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The same week that #OpenAI announced the imminent shutdown of Sora, its splashiest showcase for #AI, #Meta announced the shutdown of its splashiest showcase for the metaverse. Brian the Merchant on the aesthetics and economics of things looking like shit. open.substack.com/pub/blood…
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Our #STS #Bochum conference is over. The experimental case format has been a success with overwhelming enthusiasm, standing before ruins proved to be an insightful lens; but my body is also weak and tired. Happy Weekend. 🧘 stsing.org/before-ru…
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And we’re on! Welcome address done, and Anne Pasek kicks us off with a keynote on a world after the #AI bubble. @aepa@Aepasek@scholar.social 🏆 How to give justice to the material troubles that arise once data center infrastructure moves on? What do our fears & desires do? We are given zines!!
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On Wednesday, our #stsing conference in #Bochum starts. Final prep walk done. Standing #BeforeRuins. #sts Check our lovely booklet here: stsing.org/before-ru…
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Neue Erfahrung mit der #Bahn: ich bin gestrandet, randomly. (Das ist passend zu einem Forschungsantrag, den ich gerade eingereicht habe, aber das ist ein anderes Thema.) Warten auf ein Taxi in der Prärie ist die letzte Hoffnung. More happy news to follow during our upcoming stsing conference 🤘
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#Buchmesse 🫠
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Maurice on 🔥: Progressive sollten besser politische Entscheidungen an sich kritisieren als technokratische Kniffe wie das #Sondervermögen, die die Schuldenbremse umgehen. Die zirkulierenden 95% sind sus und irreführend. open.substack.com/pub/mauri…
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I missed a paper submission deadline because I was sick, there was just no bodily capacity. If the stomach flu hits you, you are knocked out, this always amazes me. That’s one effective way to curb the academic drive for ever more “contributions”