Good thinking
How to Make a Bot That Isn't Racist
"It blows my mind, because surely they've been working on this for a while, surely they've been working with Twitter data, surely they knew this shit existed. And yet they put in absolutely no safeguards against it?!"
Always good to have what we all intrinsically thought confirmed by people who know.
Holy shit
The Blue Lagoon of Buxton (Is Actually a Toxic Soup Full of Waste)
So why do people insist on swimming in it?
Pastor Paseka Motsoeneng mocked for trying to sell smartphone photos of 'heaven'
His hand gesture, competitive pricing model and super-fun-sounding 'Heavenly Happenings Church' have inspired me to reach out/up to him to see if he'd like to sponsor this newsletter. Watch this heavenly space!
Good writing
Yes, I’m a nine-year-old girl. But I’m still a serious reporter
They've changed the video since this was first published in order to edit out a bit where she reads aloud a comment directed at her that said, 'You are nine fucking years old, what the fuck is wrong with you?'
I'm not sure what sort of person you have to be to criticise a nine year old for doing boots-on-the-ground journalism and getting an exclusive in the process - or to criticise a nine year old at all - but to do so using expletives pretty much gives away the answer.
Meanwhile, Hilde will just be working harder than most of us and enjoying the boost in traffic to Orange Street News.
Good drawing
Computer paints 'new Rembrandt' after old works analysis
As well as being interesting, the visual element of this application of machine-learning makes the subject as a whole much easier to wrap your head around. It surely also has implications for anyone who enjoys dabbling in forgeries...