Emma Bolton

After I heard about the incident a few hours ago, I spent some time reading about N-word tics and intrusive thoughts and what I came away with was a feeling of deepened anger about the way white supremacist society has associated “Black person” with this word so it’s there, in people’s brains

Many are appropriately outraged by Altman’s comments here implying that raising a human child is akin to “training” an AI model.

This is part of a broader pattern where AI industry leaders use language that collapses the boundary between human and machine.

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The photo shows four images of the same Roman iron stylus (pen) one below the other, with knib to the left. This stylus is octagonal in shape, with an inscription dot-punched along its length on four alternate sides. The stylus is 132 mm long and 5 mm thick, and the letters are circa 2 mm high. The four images of the pen show the four lines of inscribed text (highlighted) which read: ‘ab urbe v[e]n[i] munus tibi gratum adf(e)ro acul[eat]um ut habe[a]s memor[ia]m nostra(m) rogo si fortuna dar[e]t quo possem largius ut longa via ceu sacculus est (v)acuus’ Translated as ‘I have come from the City. I bring you a welcome gift with a sharp point that you may remember me.
I ask, if fortune allowed, that I might be able (to give) as generously as the way is long (and) as my purse is empty.’ This inscription is generally interpreted by scholars as a humorous, tongue-in-cheek acknowledgment by the giver of the cheapness of the gift. The pen was used to write on wax-filled wooden writing tablets. Found in London (Roman ‘Londinium’) by MOLA, during excavations for Bloomberg’s European Headquarters in 2010–2014 . Photo by Juan Jose Fuldain for MOLA

Timeless humour!

A 2,000 year-old Roman souvenir pen with a joke inscription roughly equivalent to:

“I went to Rome and all I got you was this cheap pen!" 😂

Dated circa 70 AD, this iron stylus pen was recovered in London during excavations by MOLA. 📷 Juan Jose Fuldain/MOLA

#Archaeology

Critical Perspectives on "AI" in Education French Postcard, ca. 1901, "In the Year 2000," Wikimedia

Next conversation in 'Critical Perspectives on "AI" in Education': Monday 23 Feb, 12pm PST / 3pm EST / 8pm GMT.

I'll be talking about HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY, history of disability, and technology.

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In case you do ever find yourself in need of a mango in Europe, they grow lovely mangoes on the Costa Tropical in Spain (but still a bizarre conversation)

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That is fair

Thanks for organising the watch party! That was a terrible film and I also had a lot of fun.

Keen for another watch along next week! #ReluctantWidow

So Much Romance!

Carlyon pulled the curtain off to trip Francis, and immediately tripped himself. Some pro sword fighting there #ReluctantWidow

How will you bear the suspense?!

I'm so glad we're watching this together (and with the benefit of expert commentary) - otherwise I don't think I'd have any idea what's going on or who anyone is

The absolute lack of chemistry with her new husband is a feat in itself

"Deaths, threats...and now my very bedroom invaded!" Some of these lines would have been fun to say #ReluctantWidow

It looks like the costume designer was told at the last moment she needed to have a hat, and grabbed the nearest tea cozy #ReluctantWidow

The nails, the mirror, the voice change - he would have tossed his hair if it was longer. But why such an emphatic rejection of tea from India?

She loves him now?!! What?! I'm having flashbacks from The Sheik #ReluctantWidow

"I've always considered marriage a way of life...romance, even love" #reluctantwidow

That's a well-practised single eyebrow raise #ReluctantWidow

The way his voice goes up in pitch when he tells her she's so pretty 🤢

I've put the book on hold at the library so I can appreciate his character properly

That's the first time anyone's ever described London as tranquil #ReluctantWidow

Please tell me they did his outfit justice though (even if not his character)!

Okay the striped jacket with the lacy froth emphasised by the large dark collar is my fave outfit so far #ReluctantWidow

Looks like she took inspiration from Valentino's sheik with those eyes popping out in shock #reluctantwidow

Brilliant, thank you!

Good pick up 😉

Okay I didn't know that was a thing. What browser do you use? We've made it a family affair on the tv

I mean those accessories are pretty shiny!

We were trying to read the subtitles but they weren't up to the job either!