Microsoft deletes racist, genocidal tweets from AI chatbot Tay - Business Insider
"Technology is value-neutral! You can't blame us for what our bot said!" »
Samorost 3
Samorost 3 is out on Windows PC and Mac. get it »
Mechanomorphs and the politeness of machines — Medium
“stop trying to make bots act like people” — @alexislloyd on “mechanomorphs” »
Today I did a lot of screaming about the anti-LGBT bill North Carolina passed (with images, tweets) · mcclure111 · Storify
Some people have linked my threads about the NC anti-trans bill. Here's a storify of all my tweets on the subject: https://… »
The Ongoing Lessons of Tay — Medium
“always consider [your] work in the greater context of social justice and humanity” »
“This is strictly a business decision” — What’s The Future of Work? — Medium
.@timoreilly putting shareholder value above all else has caused so much business and cultural destruction »
SuperHyperCube - 360 Level 1 Gameplay Video | PS4 - YouTube
click and drag around this video of SUPER HYPERCUBE to see what it’s like to actually be inside PSVR —> »
Idle Thumbs > Shows > Playscape: Los Angeles
LIVE: #PlayscapeLA My @idlethumbs podcast, abt LA games & the release of Hyper Light Drifter »
Equality NC
Consider donating to Equality NC to help support our LGBT friends and family. »
Hamilton | Auditions
A better, more info-happy @HamiltonMusical open auditions link »
Twitch
I'll be streaming Undertale w @jenndangerous @ for chuckles if youre into that sort of thing »
GitHub - fureigh/unbias-me: A Chrome extension to let you review GitHub and LinkedIn profiles with minimal attribution information.
This is fantastic. A Chrome extension to help remove unconscious bias when reviewing job applicants »
Meet Tay - Microsoft A.I. chatbot with zero chill
@thricedotted but thrice, they had IMPROVISATIONAL COMEDIANS on their team! »
What Just Happened In North Carolina?
It gets worse. North Carolinians lost so many protections in just the span of 12 hours. »
Cartoon Network Game Jam Showcase! - PIGSquad
Hey, Portland! The Cartoon Network Game Jam Showcase is this Saturday 7pm-midnight at @outpostpdx. You should come. »
Unboxing Bubble Wrap · Mapzen
basically @sensescape is full of awesome awesomeness / and dots - »
Here's How We Prevent The Next Racist Chatbot | Popular Science
.@ndiakopoulos & I on algorithmic accountability & ethical AI can help the next MS Tay ht... »
The Most Important Gmail Update You’ll Hopefully Never See — Jigsaw — Medium
Google revamps UX for state-sponsored attacker warnings. (h/t/ @ShaneHuntley). »
Thrashed — The California Sunday Magazine
On Jake Phelps, the editor of Thrasher, skateboarding's bible: (@willystaley, @calsunday) https://t.c… »
Absentee Voting Rules | Long Distance Voter - The Absentee Ballot Experts
Can you cast your vote from home (absentee) in your state of residence? Mostly yes! »
After North Carolina: 9 States Have 14 Anti-Trans Bills in The Works | Autostraddle
After North Carolina: 9 states have 14 anti-trans bills in the works »
#IllGoWithYou – Need a buddy in a gendered space? We will go with you.
