Society & Culture
“The metaverse exists. The most-common definitions of the ‘metaverse’ are: 1) an embodied virtual-reality experience; 2) a Web3 framework for economic interoperability; 3) a creative platform for experiences (e.g., Roblox). “
~Jon Radoff, author of the Building the Metaverse blog and CEO of Beamable
This week on Cyber we’re going to look at one small piece of all this: tech, data, and censorship. With me today is Motherboard Senior Editor Samantha Cole. She’s been working on a number of stories about period tracking apps and data and she’s here to walk us through how the Roe decision is not just a blow against bodily autonomy, but also against privacy.
Stories in this episode:The #1 Period Tracker on the App Store Will Hand Over Data Without a Warrant
Here’s What Period Tracking Apps Say They Do With Your Data
Tech Companies Won’t Say If They’ll Give Cops Abortion Data
Facebook Is Banning People Who Say They Will Mail Abortion Pills”
https://twitter.com/Grimezsz/status/1557247269963005952?t=jWl1i7qKYZjgmaDlCUT06g&s=19
http://www.paulgraham.com/artistsship.html
Could we persuade the organisers of Burning Man https://burningman.org/ to occupy/take over a refugee camp on the Mexican/US border (eg the Tijuana camp reported on in this story https://www.thisamericanlife.org/770/my-lying-eyes/act-two-8 ) and instigate an intentional community (including security/defence and bureaucratic assistance with asylum applications/education/language support) on hybrid gift-economy/social entrepreneurship principles?Comment on the contraditctions in the Burning Man model in The AtlanticOther reporting from the Mexico/US border immigration story by reporter James Spring
(https://www.nebt.co.uk/2022-season/
Ballet Black
https://balletblack.co.uk/
https://balletblack.co.uk/the-company/people/Music
“Heartbreaking” was presented at HackBallet XMAESS 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwMJ-VH8QlY
DeToxic Forum 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qXulu-lMdg&t=6s
O sing for him / God’s little song-birds / Since his mother cannot find him.
And you, God’s little flowers / May you blossom all around / that my son may sleep a happy sleep.[20]
Cellophane (performative sexuality into authentic self expression and vulnerability) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkLjqFpBh84
Don’t Judge Me (homelessness, antisocial behaviour, mental ill health, black violence) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJacful-tII
Sad Day (relationships, violence, Metaversing) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxGDNRE-2c0
Two Weeks (Diva, Goddess) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yDP9MKVhZc
Meta Angel (metaversing, fashion) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbZ797lufBk
Home with you (escapism, urban modern vs classical/historical/imaginative) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2Rro6TQgpU
Ache (black violence, krumping) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyB61XiggvM
Glass & Patron (Metaversing, feminine power,camp, voguing, fashion, catwalk, nature/un-nature/super-nature) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNbFc-fa-ww
Thankyou Song (Suicidality, gratitude, care) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYBEeJzxS5Q
Valentino Live 2020:Mary Magdelene, Cellophane (Classical Cello, Voice, Piano, Fashion) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jD78FhrR6NY
Voguing dancehall https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLHAkwZrg48
Mythology
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eos