A glaring example of why algorithmic transparency is so vital; informed consent is impossible without it. None of us realises how much personal info is gathered and the intrusive, potentially discriminatory decisions made on the basis of it.

I had forgotten that Norm was so amazingly relentless on this, week after week after week. What a fearless champ he was.

The UK gov is not meeting its #netzero targets today. There is no credible way to claim they could ‘continue to meet’ its targets in the future with these new plans Justin Rowlatt BBC Radio 4 Today

. Victoria Coren Mitchell looks like a giant emoji on tonight’s epic Only Connect - respect 🫡

Wow Sirin Kale mine was 17 years ago, and your story brought back such a flood of feelings + enormous sadness for what you went through. I still think today I would have carried on through the pain just as you did. Thanks for sharing.

End of an era! Chris Stark has been one of the most effective and important voices on climate policy these last 6 years. The Carbon Trust will be lucky to have him aboard.

Forgot to rt this yesterday, but it is very important that you read this short thread about Olivia Newton-John and her connection to the probabilistic interpretation of quantum mechanics.

If you read the article you will see that the letter was translated by Born’s daughter, Irene Born Newton-John. The last name may sound familiar! Max Born’s other great cultural contribution, besides the probabilistic interpretation of QM, is his granddaughter Olivia Newton-John.

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I will never recover from this student email.

Gentle Whisper Of Wind Through Willows, Dappling Of Sunlight Upon Leaves Unsure What More They Have To Do To Make Dipshit Look Up From Phone bit.ly/3Ooh5ky

One for the ages...others have already pointed this out, but the future biz school case studies write themselves these days.

Amazing, touching and important capture of an historical moment.

A reminder that we're hiring! We're on the lookout for a passionate digital rights advocate to engage London workers and their communities. More about the job here: tinyurl.com/workerinfox Please share!

I’m worried about a narrative that has been developing and I want to put this out there:

1. You can be pro-Israel and still care about people dying in Palestine.

2. You can be pro-Palestine and care about the terror in Israel and releasing hostages.

Both can be true.

Well, obviously.

Larkin sees you, raises.

How can we create services that make users feel safe (and are safe)? This is really the question that Lyft, to its credit, is trying to answer, but fundamentally, you can’t send an algorithm to do a thinking, responsible human’s work. Worker Info Exchange nbcchicago.com/news/local/lyf…

All Protocol Observed 

Welcome to Issue 134 of The Continent. 

Dirty air pros + cons. Pro: The sunsets are spectacular. Con: Certain death for all life on earth.

Very interesting survey of robo-dismissals experienced by app couriers - auto-termination is usually permanent, with no warning or recourse, despite repeated evidence that the algorithmic decisions are often unreliable.