I'll Go With You is a campaign to help trans people identify cis people who will back them up on bathroom trips x https://t… »
psmag.com/politics-and-law/who-birthed-anti-trans-bathroom-panic
Read @melissagira on who is stoking bathroom panic »
This Would Have Never Happened with Bower — CSS Perverts — Medium
I just published “This Would Have Never Happened with Bower” »
NPM & left-pad: Have We Forgotten How To Program? | Haney Codes .NET
"Have We Forgotten How To Program?" NPM package isArray has 880,000 downloads, 72 dependents, and is 1 line of code https://t.c… »
The Enduring Mystery Of 'Jawn', Philadelphia's All-Purpose Noun | Atlas Obscura
A deep dive into a word unlike any other: Philadephia's own "jawn". It knows no limits https://t… »
Obama Burns Cruz on Muslim Patrols Proposal - Says His Father Fled Cuba for Same Reason
"President Obama, Who Has Run Out of F*cks, Just Burned Ted Cruz" v @seldo @ealvarezgibson https:… »
Transgender People Are More Visible Than Ever. So Why Is There More Anti-Trans Legislation Than Ever, Too? | The Nation
As I wrote at @thenation these bills are part of a national strategy endorsed by the RNC. This is only the beginning https:/… »
prod-static-ngop-pbl.s3.amazonaws.com/media/documents/Resolution_Title_IX%20_Overreach.pdf
All the anti-trans bills dropping right now because the Repub. Nat’l Committee issued this resolution 1 month ago: https://t.… »
Idle Thumbs > Shows > Playscape: Los Angeles
Want to dig into the L.A. game scene? Our new show #PlayscapeLA, by @TeddyDief, is out now! https:… »
Tay What? — Why Not? — Medium
My hot take on @TayandYou »
Racist Twitter Bot Went Awry Due To “Coordinated Effort,” By Users Says Microsoft - BuzzFeed News
Rumor is that next week, Tay and AlphaBlue hit 4chan for the world's first, fastest, and meanest Troll off »
Google to move to new 4-building complex in Amazon's backyard in Seattle, developed by Paul Allen's Vulcan Inc. - GeekWire
Here is the location of Google’s future campus in Seattle, just announced today. »
Wrestling With Inclusion at LambdaConf – John A De Goes
I've informed @lambdaconf that I won't be speaking if they uphold this decision: Hate isn't an opin… »
themarysue.com/ordinary-women-feminist-frequency
Feminist Frequency's Ordinary Women Campaign Keeps Kicking Ass Despite Harassment. @femfreq https:/… »
Contact — Molly McLeod
You can hire me for art direction, design, teaching workshops, making gifs, and more… »
How a TV Sitcom Triggered the Downfall of Western Civilization — Medium
“Friends may have triggered the downfall of western civilization.” — David Hopkins »
Playing Games with Patrick Ewing - YouTube
Posted my interview with @hoverbird! If you don't know Patrick, here's a glimpse of a game-maker, person info-sharer »
topherchris's post on Vine
Can't look away. »
Ana Mardoll explains anti-trans bathroom bills (with tweets) · yoz · Storify
.@AnaMardoll’s brief, excellent explainer of the false premises of anti-trans bathroom bills »
Those Entry-Level Startup Jobs? They’re Now Mostly Dead Ends in the Boondocks — Backchannel — Medium
“Those Entry-Level Startup Jobs? They’re Now Mostly Dead Ends in the Boondocks” by @laurensmiley »
New to Perl
New to Perl? Come to YAPC for 50 bucks, hotel and ZTP included! #SendANewbie #yapcna #LearnPerl #… »
How regular people can help shape science |
I think @timoreilly's "architecture of participation" idea is the best way to think about citizen science. »
Your “just” considered harmful — Medium
A very personal response to last friday’s Greenkeeper attack. « Your “just” considered harmful » »
North Carolina may pass a sweeping anti-LGBTQ bill - Vox
North Carolina's legislature just passed one of the nation's most anti-LGBTQ bills »
Pro-Equality Groups Considering Legal Challenge to North Carolina’s Sweeping Anti-LGBT Law - ACLU of North Carolina -
JUST IN: The @ACLU and @LambdaLegal are exploring legal challenges to North Carolina’s anti-LGBT law »
Georgia Unites Against Discrimination | THE VOTE: Tell Georgia lawmakers & the Governor to vote NO on the dangerous "First Amendment De...
Tell #GA lawmakers: Vote NO on the anti-#LGBT #FADA bill today! Take action w/ @GeorgiaUnites: #GAPol »
Freaks and Geeks - scene with Bill - YouTube
.@juddapatow and @martinstarr have already prepared the most loving tribute. #RIPGarryShandling »
Why Cryonics Makes Sense - Wait But Why
Pretty great and important read by @waitbutwhy »
Instagram
The wonderful Myra Brodski put my new tattoo online »
On Let's Plays — That Dragon, Cancer
This is so true. Let's Plays can destroy revenue for linear games. »
Electric Objects HQ Warming & 100th Art Club Collection Party
Literally everyone in NYC go to this tonight. All of you. All 8 million people, yes — »
Feminist Frequency GIF - Find & Share on GIPHY
Each ep. of Ordinary Women uses a different animation style. Donate and help make it happen! »
nydailynews.com/news/national/emory-university-students-protest-donald-trump-chalk-article-1.2574972
@gnat @jetdillo I’m *assuming* much of the current frustration with young people is because of Emory »
Men Loiter, Women Cloister - Open City
Scintillating @fobbysnob essay on the burden South Asian women face just trying to exist in public. »
The Hidden Vulnerabilities of @SoSadToday - The New Yorker
I reviewed the @sosadtoday book for @NewYorker/@pageturner and it gave me a lot of feelings: a love story. »
Boss better have my money
Thanks @katiehawk for today's newsletter shoutout ! Media women, get The Cohort — it's good for brain and soul »
Today we’re making the Nik Collection available to everyone, for free. Photo...
