Anthropunk (Dr. SA Applin)

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Anthropologist with long career in tech researching how people promote, manage, resist, and endure change; and how they, algorithms, and ethics coexist. (Or not.)

SEEKING WORK in applied (industry) context.
People Research, Product Definition Research, User Experience Research, Brand Definition Research, and/or Writing.

NYU/ITP Alumni, Member Shortwave Collective

http://www.sally.com + http://www.posr.org

🔍 Automation Algorithms AI ML Ethics Anthropology Sociability

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Anthropunk (Dr. SA Applin)Sep 18, 2024
@mattblaze Hi Matt, Our radio group had a film done about one of our projects. You might find it fun. It's over at Make. I coudn't get to Denmark for the workshop, but I'm in the flim as a voice! https://makezine.com/article/maker-news/open-wave-receivers-featured-in-living-radio-lab-film/
Open Wave-Receivers featured in 'Living Radio Lab' film

Living Radio Lab (2023) is a film by Francesca Oldfield that documents Shortwave Collective’s contribution to the Struer Tracks biennial of sound and

Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers
Anthropunk (Dr. SA Applin)Sep 6, 2024
New #tech piece by me on #automation - https://www.fastcompany.com/91184813/digital-labels-are-coming-to-retailers-thats-a-loss-for-consumers
Digital Labels are coming to retailers. That's a loss for consumers

Automating analog pricing systems isn't just a loss for workers; it also puts a burden on shoppers.

Fast Company
Anthropunk (Dr. SA Applin)Aug 26, 2024
Bruce Sterling @brucesAug 26, 2024
*Hype Galore
Anthropunk (Dr. SA Applin)Aug 26, 2024
Show threadPavel A. SamsonovAug 26, 2024
@mhoye you can also use the subway stations on the midtown portion of the 6 line in Manhattan to roughly convert from Fahrenheit to Celsius
Anthropunk (Dr. SA Applin)Aug 26, 2024
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Anthropunk (Dr. SA Applin)Aug 24, 2024
J. WilliamsAug 23, 2024

  • If a product requires a subscription to work, you don't own it and it could stop working at any time.

  • If a product needs to connect to a server to work, you don't own it and it could stop working at any time.

  • If a product needs an app to work, you don't own it and it could stop working at any time.

-- pe1, in a comment on Ars Technica
(Emphasis added)

Amazon is bricking primary feature on $160 Echo device after 1 year

Smart display will soon default to showing ads after three hours.

Ars Technica
Anthropunk (Dr. SA Applin)Aug 24, 2024
Eric AlperAug 24, 2024
Anthropunk (Dr. SA Applin)Aug 14, 2024
Robert McNeesAug 13, 2024
The guy who couldn’t run a livestream on Twitter last night, wants to be in charge of your oxygen on Mars.
Anthropunk (Dr. SA Applin)Aug 7, 2024
A. RiveraAug 7, 2024

In today's how to kill your platform fastest. . .

>Reddit Will Soon Try Out AI Summaries (and Maybe Paywalls) https://lifehacker.com/tech/reddit-testing-ai-summaries

#BadEconomy #enshittification #tech #Internet #SocialMedia

Reddit Will Soon Try Out AI Summaries (and Maybe Paywalls)

In an earnings call with investors, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman suggested the site could soon paywall content, as well as introduce AI-powered searches.

Lifehacker
Anthropunk (Dr. SA Applin)Aug 2, 2024
Anthropunk (Dr. SA Applin)Aug 2, 2024
My piece today on #crowdstrike #security https://www.fastcompany.com/91166696/crowdstrike-showed-us-the-risks-of-over-automation
CrowdStrike showed us the risks of over-automation. Will we heed the warning?

With the Crowdsource outage, we saw what happens if one an automated updates goes wrong. Will we learn from that fiasco?

Fast Company