They Made D4vd a Star. Now They Want Him Convicted of Murder

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/d4vd-david-burke-celeste-rivas-hernandez-murder/

A little poem I’ve posted some weeks ago…
Hope you’ll enjoy reading.
More of that on my Substack - besides other small cross-over poems and stories…

#attention #technology #spring #digitalLife #ethics #education #digitalCulture

A growing movement of "screenmaxxers" proudly maximize phone usage, rejecting digital detox culture with unconventional arguments about connectivity.

https://lifebriefly.news/meet-the-people-who-think-your-screen-time-is-their-flex

#screentime #digitalculture #screenmaxxers

Constant input leaves no room for thought.
Silence creates that room: https://www.martinkubler.com/decentralisation-silence-fediverse/

#Silence #Thinking #DigitalCulture #Mindfulness

📚✨ Le biblioteche non sono affatto un ricordo del passato… ma il futuro della cultura!

Scopri la storia, le curiosità e come stanno cambiando nell’era digitale nell’articolo dedicato alla #NationalLibraryDay 📖🌍

👉 Tra tradizione, innovazione e un pizzico di ironia, le biblioteche tornano protagoniste!

#Biblioteche #Cultura #Libri #Lettura #BookLovers #Bibliopride #Libraries #DigitalCulture #Reading #PerfettamenteChic

http://perfettamentechic.com/2026/04/18/giornata-delle-biblioteche/

Great article about one of my philosophical heroes, Michel Foucault — still incredibly relevant in a world saturated with social media.

Something I’ve only just realised: one of the core ideas I’ve carried for years is really a paraphrasing of his work on power and knowledge (via Hilary Lawson):

“Science is not powerful because it is true — it is true because it is powerful.”

https://theconversation.com/40-years-after-his-death-michel-foucaults-philosophy-still-speaks-to-a-world-saturated-with-social-media-232589?utm_medium=article_clipboard_share&utm_source=theconversation.com

#philosophy #Foucault #criticaltheory #socialmedia #powerandknowledge #digitalculture #criticalthinking

I Used AI To Role Play As Characters From 'The Great Gatsby'

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://in.mashable.com/digital-culture/108638/i-used-ai-to-role-play-as-characters-from-the-great-gatsby

Slop Cop

https://awnist.com/slop-cop

#HackerNews #SlopCop #HackerNews #TechNews #Innovation #DigitalCulture

On Simulation and Foresight in Machines

Dr. Alan Winfield describes how robots can evaluate actions internally before committing to them. This anticipatory approach is practical, but also raises questions about how machines learn.

The full episode considers learning through error, imitation, and iteration, and its parallels with human culture and creativity.

Full episode here: https://youtu.be/zmetn7sSMn4

#Robotics #AI #MachineLearning #Technology #DigitalCulture