Dang. Google just made the entire Nik Collection completely free »
Feminist FrequencyOrdinary Women’s Ada Lovelace Episode Sponsored! «
Excited to announce that Ordinary Women's Ada Lovelace ep will be sponsored by the Science Ambassador Scholarship! »
Microsoft scrambles to limit PR damage over abusive AI bot Tay | Technology | The Guardian
Microsoft scrambles to limit PR damage over abusive AI bot Tay #loligarchy »
Salesforce CEO Now Going After North Carolina’s Anti-LGBTQ Law
.@Salesforce CEO @Benioff now going after North Carolina's anti-LGBTQ law »
ThinkUp’s Next Step — Medium
We're figuring out @thinkup's future & wanted to be open with both our users & potential partners. Please do read. ... »
elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/vote-by-mail/pdf/fill-in-vote-by-mail-app-instruct.pdf
In California, you can register to permanently vote by mail. Here’s the form »
Photoviz: information visualization through photography
Holy YES! A new book from Nicholas Felton about information visualization through photography. »
Lingo
Check out @lingo_app by our friends at @nounproject. Great app! »
N.C. Gov Pat McCrory signs into law bill restricting LGBT protections | The Charlotte Observer
13. Read this important article from the @theobserver - Charlotte's leading paper. »
Samorost 3 on Steam
Samorost 3 »
The TSA Blog: Cancer Patient Screening At JFK: Treating Passengers with Dignity and Respect
Thanks @TSA at @JKAirport for making me relive one of the worst times of my life w/rudeness. Was nothing learned? »
Remembering Phife Dawg, Who Mattered to Everyone -- Vulture
wrote about phife, who mattered to everyone »
Angola’s Wikipedia Pirates Are Exposing the Problems With Digital Colonialism | Motherboard
Angolans use Wikipeda Zero, Facebook Free Basics to share movies, games using zero rated data - »
Cory Doctorow: Microsoft is deleting its AI chatbot's incredibly...
Microsoft is deleting its AI chatbot's incredibly racist tweets »
econ.upf.edu/~fonsrosen/images/planck_complete_12-02-2015.pdf
Related: recent research confirms that elite scientists impede progress in their field until they die. »
Film Freak Central - Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
Tweeting this BATMAN v SUPERMAN review by @mangiotto because it's just great stuff. Criticism as national exorcism. ht… »
Guns and Violence Against Women
As a woman: The time I'll worry about a man entering a public bathroom is if he’s carrying a gun when he does it. https://t… »
Oops, We Went International | WTR 55 | Jupiter Broadcasting
Women's Tech Radio @heywtr: Jewel @juellez cofounder of @workfrom, online destination resource f… »
San Francisco Magazine | Modern Luxury | Alex Nieto Was Not Killed By Gentrification—It’s Worse Than That
And yet it’s also really fucked up that Solnit didn’t include any of Nieto’s mental health issues »
نازلي
Iraqi man cries at the British Museum when he sees his country’s stolen heritage on display »
The Doggie Lift - The Easiest Way to Cut Your Dog's Nails by Eric Lui — Kickstarter
Guys, I'm sorry but I have to show you this Kickstarter project because it's amazing. https://t.… »
Handgun looks like a smartphone / Boing Boing
This handgun looks like a smartphone, what could possibly go wrong? »
Glass: An Oscar-Winning Documentary Short on Dutch Glassblowing from 1958 | Colossal
This documentary short on glassblowing from 1958 is beautiful and mesmerizing »
The Marxophone, spooky carnival instrument / Boing Boing
Listen to the MARXOPHONE, a spooky carnival instrument »
Mac OS X turns 15 — 512 Pixels
Mac OS X has been out of beta for 15 years old today. »
Microsoft AI chatbot promptly becomes Nazi / Boing Boing
Microsoft AI chatbot promptly becomes Nazi »
North Carolina to Limit Bathroom Use by Birth Gender - The New York Times
North Carolina: “This transphobic bill isn’t horrible enough, how can we screw more people?” ht… »
Blackwater’s Founder Is Under Investigation for Money Laundering, Ties to Chinese Intel, and Brokering Mercenary Services
He was America's top mercenary. Now intel says he's cozy with China. Total blockbuster @jeremyscahill @matthewacole »
Gimlet Media | » #9 Pigeons
"He decided to Jane Jacobs the crap out of them" @jmooallem guest-hosting on delightful new ep of @SurprisingShow »
“Open Source Software” includes public domain software and requires clear international legal status · Issue #76 · WhiteHouse/source-code...
