Paul Dicken

Hopped up on Goofballs.
I also write about philosophy, technology and society.

[Paul Dicken @paul_dicken]

@ASFleischman Was the other guy writing in the margins? Feels like an affirmative defence to me.

[Lee Trepanier @lee_trepanier]

@paul_dicken: "In his new book, Lowry Pressly argues that the right to privacy goes deeper than concerns about free speech—it is at the core of our humanity."
https://t.co/qig2lYdUND

[Law & Liberty @LawLiberty]

Upon reviewing “The Age of Prediction,” @paul_dicken is left largely unimpressed with what the authors have to say about artificial intelligence. Reading between the lines, however, proved to be quite interesting. https://t.co/EBkpGuz6jz

[Law & Liberty @LawLiberty]

What will be the social and political consequences of living in the world of algorithms and AI?

@paul_dicken considers in his review of “The Age of Prediction.”
https://t.co/EBkpGuz6jz

[Amanda @Pandamoanimum]

Step On by Happy Mondays, but it's being performed by The Wombles.

[Paul Dicken @paul_dicken]

@ojusher Man, the DLC for this simulation just feels lazy.

[Paul Dicken @paul_dicken]

@ojusher Nor did it address notorious interview bias. In many ways, algorithms and quotas more designed to show that "we are doing something" rather than addressing underlying issue.

[Paul Dicken @paul_dicken]

@ojusher The idea made sense -- getting mediocre grades in awful environment more impressive, etc. Not sure how you quantify that in an algorithm though. And every college had its own, jealously guarded, and incomprehensible to everyone except the batty old prof who designed it.

[Jeffrey Bilbro @jeff_bilbro]

In which I recommend essays by @patrick_barkham, @_ryanruby_, @616Clifford, @hanszeiger, @paul_dicken, @NadyaWilliams81, @emlybelz, and others.

[Will Quinn @willquinnart]

Daily bunny no.2011 just wants to show off his li'l dance

[The American Conservative @amconmag]

"It has become increasingly clear to many that while the specialization of the natural sciences has led to unprecedented technological progress, this has been a mixed blessing."

By Paul Dicken:
https://t.co/jvwj1a0Rpt

[Paul Dicken @paul_dicken]

This week, a short story in @LoftBooks and an essay in @LAReviewofBooks.

One is about a lobster; the other is about Thomas Kuhn.

https://t.co/gneM5yboau

https://t.co/8PtAV9uTYE

Are you not entertained?

[Los Angeles Review of Books @LAReviewofBooks]

“Where the early Kuhn highlights differences between scientific communities, his later work emphasizes similarities.” @paul_dicken reviews “The Last Writings of Thomas S. Kuhn: Incommensurability in Science,” edited by Bojana Mladenović. https://t.co/8tfWeSAEiY

[Paul Dicken @paul_dicken]

Ok, this is a game changer.

[Lisa De Pasquale @LisaDeP]

First Blood is a Christmas movie.

[Paul Dicken @paul_dicken]

@ojusher I did actually find it more inspirational with the paragraph breaks ...

[christhebarker @christhebarker]

The Two Renés by Magritte

[Paul Dicken @paul_dicken]

@katrinagulliver Wait until you see how many are living inside the vacuum cleaner ...

[Paul Dicken @paul_dicken]

Some depressing #MondayMotivations for those who should be working:

https://t.co/TGYPuuhPOe

[Paul Dicken @paul_dicken]

I have spent hours at work googling "quiet quitting" and still don't know what it's all about.