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We’re seeking screen reader users to help with a remote study about accessible interactive data visualizations. Approx 1.5 hour for $50 compensation. If you’re interested, please fill out this Google form. Thanks for your time, and please retweet! #a11y
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"...the projects of our lives can be planned down to great detail, but their outcomes are often determined by the unplanned micro-actions we take while doing them." #sensemaking #organizations #EmergentDesign eight2late.wordpress.com/202…
Ironically, in legal terms this was an “Act of God”
abc.net.au/news/2020-12-02/l… via @abcnews
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Marxism: under capitalism, trees only become valued after they've been cut down
Ordinary person: sounds extreme
The World Bank:
71% of #Bhutan's territory is covered in forest, but with a contribution of only about 2% to GDP per year, the forest sector remains underutilized. How can the country sustainably invest in its forests? wrld.bg/ybEL50ykTbd
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The Justice Department sues Google for antitrust violations, alleging it abused its dominance in online search and advertising to stifle competition, harm consumers. The suit marks the government’s biggest attempt to protect competition in over 20 years. apne.ws/pugfsC8
Drivers allege Uber violated its obligations under the GDPR, and the company has not provided enough information on automated decisions and profiling. Also, curious, if Uber drivers being classified as 'workers' in the EU will hind…lnkd.in/gPRP8vC lnkd.in/gCdENvC
Excellent evaluation of modelling techniques and why epidemiological agent-based modelling is more appropriate than time series for this phenomena. Plus a link to a shiny app from Harvard. #modelling #datascience lnkd.in/fhVT_8A
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The most important COVID-19 metric right now is hospitalizations. Why?
1) Not affected as much by how many tests are conducted 2) Directly reflects strain on the medical system
3) Directly reflects number of severe cases that could result in death
Legal ruling in EU equates AI transparency with access to source code. This is interesting because it gave priority to ‘right to know’ of those affected by the automated decision over claims to IP by algorithm creators, by allowing…lnkd.in/ftYrjxc lnkd.in/fV9SWzR
Interesting synthesis of graph theory and geography to create “the first systematic and globally commensurable measures of street-network sprawl based on graph-theoretic and geographic concepts.”
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Prediction: as static analysis of code, particularly of types, become more popular, the next big innovation in distributed system stability will be automatic checking of compatibility between code versions and data schema versions, particularly for database interactions.
A benefit of AI is the quantification of bias in decision making. Active steps from regulators precipitate that benefit. Here the US Govt tested ~200 algorithms from ~100 developers. #aiethics lnkd.in/f6Unqyp
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This smart city’s privacy and surveillance tradeoff highlights the need for engaged ethical citizens’ active use of freedom of information requests #showusyourdata #ethicalai lnkd.in/fZrEqH3
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