We've commented on the White House source code policy, this time on the public domain and international use rights »
nymag.com/thecut/2016/03/zen-and-the-art-of-the-buzzfeed-tasty-video.html#
"Tasty videos act as calming one-minute meditations." Why recipe videos are taking over your Facebook wall »
70% of consumers are binge watching 5 episodes at a time, survey says - LA Times
70% of consumers are binge watching 5 episodes at a time, survey says - LA Times »
Anti-Vaxxers successfully bring back measles and whooping cough / Boing Boing
Anti-Vaxxers succeed in bringing back measles and whooping cough »
North Carolina House Passes Bill To Allow Anti-LGBT Discrimination - BuzzFeed News
BREAKING: North Carolina House Passes Bill To Allow Anti-LGBT Discrimination »
Sheldon Comic Strip, March 23, 2016 on GoComics.com
NEW on @GoComics: "Why Facebook is a donut-stealing mobster that I hate hate hate" »
♫ Defiant Women in 15 Seconds: Dangerous Emma by The Doubleclicks ♫ - YouTube
Check out this SHORT song about Emma Goldman by @TheDoubleclicks and help us tell her story! »
thecut.io/1Uo7prk
Here are all the crazy things the Jian Ghomeshi judge said about sexual assault »
A few Lightning USB 3 Adapter follow-ups - Six Colors
I got my iPad Pro running on Ethernet, but it’s a stealth feature. And some other USB adapter follow-up… »
Garry Shandling - It's Great That Garry Shandling Is Still Alive - Episode - Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee by Jerry Seinfeld
With the passing of Gary Shandling, his Comedians in Cars getting coffee title now is a bit awkward. »
Garry Sandling Dead: ‘Larry Sanders Show’ Star Dies at 66 | Variety
Garry Shandling Dies at 66 (Report) via @Variety »
Garry Shandling Dead at | TMZ.com
I cannot believe it. Garry Shandling is dead at 66. A giant of comedy and of television. Devastating. »
Donald Trump has one core philosophy: misogyny
WHAT “In 1989, Trump had returned home from a painful scalp-reduction surgery, intended to remove a bald spot.” »
On Ghomeshi, Memory and Trauma | The Belle Jar
On Ghomeshi, memory and trauma - and why I'm tired of hearing about how the witnesses "lied" »
Students! ProPublica Wants to Pay for You to Attend NAHJ/NABJ: Apply Now! - ProPublica
So exciting! An anonymous donor is making it possible for @ProPublica to offer FIVE need-based scholarships now »
Search - Google Careers
Job hunting in NYC & want to work at @google? My @googledevs team is hiring a Program Mgr. Join us! #womenintech »
Twitter taught Microsoft’s AI chatbot to be a racist asshole in less than a day | The Verge
Yet again, a technologist-created cesspool makes the importance of community management upsettingly clear »
Generalizing JSX: Delivering on the Dream of Curried Named Parameters
I wrote a blog post on JSX, Currying, Named Parameters, and Function Application »
Hulu Gear VR App Now Available On the Oculus Store | Variety
Want to watch TV in VR? Now you can! Lucky to work with our incredible @hulu team on #HuluVR »
The Veil of Ignorance
“I’m a designer. I am not here to focus on making things pretty. I’m here to make things work.” »
Nintendo bringing SNES games to Virtual Console on New Nintendo 3DS (update) | Polygon
Earthbound and Super Mario Kart are available for New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console today »
Christian extremist mom performs anti-trans hate rap / Boing Boing
Christian extremist mom performs anti-trans hate rap »
ColorSync Support in iOS 9.3 (!) « Jeff Carlson
ColorSync Support in iOS 9.3 (!) »
mm4a.org/1dtgBkr
North Carolina just passed the most anti-LGBT law in America based on bogus scare tactics: https://t.… »
Dirtbag Ethan Frome - The Toast
Dirtbag Ethan Frome | »
CSS and Scalability
if you write cascading stylesheets you should read everything @mrmrs_ writes. on fire right now. »
My brush with North Carolina voter ID law | News & Observer
Disturbing example of racial profiling at polls in North Carolina under new voter ID law https://t.c… »
