suggest that an AI is like a gun, and ‘we’ve’ always argued that those who create guns and bombs should not be held responsible for how they’re used. Not sure about that, but regardless, an important difference …
Apr 01 2026
Suppose by some biochemical quirk …
Suppose by some biochemical quirk, the hormones we’ve been feeding cows inhibits testosterone in humans, so the more meat men eat, the weaker they become. Suppose that within a year, males lost their 30% physical strength advantage over women. What would happen?
Mar 23 2026
Naomi Alderman’s The Power meets Monty Python’s “Hell’s Grannies”
A man struts and huffs and puffs and expands like a blowfish, but all the old women close their eyes. Deny him the female gaze. Refuse to be a witness to his Almighty Greatness, let alone a cheerleader. And not only does he deflate, he disappears in a puff of, well, nothingness. Existential nothingness. Beauvoir …
Mar 08 2026
The blink. This is perfect.
“She blinks at me. … The blink isn’t confusion. It’s not processing. It’s a screensaver. It’s her brain going into standby mode because the incoming information doesn’t match the preset programming.” from a repost with no author name
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