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nicolasnova @nicolasnova.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

My nephews introduced me to the work of Mary Anning #fossiles

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melomys @melomys.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Not that Google was ever good, but this cartoon is a good summary of now.

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nicolasnova @nicolasnova.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

“Why should the world-historical promise of computing be confined to replicating bureaucratic rationality?” www.bostonreview.net/forum/the-ai...

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The AI We Deserve - Boston Review

Critiques of artificial intelligence abound. Where’s the utopian vision for what it could be?

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nicolasnova @nicolasnova.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Pépite découverte dans une librairie lyonnaise

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nicolasnova @nicolasnova.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

OH: “The differences between Big-Endians (who break their eggs at the larger end) and Little-Endians (who break their eggs at smaller end) have given rise to ‘six rebellions’.”

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Canadian Bacon @tashaneedshelp.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Never let them know your next move.

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nicolasnova @nicolasnova.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Un entretien dans le journal Le Temps de ce week-end à propos de mon dernier livre Persistance du merveilleux : le petit peuple des machines publié chez @premierparallele.bsky.social merci Philippe Simon /le Bestiaire de l'Anthropocène en apparition surprise). www.letemps.ch/cyber/nicola...

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nicolasnova @nicolasnova.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

“What does it mean to read (or misread) the artifacts of internet lore? Unraveling memes and idioms doesn’t just reveal complex stories, but new mechanics behind how we form and use language on the internet.” otherinter.net/research/lor...

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How to Read the Internet

What does it mean to read (or misread) the artifacts of internet lore? Unraveling memes and idioms doesn’t just reveal complex stories, but new mechanics behind how we form and use language on the int...

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nicolasnova @nicolasnova.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

“Compute havers” versus “Compute have nots”

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nicolasnova @nicolasnova.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Interesting read about investigating “imaginaries” in STS: “Unboxing the imaginary: Typology of future imagination techniques in high-tech development” by Limor Samimian-Darash, Amit Sheniak, and Nir Rotem journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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ORCID

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Matthew Kirschenbaum @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

"Slop" as New Aesthetic Category (tm); discuss.

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fabio iapaolo @fabio-iapaolo.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

CfA: "Simondon and AI: A Collective Individuation in the Year of His Birth Centenary". Join @susanaaires.bsky.social, @ludovico-rella.bsky.social and me at #STSItalia2025 in Milan next June! Abstracts due 3 February 2025. For submission guidelines and panel details (Panel No. 3): bit.ly/49xJP5m

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nicolasnova @nicolasnova.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Une analyse en détail de mon dernier livre publié chez @premierparallele.bsky.social, merci Hubert 🙏🏻

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nicolasnova @nicolasnova.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

OH: “He is a toddler version of Yoda”

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nicolasnova @nicolasnova.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

A Grenoble jeudi pour parler de l’enquête “Fragments d’une montagne” et du jeu “Chamonix-Sentinelles” labexittem.fr/montagnes-en...

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Montagnes en transition : regards croisés d’une climatologue et d’un anthropologue – Labex ITTEM

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nicolasnova @nicolasnova.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

“how did links come to represent information in the first place? And what’s at stake in the movement away from links toward AI chat interfaces?” aeon.co/essays/when-...

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When AI summaries replace hyperlinks, thought itself is flattened | Aeon Essays

In creating anonymous summaries, AI flattens out all the fascinating architecture of thought that makes the internet hum

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nicolasnova @nicolasnova.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Lorraine Daston, toujours passionnante sur l’histoire des sciences, la pluralité des démarches de connaissance et leur matérialité podcasts.apple.com/ch/podcast/l...

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Lorraine Daston, en toute objectivité

Podcast-Folge · La science, CQFD · 28.11.2024 · 58 Min.

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Régine Debatty @wmmna.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

The registrations for #NØSchool2024 are open. The school is aimed at students, artists, designers, makers, hackers, activists and educators who wish to engage in critical research around the social and environmental impacts of information and communication technologies noschoolnevers.com/index.html

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NØ SCHOOL NEVERS. ART + TECH + SCHOOL FRANCE

NØ SCHOOL NEVERS is a unique international summer school, held in Nevers in Burgundy, aimed at students, artists, designers, makers, hackers, activists and educators who wish to further their skills a...

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nicolasnova @nicolasnova.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

“content creators are quick to point out the tool’s limitations, underscoring that the quality of AI-produced short dramas often falls short of expectations. Even those marketed as fully AI-generated still rely heavily on human intervention” www.sixthtone.com/news/1015691

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With AI, China’s New Hit Dramas Are Virtually Writing Themselves

More and more of China’s ultrashorts are now being crafted entirely by AI, from script to special effects. But as the technology advances, concerns about creativity and authenticity continue to grow.

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Marcel LaFlamme @marcellaflamme.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

How should access to digital publications be provided once they enter the public domain? This new report sees a role for both dark archives and national libraries in moving beyond preservation to ensure widespread legal access. arcadiafund.org.uk/highlights/t...

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The Preservation of Knowledge in the Digital Age - Arcadia

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nicolasnova @nicolasnova.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Entendu au vol: “no poireau no ciboulette in la soupe”

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nicolasnova @nicolasnova.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

“This article proposes the concept of anticipated affordances as an analytical supplement to affordance theory. Anticipated affordances refers to how actors anticipate or speculate on a technology’s affordances before they have any direct use experience with it” journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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Anticipated affordances: Understanding early reactions to new technologies - Lars EF Johannessen, 2024

This article proposes the concept of anticipated affordances as an analytical supplement to affordance theory. ‘Anticipated affordances’ refers to how actors an...

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nicolasnova @nicolasnova.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

“Lolcow is a portmanteau of ‘LOL’ and ‘cow’ and is used in a derogatory way to describe highly exploitable people online, such as those who post a consistent flow of cringeworthy content” knowyourmeme.com/editorials/g...

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What Is a 'Lolcow?'

The moo of the lolcow is a particularly tantalizing sound for a certain section of the internet dedicated to trolling and teasing. Here's why, and what exactly a "lolcow" is.

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nicolasnova @nicolasnova.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

"Science/Fiction: A non-history of plants". "The book questions human projections and representations of the vegetal world, bringing to light the subjectivity, intelligence, and expressive abilities of plants". spectorbooks.com/book/science...

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Spector Books

Spector’s publishing practice is settled squarely in the intersection of art, theory, and design. Based in Leipzig Germany, our publishing house explores the possibilities offered by an active exchang...

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nicolasnova @nicolasnova.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

A fascinating interview of @thejaymo.net about the cultural importance of Dungeons & Dragons in digital cultures and (way) beyond fieldnotesfromthemetaverse.com/2024/12/04/i...

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Interview with Jay Springett: Dungeons & Dragons and the Metaphors of the Metaverse – Field Notes from the Metaverse

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Bart Simon @bartsimon.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

I have been reading more of Imre Szeman’s work on solarities and its clear when you operate a solar powered Minecraft server you do a lot of praying for sunshine. minecraftbloc.milieux.ca/sunblock/

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SunBlock One - Minecraft Bloc

SunBlock One: A Solar Powered Minecraft Server SunBlock is a research-creation project to build a solar powered modded Minecraft server with custom mods that give access to real time data about the en...

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nicolasnova @nicolasnova.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Currently reading about reading / En train de lire à propos de lire

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nicolasnova @nicolasnova.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

“Le risque, c’est que le solutionnisme efface les problèmes sociaux d’abus, de pauvreté, d’inégalité… qui sont bien souvent à l’origine des problèmes que les législateurs voudraient atténuer. On ne fera pas disparaître les causes en nettoyant les symptômes”

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