Roger Zender
@rogerzender.bsky.social
Librarian & Music Lover
http://www.thezenderagenda.com
http://www.thezenderagenda.com
"As they have done time and again, libraries have adapted to these technological changes. But they have also managed to maintain their value as places where learning is interpersonal and social. Libraries might be our last bulwark against the digital degradation of life and learning."
Viva la Library!
Rebel against The Algorithm. Get a library card.
nautil.us
January 29, 2026 at 2:24 PM
"As they have done time and again, libraries have adapted to these technological changes. But they have also managed to maintain their value as places where learning is interpersonal and social. Libraries might be our last bulwark against the digital degradation of life and learning."
I appreciate her tenor.
Holly Herndon Says Bandcamp’s AI Ban Is Misguided
Earlier this week, Bandcamp issued a blanket ban on generative AI and deepfake impersonations. This new measure makes Bandcamp an exception on the streaming landscape, were AI music is becoming more a...
stereogum.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:19 AM
I appreciate her tenor.
"“I’m very happy personally that AI models are training on Wikipedia data because it’s human curated,” Wales told The Associated Press in an interview. “I wouldn’t really want to use an AI that’s trained only on X, you know, like a very angry AI,”"
Wikipedia inks AI deals with Microsoft, Meta and Perplexity as it marks 25th birthday
Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia written by volunteers, is embracing artificial intelligence to mark its 25th anniversary.
apnews.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:08 PM
"“I’m very happy personally that AI models are training on Wikipedia data because it’s human curated,” Wales told The Associated Press in an interview. “I wouldn’t really want to use an AI that’s trained only on X, you know, like a very angry AI,”"
Democracy Dies in Darkness...
The future of history: Trump could leave less documentation behind than any previous US president
Donald Trump's administration says it's the most transparent in history. But it's taken even more drastic steps than his first to shield key documents and information from the public.
apnews.com
May 26, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Democracy Dies in Darkness...
Sun’s out -> Screens in!
May 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Sun’s out -> Screens in!
This is heartwarming...
300 residents form human chain to help Michigan bookstore move 9,100 books
Chelsea residents created an assembly line to help move the entire inventory of Serendipity Books to a new location.
www.freep.com
April 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
This is heartwarming...
"Free Russia
Let Russia be free
from the lies of its leaders
and its autocracy "
Let Russia be free
from the lies of its leaders
and its autocracy "
Pet Shop Boys - Hymn (In memoriam Alexei Navalny)
YouTube video by Pet Shop Boys
www.youtube.com
February 23, 2025 at 7:27 PM
"Free Russia
Let Russia be free
from the lies of its leaders
and its autocracy "
Let Russia be free
from the lies of its leaders
and its autocracy "
This is fun...
Touring Lake Erie's Frozen Coastline (Drone Footage)
YouTube video by cleveland.com
youtu.be
February 18, 2025 at 11:13 PM
This is fun...
"Datasets aggregated on data.gov, the largest repository of U.S. government open data on the internet, are being deleted, according to the website’s own information. Since Donald Trump was inaugurated as president, more than 2,000 datasets have disappeared from the database."
Archivists Work to Identify and Save the Thousands of Datasets Disappearing From Data.gov
More than 2,000 datasets have disappeared from data.gov since Trump was inaugurated. But analyzing exactly what happened and where it went is going to take some time.
www.404media.co
February 2, 2025 at 10:38 PM
"Datasets aggregated on data.gov, the largest repository of U.S. government open data on the internet, are being deleted, according to the website’s own information. Since Donald Trump was inaugurated as president, more than 2,000 datasets have disappeared from the database."
If you're someone who likes food, you should watch this...
Why The U.S. Isn’t Growing Enough Food
YouTube video by CNBC
www.youtube.com
January 29, 2025 at 12:51 AM
If you're someone who likes food, you should watch this...
Great re-opening ceremony for the Martin Luther King Jr. branch of the #clevelandpubliclibrary
January 25, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Great re-opening ceremony for the Martin Luther King Jr. branch of the #clevelandpubliclibrary
"Oxfam International, in its latest assessment of global inequality timed to the opening of the World Economic Forum meeting, also predicts at least five trillionaires will crop up over the next decade. A year ago, the group forecast that only one trillionaire would appear during that time."
Billionaires' wealth soared in 2024, anti-poverty group says as the elites prepare for another Davos
Billionaire's wealth has grown faster last year, and now the world can expect at least five trillionaires within a decade, even as the number of people in poverty has barely budged since 1990.
apnews.com
January 20, 2025 at 1:50 PM
"Oxfam International, in its latest assessment of global inequality timed to the opening of the World Economic Forum meeting, also predicts at least five trillionaires will crop up over the next decade. A year ago, the group forecast that only one trillionaire would appear during that time."
So good…
“The result of all of this is a growing consumer alienation from the actual sources of information, a return to a kind of folk-story society ripe for manipulation by demagogues who promise simplicity in an increasingly complex world.”
“The result of all of this is a growing consumer alienation from the actual sources of information, a return to a kind of folk-story society ripe for manipulation by demagogues who promise simplicity in an increasingly complex world.”
