David Johnson

I'm looking into new expressions of technology the African way.

[David Johnson @drjayatplay]

@ElonMuskAOC Elon because he's my favorite genius from my school and my country. But I would also pay double to watch a debate on AI at the table between Elon and Bill

[David Johnson @drjayatplay]

@rugby_ap Ys§so

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[iNethi @inethi4us]

We are back on Twitter! 🎉 Since our last post, we've:
✅ Opened an office
✅ Partnered with @grassEcon
✅ Worked with @ISOC_Foundation and @UCT_SoIT
✅ Launched 4 networks + a UCT test bed

#progress #opensource #ict4d #inethi

[David Johnson @drjayatplay]

@inethi4us @keeganwhitetech @grassEcon @ISOC_Foundation @UCT_SoIT onward and upward we go

[David Johnson @drjayatplay]

@JJ_Stellies A few corrections needed. He wasn't bullied at PBHS, he was bullied at Bryanston High before coming to PBHS. He donated a $1 million but never said he wouldn't send any further donations - confirmed by Schroder previous headmaster.

[David Johnson @drjayatplay]

Just watched Jacques Tati's "Playtime" (1967) - it felt more like an experience than a film - it could be about humans wondering through impersonal cities and sterile architecture ... all filmed in 70mm with incredible detail

[David Johnson @drjayatplay]

@elonmusk I thought this music I wrote would be great for the next succesful launch of your starship rocket https://t.co/CzCQxsAAlt #Starship

[David Johnson @drjayatplay]

3wise - a tool I built to check swear words in movies and TV series before you watch them with your family - is finally here after over 2 years of burning the midnight oil. https://t.co/minA1NTeqb Here is the promotional video: https://t.co/DOAYXKcwF9

[David Johnson @drjayatplay]

Opportunity for community owned cellular in New Zealand? Wish we could see more of this thinking in Africa https://t.co/Rzaem68NGC

[David Johnson @drjayatplay]

Always thought this sounded like an urban legend and having attented the same school that had a place for misfits. https://t.co/2aIFlKimrw

[David Johnson @drjayatplay]

Nice to see Forbes picking up on the contact tracing publication I did with Research ICT Africa; seems there were similar ideas around data rebates to install the App in Australia. @RIAnetwork @UCT_Research #contacttracing

[Forbes Science @ForbesScience]

https://t.co/07ddJ4KSLU

[David Johnson @drjayatplay]

I'm against censorship but Block/allow should be done by a media committee with equal representation from democrats and republicans with a salary penalty if you recommended blocked and it turns out to be true or allowed and it turns out to be fake. https://t.co/ghOsRhOJt7

[Alison Gillwald @alison_gillwald]

Very important precedent set in ruling that compelled Facebook to take down erroneous and defamatory post by private individual. ⁦@RIAnetwork⁩ #content&jurisdiction https://t.co/sDpQZLzfTq

[zeynep tufekci @zeynep]

❗️Did you know that *study after study* finds most people don't seem to transmit COVID at all? That a small percent is responsible for almost all infections? That R is not that informative? My new piece on why this may be key to controlling the pandemic. https://t.co/59YgSSHdEZ

[Research ICT Africa @RIAnetwork]

Check out the new RIA policy brief on contact tracing in South Africa @MandelaUCT @IDRC_CRDI @AI4Dev #COVID19SA
https://t.co/uGP7ykESA4

[David Johnson @drjayatplay]

@stevesong @GSMA Coverage mapping should not be in the hands of operators who provide maps to GSMA and regulators who provide these to the ITU, its an obvious conflict of interest, this should be done by an independent scientific oversight body using open auditable code.

[Research ICT Africa @RIAnetwork]

Has South Africa’s COVID Alert contact tracing app been zero-rated? https://t.co/VoAtLgwFlV @IDRC_CRDI @MandelaUCT @AI4Dev @UCT_news

[David Johnson @drjayatplay]

@alison_gillwald Which is why I believe a body like the ITU or some other scientific oversight body should create coverage maps with open auditable code and a standardized methodology applied to every country. Not even the ITU seem to have a standarized document that defines the edge of a cell.

[David Johnson @drjayatplay]

@RIAnetwork @UCT_news @alexcomninos @IDRC There is also already a lot of scaremongering going around about the app tracking you - it definitely cannot track your location! Everyone should install the app. This is the closest we have to a digital version of a face mask.

[David Johnson @drjayatplay]

@RIAnetwork @UCT_news @alexcomninos @IDRC The government is confusing people and this needs be be made clear: downloading the app is not zero rated, but data exchanged by the app is zero-rated.