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The #Nvidia stock is going bonkers again. Analysts applaud a cooperation with Foxconn. New chips to come, data centres are ready to grow. Fittingly, Paris Marx starts a series on vampires aka data centres. Exceptional recordings, #TechWontSaveUs mastodon.online/@parismar…
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Here’s the final stage of my solar-powered #Fediverse experiment. This is the story of my failure and infrastructural limitations. I tell it through the lens of an #energy stack, a battery. #sts #Mastodon www.virtuelle-lebenswelten.de/blog-post…
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This photo essay turns to the infamous #ewaste site Agbogbloshie, and it takes the workers seriously. Local migration and repair culture meet toxic fumes. www.npr.org/sections/… #sts #ecology #waste
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Cory Doctorow with a few new banger lines on #enshittification. Platform capitalism, or “keeping customers so angry that they’re almost ready to take their business elsewhere (but not quite).” pluralistic.net/2024/10/0…
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I am looking at historical documents of our brutalist university, as gathered recently by excellent students. A vanished body of water. By chance, this is a demonstration of the power of focal length. datastories.rub.de/bergbachl… #photography #infrastructure #bochum
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Stop what you’re doing and start the electric #zine maker. alienmelon.itch.io/electric-… Seriously. This designs our guide for the infrastructure walk during the upcoming annual conference of the CRC Virtual Lifeworlds. www.virtuelle-lebenswelten.de #sts #academicchatter
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Deutsche #Soziologie meets glühender Rotstift. Sätze aufbrechen, Einschübe tilgen, Verben zusammenziehen, Adjektive streichen, ein Verb einstreuen, – vielleicht sogar ein gewagtes, lyrisch gehaltvolles Verb. Es bleibt Beton. Wolf Schneider #KI for the rescue? reporterfabrik.org/wski-edit…
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When I achieve a little monster task and it includes a neat long summary email, I like to look at the message after sending, again and again. Goodbye my friend 🫡 @academicchatter@a.gup.pe #AcademicChatter