Weekly Filet #212: Algorithmic citizenship. And more.
1. Algorithmic Citizenship (Citizen Ex)
Few people get to choose their citizenship, something that deeply influences our chances in life. This digital art project prompts reflection on identity and the (probably outdated?) concept of citizenship. «Algorithmic Citizenship is a new form of citizenship, one where your citizenship, and therefore both your allegiances and your rights, are constantly being questioned, calculated, and rewritten.» You are what you browse on the internet.
2. What is code? (Bloomberg Business)
What a beautiful monster of an article. I'm offering you a bet: If you read this now, you'll remember it in five years time, nah, make that ten years even.
3. Here’s Why Genocide Keeps Happening (Zocalo)
«The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.» The real answers are a bit more nuanced, go read them.
4. A Music Album You Can Only Listen To In A Forest (Pop-Up City)
This is a wonderful idea. I'm taking this with me as I go hiking over the weekend.
5. Scientists built bipedal robots so advanced you'll feel bad for them when they fall down (Vox.com)
To end on a lighter note: Watching humanoid robots fall over is hilarious. Then again: He laughs best that laughs last.
Recommended by Jessica Binsch: Would You Date Someone With A Hotmail Address? (Buzzfeed)
Our email address says a lot about us. Mailing from Riseup? Activist. Posteo? Privacy-conscious. T-Online or AOL? Probably still using dial-up. So would you date someone using a hotmail address? (I confess that I have a roughly 12-year-old web.de email address that I still use. But let's he honest: The real question is, would you actually ask someone out via email?)
June guest curator: Jessica Binsch is a journalist based in Berlin. She works for the German news agency DPA and if you care about how the internet transforms our lives (guess what: I think you should) – she's someone you should be following. Good thing she's on Twitter, so go follow Jessica.