A Massive Archiving Effort at National Parks (with Jenny McBurney and Lynda Kellam)
If you’ve been to a national park in the U.S. recently, you might have noticed some odd new signs about “beauty” and “grandeur.” Or, some signs you were used to seeing might now be missing completely. An executive order issued earlier this year put the history and educational aspects of the parks system under threat–but a group of librarians stepped in to save it.
This week we have a conversation between Sam and two of the leaders of the independent volunteer archiving project Save Our Signs, an effort to archive national park signs and monument placards. It’s a community collaboration project co-founded by a group of librarians, public historians, and data experts in partnership with the Data Rescue Project and Safeguarding Research & Culture.
Lynda Kellam leads the Research Data and Digital Scholarship team at the University of Pennsylvania Libraries and is a founding organizer of the Data Rescue Project. Jenny McBurney is the Government Publications Librarian and Regional Depository Coordinator at the University of Minnesota Libraries. In this episode, they discuss turning “frustration, dismay and disbelief” at parks history under threat into action: compiling more than 10,000 images from over 300 national parks into a database to be preserved for the people.
YouTube Version: https://youtu.be/xrCElwgY5Co
‘Save Our Signs’ Archive and Submission Site
'Save Our Signs' Wants to Save the Real History of National Parks Before Trump Erases It
‘Save Our Signs’ Preservation Project Launches Archive of 10,000 National Park Signs
Archivists Work to Identify and Save the Thousands of Datasets Disappearing From Data.gov
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People Are Modding Meta Ray-Bans to Spy On You
We have something of a Meta Ray-Bans smart glasses bumper episode this week. We start with Joseph and Jason’s piece on a $60 mod that disables the privacy-protecting recording light in the smart glasses. After the break, Emanuel tells us how some people are abusing the glasses to film massage workers, and he explains the difference between a phone and a pair of smartglasses, if you need that spelled out for you. In the subscribers-only section, Jason tells us about the future of advertising: AI-generated ads personalized directly to you.
YouTube version: https://youtu.be/tAmhRnHc16Q
1:00 - A $60 Mod to Meta’s Ray-Bans Disables Its Privacy-Protecting Recording Light
18:03 - Meta's Ray-Ban Glasses Users Film and Harass Massage Parlor Workers
SUBSCRIBER'S STORY: The Future of Advertising Is AI Generated Ads That Are Directly Personalized to You
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The Crackdown on ICE Spotting Apps (with Joshua Aaron)
Joseph speaks to Joshua Aaron, the creator of ICEBlock. Apple recently removed ICEBlock from its App Store after direct pressure from the Department of Justice. Joshua and Joseph talk about how the idea for ICEBlock came about, Apple and Google’s broader crackdown on similar apps, and what this all means for people trying to access information about ICE.
ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’
Google Calls ICE Agents a Vulnerable Group, Removes ICE-Spotting App ‘Red Dot’
Apple Banned an App That Simply Archived Videos of ICE Abuses
YouTube version: https://youtu.be/WLpyObHkPqc
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Grokipedia Is Cringe
We start this week with Jason’s explanation of what Grokipedia is, and how it compares to the very much human-made Wikipedia. After the break, we talk all about the hell of updating Windows PCs and what that means specifically for Windows 10 users. In the subscribers-only section, Emanuel explains what a16z is doing with a ‘speedrun’ to a wholly AI-generated world.
Intro0:00 - Merch drop2:38 - Dark Wire: The Incredible True Story of the Largest Sting Operation Ever (use code WIRE20 for 20% off)3:25 - First Contact: The Story of Our Obsession with Aliens
Stories5:00 - Grokipedia Is the Antithesis of Everything That Makes Wikipedia Good, Useful, and Human10:48 - Elon Musk's Grokipedia Pushes Far-Right Talking Points23:04 - The End of Windows 10 Support Is an E-Waste Disaster in the Making32:00 - Nathan Proctor interview
Subscriber's Stories:
a16z-Backed Startup Sells Thousands of ‘Synthetic Influencers’ to Manipulate Social Media as a Service
a16z Is Funding a 'Speedrun' to AI-Generated Hell on Earth
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Hackers Dox ICE
We start this week with Joseph’s articles about a hacking group that doxed DHS, ICE, FBI, and DOJ officials. The group then sent us the personal data of officials from the NSA and a bunch of other government agencies. After the break, Emanuel revisits Wikipedia’s AI problem. In the subscribers-only section, Sam explains OpenAI’s inevitable path to an AI sex bot.0:00 - Intro0:50 - How Artists Are Keeping 'the Lost Art' of Neon Signs Alive4:42 - Hackers Dox Hundreds of DHS, ICE, FBI, and DOJ Officials
13:53 - Hackers Say They Have Personal Data of Thousands of NSA and Other Government Officials
31:58 - Wikipedia Says AI Is Causing a Dangerous Decline in Human Visitors
SUBSCRIBER'S SEGMENT: OpenAI Catches Up to AI Market Reality: People Are Horny
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