hey, mit #hollerith maschinen... *checks notes* äh, #palantir pre-crime koennen wir bald digitale EU-haeftlingspaesse ausstellen, die eine KI auf deutsche(!) innenminister-beduerfnisse optimiert hat.

vielleicht gibt's dann sogar 'ne haeftlingspass-app mit geofencing von #google & #apple dazu, wer weiss.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/DEHOMAG

@yacc143
Yes, #ford was an #antsemit, hated #women, #workersrights and was sometimes called "the #Mussolini of Highfield Park" for a reason.

His #technology powered #Hitler s #war and the #holocaust

As other technology as #IBM #punchcard s / #hollerith build the infrastructure of the Holocaust
@marcel

RE: https://mastodon.online/@larsmb/116090938582458306

Remember, this country's former government was such a good customer of #Hollerith that they happily sold and supported extra large punch cards, because of all the data points they wanted to track.

Just business. Don't ask too many questions.

Herman Hollerith – Wikipedia

@mcmenguc The spirit of #Hollerith is still alive.
Hollerith Germany (IBM) enabled the registration and therefore systematic murder of Jews during the Third Reich because they sold the punchcard registration, counting and sorting machines enabling this. And they knew it.

Hollerith’s Law: Asserts that as an online discussion about computers grows longer (regardless of topic or scope), the probability of “punch cards” increases.

#unix #law #punchcards #linux #hollerith #online #discussion #hpc #cloud

#Hollerith punch card machine in a prison courtyard.
Drawing by Franz #Kafka

#midjourney #ai #robopoieses

@AndrzejWasowski

#TWIRI (#TheWayIRememberIt) from the 60s, $ was used to $ignify (#Hollerith) $trings.