Journalism's fight for survival in a postliterate democracy
The truth is going out of business as technology turns us into a folk-story society, ripe for influence by a demagogue.
mattdpearce.substack.com
January 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
So good…
“The result of all of this is a growing consumer alienation from the actual sources of information, a return to a kind of folk-story society ripe for manipulation by demagogues who promise simplicity in an increasingly complex world.”
“The result of all of this is a growing consumer alienation from the actual sources of information, a return to a kind of folk-story society ripe for manipulation by demagogues who promise simplicity in an increasingly complex world.”
TikTok should be banned.
"Three studies explored how TikTok, a China-owned social media platform, may be manipulated to conceal content critical of China while amplifying narratives that align with Chinese Communist Party objectives."
"Three studies explored how TikTok, a China-owned social media platform, may be manipulated to conceal content critical of China while amplifying narratives that align with Chinese Communist Party objectives."
‘TikTok Is Just the Beginning’
Link to: https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/tiktok-is-just-the-beginning
daringfireball.net
January 16, 2025 at 12:02 AM
TikTok should be banned.
"Three studies explored how TikTok, a China-owned social media platform, may be manipulated to conceal content critical of China while amplifying narratives that align with Chinese Communist Party objectives."
"Three studies explored how TikTok, a China-owned social media platform, may be manipulated to conceal content critical of China while amplifying narratives that align with Chinese Communist Party objectives."
Keep Alert!
"The emergence of personal AI agents represents a form of cognitive control that moves beyond blunt instruments of cookie tracking and behavioral advertising toward a more subtle form of power: the manipulation of perspective itself."
www.wired.com/story/ai-age...
"The emergence of personal AI agents represents a form of cognitive control that moves beyond blunt instruments of cookie tracking and behavioral advertising toward a more subtle form of power: the manipulation of perspective itself."
www.wired.com/story/ai-age...
AI Agents Will Be Manipulation Engines
Surrendering to algorithmic agents risks putting us under their influence.
www.wired.com
December 30, 2024 at 4:58 PM
Keep Alert!
"The emergence of personal AI agents represents a form of cognitive control that moves beyond blunt instruments of cookie tracking and behavioral advertising toward a more subtle form of power: the manipulation of perspective itself."
www.wired.com/story/ai-age...
"The emergence of personal AI agents represents a form of cognitive control that moves beyond blunt instruments of cookie tracking and behavioral advertising toward a more subtle form of power: the manipulation of perspective itself."
www.wired.com/story/ai-age...
This is how I roll... Let me know if you need any help. 🤓
"Imagine having a single app to keep up with your favorite news sources, YouTube channels, newsletters, and blogs, all in an easy-to-read format with no social media algorithms deciding what you see."
www.fastcompany.com/91251600/how...
"Imagine having a single app to keep up with your favorite news sources, YouTube channels, newsletters, and blogs, all in an easy-to-read format with no social media algorithms deciding what you see."
www.fastcompany.com/91251600/how...
How (and why) to start using an RSS reader for news again
With the right setup, RSS is still one of the most empowering ways to control your online content consumption.
www.fastcompany.com
December 23, 2024 at 3:37 PM
This is how I roll... Let me know if you need any help. 🤓
"Imagine having a single app to keep up with your favorite news sources, YouTube channels, newsletters, and blogs, all in an easy-to-read format with no social media algorithms deciding what you see."
www.fastcompany.com/91251600/how...
"Imagine having a single app to keep up with your favorite news sources, YouTube channels, newsletters, and blogs, all in an easy-to-read format with no social media algorithms deciding what you see."
www.fastcompany.com/91251600/how...
Reposted by Roger Zender
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Started a Blue Sky account for @thezenderagenda.bsky.social!
bsky.app
November 22, 2024 at 3:58 PM
Started a Blue Sky account for @thezenderagenda.bsky.social!
This is wild.
The world's largest and oldest organism may have been growing for 80,000 years
This is Pando, "the Trembling Giant," an astonishing clonal colony of quaking aspen trees located in Utah's Fishlake National Forest. Spanning about 106 acres and consisting of over 47,000…
buff.ly
November 14, 2024 at 11:12 AM
This is wild.
I feel robbed.
Why an end-of-the alphabet last name could skew your grades
A study finds an unintended consequence of computerized grade books
hechingerreport.org
October 8, 2024 at 5:45 PM
I feel robbed.
Some great resources for Pride Month at Kelvin Smith Library!
Celebrate Pride Month with KSL! | Kelvin Smith Library
case.edu
June 4, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Some great resources for Pride Month at Kelvin Smith Library!
"If we don’t look to libraries to guide the training of AI on the profound content of books, we will see a reinforcement of the same oligopolies that rule today’s tech sector. "
Books are Big AI’s Achilles Heel
By Dave Hansen and Dan Cohen Image of the Rijksmuseum by Michael D Beckwith. Image dedicated to the Public Domain. Rapidly advancing artificial intelligence is remaking how we work and live, a revo…
www.authorsalliance.org
June 3, 2024 at 1:54 PM
"If we don’t look to libraries to guide the training of AI on the profound content of books, we will see a reinforcement of the same oligopolies that rule today’s tech sector. "
A point of reflection...
Apple declares last MacBook Pro with an optical drive obsolete
The laptop hadn't been for sale in more than seven years.
arstechnica.com
February 1, 2024 at 1:23 AM
A point of reflection...
