ceoln @ceoln@qoto.org

Workday Inc.'s artificial intelligence systems and screening tools allegedly disqualify applicants who are Black, disabled, or over the age of 40 at a disproportionate rate, according to a lawsuit. #AI #Accessibility #HR https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/workday-ai-biased-against-black-disabled-applicants-suit-says

In the chaos, we become one. Abstraction redefines expectation. Evolution is the standard of the day -- the undeniable path forward promising change and adaptation.

#AI #AIart #Midjourney #Imagination #Abstract

alpha males

I'm kind of struck by how left-leaning the Fediverse is - after seeing so many right-wing social media sites stumble and bumble their way to ignominy. And I realised - the right want a social media site where they can own the libs, flex and troll. And it's boring trolling each other instead. While for the left, it's more about wanting a site to actually interact in a reasonable way with grown-ups.

Just interesting to note.

Fedi works because it works; Gab and Rumble and Truth and all the other right-wing circle-flappers just limp along without any users, because they don't offer what right-wingers want: targets.

@BlackAzizAnansi

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An inspiring story:

In Brazil, Lelia Wanick and Sebastian Salgado planted 2 millions trees in 18 years, bringing back 172 species of birds, 33 mammals, 15 amphibians, 15 reptiles and 293 plant species.

#rewilding #nature #forests #climate #biodiversity #water #WaterAction #UN2023WaterConference #ecology #trees

Boxing Champion Ramla Ali Is Fighting for Refugees #WomenoftheYear #Time

https://time.com/6257836/ramla-ali/

The fine folks at Tweetbot and the Iconfactory need your help.

If you were a subscriber to either, please re-install the app and click the button to decline your refund.

It's difficult, perhaps, to understand what a huge impact this would make on these folks, but your effort and small monetary sacrifice will help them more than you know.

More details in Daring Fireball's post: https://daringfireball.net/2023/03/tweetbot_and_twitterrific_face_the_cliff

Best vibes toot 😍

📷 @boldberlin https://www.instagram.com/p/CpP9-fzqb6e/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D

#SilentSunday

I've tried not buying anything that comes in plastic and it's hard! I've probably become a little cynical about individual solutions to big social problems generally, but is it wise to let this be an excuse not to try?

Maybe the correct action is to try your best and complain loudly the whole time. Which is what I'd do if I had to save some kid from drowning wile a guy in a wet suit just stood and watched. 6/6

"You don't need 50 homes." Obviously. Glad someone had the guts to say this on TV.

https://twitter.com/BernieSanders/status/1632178108844449794

Edinburgh's Penguins!

(read the alt text)

https://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/webcams/penguin-cam/

This would be a good time to support abortion and women’s health service providers in North Carolina, if you can.

“The state’s abortion providers are under strain, with women sometimes having to wait a month for an appointment. In Chapel Hill, nurses at the Planned Parenthood clinic say they often pull into the parking lot to find patients sleeping in their cars. The license plates are from Tennessee, Georgia, even Texas”

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/04/us/abortion-north-carolina.html?unlocked_article_code=HXCDyvivxOKs69DSZ2kF4VqCLXiGcnKpYW3g-eJmsaQ8rM2bvVJdHSbzJ2Rb9zLBfThst7SGjtaXO5lxI7jP3xQ5geg7OwyiSFoY6wcBD6XDbGMYoo5i118BIT_byxfyBaLLgQLBe34QdJ9C__qaQPfT5DgbNM9b0wRtF6w6F1Mh5ojB1zPYfkHb8UsDlNcUjhDQJIpUm5ss7Evk3NoTNGiPEVCPjobf11K4qlF0fibCZE1c9csRH_f8vv9aKjZO1pZyU4kilQfahv0LJB0tMiiqF03svWh4DlKb3-JCM3rsYnHqI81xjW2cDMzcg0sI51SwoILtenrj6cKJ&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Conservatives: we want to eradicate trans people

Trans people: wtf that's genocide

Some of you liberal mfs: maybe it is, maybe it isn't. Have you tried asking them nicely not to?

Hey.

Minnesotans.

Tell your MN State House Rep to support HF 146.

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF146&ssn=0&y=2023

It's the trans refuge bill, proposed by my rep, Leigh Finke. The gist is that the laws of other states hunting down trans people who have fled their unjust and inhumane laws cannot apply in Minnesota because they are against our laws.

No Fugitive Trans Acts allowed in Minnesota.

#USPol #Minnesota #TransRightsAreHumanRights

“CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? I SAID MY FOOD DISH IS EMPTY.”

It is with the reading of books the same as with looking at pictures; one must, without doubt, without hesitations, with assurance, admire what is beautiful.

#BlackMastodon #BlackHistory #tech

Gotta give posthumous flowers to Jerry Lawson, the man who created the first video game console w/interchangeable cartridges.

It was a watershed moment for gaming. As this USA Today article notes, it was "the foundation for today's global video game market."

In his honor, there's a Lawson exhibit on permanent display at The World Video Game Hall of Fame at The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, NY

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/02/27/how-black-engineer-forever-changed-video-game-consoles/4752682002/