loki maelorin (they/them)

@maelorin
118 Followers
21 Following
121 Posts
queer neurospicy genx polymath trickster • postgraduate public policy student • human-centred decision-making systems • a little bit of everything, all of the time • errata facta sunt
elder theyhttp://mypronouns.org/they
threadshttps://www.threads.net/@maelorin
instahttps://www.instagram.com/maelorin/
bskyhttps://bsky.app/profile/maelorin.bsky.social
loki maelorin (they/them)Jan 19, 2025
The Conversation U.S.Jan 19, 2025
From spreading fake news to belittling opponents, Shakespeare's Richard III employed tactics eerily similar to modern political figures. The Bard's insights remain relevant centuries later. https://buff.ly/4fRpIk4
What Shakespeare revealed about the chaotic reign of Richard III – and why the play still resonates in the age of Donald Trump

William Shakespeare’s play ‘Richard III’ illustrates how a power-hungry monarch can attain the throne at the expense of civil society.

The Conversation
loki maelorin (they/them)Jan 19, 2025
Molly WhiteJan 19, 2025

The TikTok ban, the Musk Twitter takeover, the Facebook moderation policy changes, the Republicans’ rapidly intensifying crackdowns on speech... let these be the proof you needed to move anything you care about online to a space you control.

Digital sovereignty is more important than ever.

#DigitalSovereignty

loki maelorin (they/them)May 17, 2024
The Conversation AU + NZMay 17, 2024
There is a strong body of evidence about what works in Indigenous education. But budgets seem to keep ignoring research that says we need to listen to Indigenous people.
https://theconversation.com/theres-110-million-for-indigenous-education-in-the-budget-but-wheres-the-evidence-it-will-work-230103?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1715924958
There’s $110 million for Indigenous education in the budget. But where’s the evidence it will work?

There is a strong body of evidence about what works in Indigenous education. But budgets seem to keep ignoring research that says we need to listen to Indigenous people.

The Conversation
loki maelorin (they/them)May 17, 2024
The Conversation AU + NZMay 17, 2024
The majority of 25 surveyed developments around New Zealand lacked healthy, ecologically meaningful vegetation. Applying biodiversity targets for medium-density housing could turn this around.
https://theconversation.com/denser-housing-can-be-greener-too-heres-how-nz-can-build-better-for-biodiversity-229472?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1715893712
Denser housing can be greener too – here’s how NZ can build better for biodiversity

The majority of 25 surveyed developments around New Zealand lacked healthy, ecologically meaningful vegetation. Applying biodiversity targets for medium-density housing could turn this around.

The Conversation
loki maelorin (they/them)May 17, 2024
Zinnia JonesMay 16, 2024
⚠️ Media alert: Journalist Jennifer Block from BMJ is trying to talk to people for an upcoming project on Planned Parenthood and gender-affirming care. Block previously ran cover for Florida's sham review against gender-affirming care. We recommend that you *do not engage*
loki maelorin (they/them)May 17, 2024
Dan GillmorMay 16, 2024

As warned, Reddit has taken a bundle of money from "Open"AI and will use it to further monetize what you -- and the volunteers who moderate it all -- contributed for free.

It's the norm now, and particularly slimy in this case.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/16/24158529/reddit-openai-chatgpt-api-access-advertising

OpenAI strikes Reddit deal to train its AI on your posts

Reddit and OpenAI have signed an arrangement that makes the site’s posts available in ChatGPT and allows Reddit to build new tools using OpenAI’s models.

The Verge
loki maelorin (they/them)Feb 11, 2024
Anirvan ChatterjeeFeb 7, 2024

"But here's the thing: being able to say, 'wherever you get your podcasts' is a radical statement. Because what it represents is the triumph of exactly the kind of technology that's supposed to be impossible: open, empowering tech that's not owned by any one company, that can't be controlled by any one company, and that allows people to have ownership over their work and their relationship with their audience."

–@anildash

https://www.anildash.com/2024/02/06/wherever-you-get-podcasts/

“Wherever you get your podcasts” is a radical statement.

A blog about making culture. Since 1999.

Anil Dash
loki maelorin (they/them)Feb 11, 2024
Taylor LorenzFeb 7, 2024
People who worked at Boeing wouldn't fly Boeing planes https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-01-30/boeing-max-9-flying-again-after-door-panel-blowout
Boeing Max 9s start flying again after door panel blowout

The airlines and Boeing say they're committed to safety. Some analysts and aviation experts, however, still have concerns about the Max 9.

Los Angeles Times
loki maelorin (they/them)Feb 11, 2024
Taylor LorenzFeb 7, 2024
This is a good piece on the major issues tiktok is facing and how a lot of their problems are self inflicted https://gizmodo.com/tiktok-is-destroying-itself-from-the-inside-out-1851227491
TikTok Is Destroying Itself From the Inside Out

TikTok is fumbling critical business partnerships and cluttering its app with unpopular features. It could be the beginning of the end.

Gizmodo
loki maelorin (they/them)Feb 11, 2024
Taylor LorenzFeb 7, 2024
"Any social media platform that dips under 10% poster will fail, but as the early days of Bluesky demonstrated, if you over index on posters, you will have endless fucking chaos. It is possible that posters are deeply unwell. Certainly they are far too online." https://www.theverge.com/24058356/trolls-social-media-commenter-lurker-reply-guy-threads
Toward a unified taxonomy of text-based social media use

Most people don’t post. They are lurkers. Everyone else gets a classification: commenter, reply guy, influencer, or poster.

The Verge