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Category Archives: Ludditis
Naomi Klein on the hallucinations of AI developers
I have no time for blogging atm, but I noticed Bob Rich’s latest post and was unable to avoid following the link he recommended to Naomi Klein’s article ‘AI machines aren’t ‘hallucinating’. But their makers are‘. I learned about ‘AI … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Computers and Internet, Core thought, Ludditis, News and politics, People, Phlyarology, Strategy
Tagged AI, ChatGPT, hallucination, Naomi Klein
2 Comments
How to Shop for Tech That Actually Lasts
If we are to get ourselves out of Spaceship Earth Demolition Mode, one thing we are all going to have to do is to wean ourselves off the Perpetual Upgrade Treadmill. Below is a ‘reblog’ of an interesting lifehacker article … Continue reading
Posted in balance, Computers and Internet, Core thought, Environment, Ludditis, Strategy, Tech tips
Tagged Big Tech, design, planned obsolescence, sustainability, technology
4 Comments
A thorny issue: transcripts and intellectual property
The story so far Forty-two§ days ago, I wibbled about the upcoming Towel Day, in a post that featured a video interview of Richard Dawkins talking about Douglas Adams — and the transcript I’d (laboriously) made of it. Goldie left … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, balance, Communication, Computers and Internet, Core thought, Education, Ludditis, Phlyarology
Tagged accessibility, copyright, deaf, disabled access, intellectual property, law, TINLA
22 Comments
Choose your battles wisely (especially when transcribing)
When I wibbled about machine transcription a few days ago, I concluded that it was perhaps still too much in its infancy to be of any use. However, I thought I would give it a second chance, as I’ve no … Continue reading
How not to use technology to help with (machine) transcription
I’ve transcribed several videos here on Wibble. The most recent example was a short while ago: four-and-a-half minutes of Richard Dawkins talking about Douglas Adams. And almost immediately, Goldie blew my mind with a brilliant comment, asking whether I’d used … Continue reading
Posted in art, Communication, Education, Just for laughs, Ludditis, Phlyarology, Strategy
Tagged Monty Python, Ontiva, Sonix, The Lumberjack Song, transcription
15 Comments
What price privacy?
The Dumbest Blog Ever§ recently highlighted that ‘together, Apple and Google phones account for 99% of the smartphone market in the US‘. I avoided the dumbphone trap myself for years, relying on a ‘burner’ phone that did only what it … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, balance, Capitalism, Communication, Computers and Internet, Core thought, Education, Ludditis, Phlyarology, Strategy
Tagged dumbphone, echo chamber, filter bubble, privacy, secrecy
24 Comments
Feedback for Ocado
This wibblette is in two parts; they are in reverse chronological order, as I wish to begin by highlighting and giving credit to Ocado for being incredibly responsive in this case! The second part is the message I sent to … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Communication, Computers and Internet, Food, Ludditis, Strategy
Tagged HCI, Ocado, online shopping, rant, seppuku, website design
4 Comments
WordPress editor upgrade woes
Well, this is a pain. By ‘this’, I mean the new WordPress editor. Now, don’t get me wrong, I love youngsters. I can’t eat more than one at a sitting, though. My theory — which is mine — is that … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Computers and Internet, Core thought, Ludditis, Phlyarology
Tagged Change, classic editor, upgrades, Wordpress
25 Comments
Replacing the Older WordPress.com Editor with the WordPress Block Editor
Well, this is a blow. I’ve been using this same WordPress editing interface for the past decade, and it works fine. I’ve just found out that it’s apparently being withdrawn, and we’re all being forced to move to the new … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Computers and Internet, Ludditis
Tagged #FOWC, Change, Wordpress
58 Comments
Adventures with a dumbphone, Part Six
No series such as this would be complete without using the WordPress app* to compose and publish a blog post! Naturally, the theme of this post will be: My experience with using the WordPress app Well, so far, it’s been … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, balance, Communication, Computers and Internet, Ludditis, Phlyarology, Strategy
Tagged app, dumbphone, Ludditis, smartphone, Wordpress
9 Comments