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Timnit Gebru’s team at Google is going public with their side of the story

The Verge

Gebru sent an email to the Brain Women and Allies listserv at Google detailing the pushback she’d gotten on the paper. “You’re not going to have papers that make the company happy all the time and don’t point out problems,” she said. That’s antithetical to what it means to be that kind of researcher.”.

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Great reads from around the web on April 8th

Amy Sample Ward

org on Climate Change and Building a Movement – "Social Media Coordinator, Joe Solomon took some time to explain what 350 really means, talk about transforming community inspiration into political power, and share a story about how his work with 350.org Repair Interview: Joe Solomon of 350.org

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2011 NTC Preview: Let's Talk About Tech, Baby

NTEN

Start thinking about success stories that you can share with your organization. Ask on listservs ( ProgEx , NTEN Affinity Groups , ISF Yahoo group , etc.) to get success stories. This is not the time for jargon -- save that for talking to your developers (or your NTEN listserv buds). How about your board members?

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$100 Laptop at WSIS 2005

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

A comment mentions this: " A slightly embarrassed Mr Annan inadvertently broke the crank handle of the non-functioning model on display as he left" from this news story. Here are some links from various listserv discussions and blog posts when the laptop was announced here in Boston last month.

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RSS As Information Coping Tool

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I've been doing Internet skills training workshops since 1995 and way back when I used to do one called "Digital Literacy" which was all about how to use email, listservs, and Internet search functions. changing habits is another story). I have in the past tried to access email from listservs that had RSS feeds.

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Research Friday: A Case for Content Curation

ASU Lodestar Center

Beyond the Center, there are also dozens of listservs, blogs, and electronic "hallways" devoted to philanthropy, nonprofit leadership and management, volunteerism, and other facets of the social sector. The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times routinely run feature stories about all aspects of philanthropy and the nonprofit sector.

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Information Island Grand Opening Celebration: Jeff Barr, Amazon Presentation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I got a little distracted with some IM networking because I ran into an avatar who I "know" from the SL Educator listserv - but hadn't met in-world yet. I also left my computer idle so I could go read my kids a bed time story) When I returned from to read the chat transcript, I caught up in about five minutes. Got that?)