Apple Pay for Mobile Websites Coming Later This Year | Re/code
This is the moment in ecommerce I was waiting for: Apple Pay to work with websites »
Apple's Lightning to USB 3 adapter brings iPad podcasting one step closer - Six Colors
I tried the new Lightning/USB adapter on my iPad and it worked with all my microphones! »
The Veil of Ignorance
Holy cow, this is a great read for designers. And I know that I often fall short »
This Is Our Reality: Why I Couldn't Hold Back About the Bay Area's Real Transit Problem
An interview with Taylor Huckaby, BART’s Twitter truth-teller, and my nominee for social media manager of the year. »
A New Study Sketches a Terrifying, Near-Term Climate Future - The Atlantic
I find the highlighted text offensive. More than I can explain in 140 chars. »
rentzsch.com: mogenerator: Core Data codegen
wow, mogenerator is ten years old. Thanks to @pouwerkerk for alerting me. Here’s to another ten. Original blog post »
Every NYT Millennial Trend Story in 2016 | Fusion
A trend story about millennials, by The New York Times »
Japan just went against UN orders and killed 333 whales | Fusion
Japan just went against a UN court and killed 333 whales in the Antarctic Ocean via @FusionNews »
Ga. parents offended by the ‘Far East religion’ of yoga, get ‘Namaste’ banned from school - The Washington Post
Parents in @georgia offended by Far East religion-Yoga get ‘Namaste’ banned from school »
Death by gentrification: the killing that shamed San Francisco | Rebecca Solnit | US news | The Guardian
What happened to Alex Nieto is so awful, and too common. It makes me hate a lot of things. »
iPhone 6s - Timer - YouTube
OMG this commercial <3 »
Donald Trump is not beating Hillary Clinton in the polls, no matter how many times he says it - The Washington Post
Trump is not beating Clinton in the polls, no matter how many times he says it »
Please Stop Writing Racist Restaurant Reviews - Eater
People asked me why that Infatuation review is racist. Allow me to explain »
Ordinary Women | Seed&Spark
This is why the stories we tell about the past matter. Let's write women back into history. »
Gov. McCrory: Hear Out Trans North Carolinians
URGENT ACTION ALERT: Tell Gov. @PatMcCroryNC to hear out trans North Carolinians & veto #HB2 »
Ordinary Women | Seed&Spark
Help @femfreq bring their awesome production values, research&insight to neglected stories of women thru-out history ... »
UX/UI Designer — Mozilla Jobs — Open Positions
A new product design role has opened up with the @coralproject - these folks are doing amazing, important work: https://t… »
Editor for Hire
A reminder that I’m back to my freelance writer & editing routine, and available. (Editing profile here: ) »
Donate to DeRay Mckesson | Candidate for Baltimore, Mayor, primary in Maryland (MD) | Crowdpac
I'm running for Mayor b/c Baltimore is a city in recovery, and I know I can lead. Can I count on you to donate $15? https://t.co… »
18F — Lending a helping editorial hand: the 18F Writing Lab
The Writing Lab is one of the most unexpectedly amazing things about 18F. I hope this idea spreads far and wide. https://t… »
Mail.app
@garychou am I the only one who doesn't have an issue with There's that open source one people like... »
Freaks and Geeks - scene with Bill - YouTube
R.I.P. Garry Shandling, this is probably my favorite sequence from all of FREAKS AND GEEKS »
transphobic-joke-detection
The Tay disaster reminds me of this v smart post by @tinysubversions on basic transphobic joke prevention in his bot https:… »
Clothing | The Ghostly Store
Fell in love with this Japanese sock brand so we had to make our own with them. »
First Listen : NPR
New Andrew Bird and Charles Bradley records streaming over at @nprmusic »
Trans Lifeline - (877) 565-8860 - Transgender Crisis Hotline
(877) 565-8860 in the US (877) 330-6366 in Canada ♥ »
REFUGE restrooms
@GailSimone Can I get you to retweet about REFUGE for our NC trans people? Good place to find safe bathrooms https://t.… »