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Timeless Songs – Part 1
I've been a fan of the #GoldenGoose Awards for years. It's an excellent triumph of #Scicomm
My latest for the #ISpyPhysiology blog: https://ispyphysiology.com/2023/09/13/science-lays-a-golden-egg/
Let’s be honest. Some scientific research can sound a little silly when you first hear about it. But if you look more deeply, you may find remarkable insights in that silly-sounding science. For instance, why would someone bother to study lizard spit when there are so many serious diseases left to be cured? Or why … Continue reading Science Lays a Golden Egg
Google is getting a lot worse because of the Reddit blackouts
With Google’s generally poor search results nowadays, appending “reddit” has long been the default way I search for almost anything (and no, I’m not ready to get my info from an AI chatbot, either). But given the sheer volume of subreddits that are currently unavailable — including some of the most-subscribed subreddits — clicking through many Reddit links in search results takes me to a message saying the subreddit is private. ...
https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/13/23759942/google-reddit-subreddit-blackout-protests
Seems Google (and Bing ... by extension DDG) might want to consider whether they want to be working on Maggie's farm no more.
#Reddit #RedditStrike #Google #WebSearch #InternetOfShit #KillingTheGooseThatLaysGoldenEggs #GoldenGoose #UnintendedConsequences #Sharecropping #Sharecroppers #Dylan
Over 8,000 subreddits have gone dark to protest Reddit’s upcoming API changes, and it’s shown me just how much I rely on Reddit to find useful, human-sounding information in my Google search results. Appending “reddit” to a query just isn’t as useful right now.
If you’re in London, you can see me perform live in Mi$fortune at the #GoldenGoose #Theatre April 18th - 22nd: https://www.goldengoosetheatre.co.uk/misfortune
@jyasskin Well that's grim. (And super-interesting, thanks!)
And thus the circle of #hegemony continues?
For social systems, the pull of network effects & preferential attachment [1] does seem very strong. But for #OpenSource software (& now, some hardware) resting on western contract & IP law, ecosystem effects really have allowed a grand diversification & proliferation. Capitalism & hegemony can leverage but hasn't fully co-opted this ecosystem.
#GoldenGoose
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preferential_attachment?wprov=sfla1