Shardul Chiplunkar @shardulc@types.pl

There’s a great post for the supernerds in the room that goes into the nature of “dithering” and even explains the algorithmic nudges Atkinson Dithering uses to achieve its distinctive look: https://surma.dev/things/ditherpunk/

These days, dithering is usually encountered as an affectation or an artifact; we’ve got ridiculously high res deep color displays on our *wrists*. Back in the 80s when Atkinson was doing some of his most memorable work, though, it was the cutting edge of image display optimization.

👀 #TIL Monopoly wasn't invented by the Parker Brothers, nor the man they gave it credit for. In 1904, Monopoly was originally called The Landlord's Game, and was invented by a radical woman. Elizabeth Magie's original game had not one, but two sets of rules to choose from.
One was called "Prosperity", where every player won money anytime another gained a property. And the game was won by everyone playing only when the person with the least doubled their resources. A game of collaboration and social good.
The second set of rules was called "Monopoly", where players succeeded by taking properties and rent from those with less luck rolling the dice. The winner was the person who used their power to eliminate everyone else.
Magie's mission was to teach us how different we feel when playing Prosperity vs Monopoly, hoping that it would one day change national policies.
When the Parker Bros adopted the game, they erased the "Prosperity" rules and celebrated "Monopoly".
#ElizabethMagie #Monopoly #Landlord
HT Tumblr.com/soberscientistlife

Première en Suisse romande ! La Ville de #Lausanne va interdire la vidéosurveillance avec reconnaissance faciale dans l’espace public. Notre article présente les derniers développements. ⤵️
https://algorithmwatch.ch/fr/lausanne-interdit-reconnaissance-faciale-lespace-public/

🎺 Scala Center's five-year impact report is here 🎺

Celebrate with us all the incredible achievements 🥳

✅ Vibrant job market
✅ Simplified user experience
✅ Responsible stakeholders
✅ Growing community

🍾 Cheers to the next five years🍾

https://scala.epfl.ch/records/first-five-years/

2022 has been an excellent year for #Elsevier !

- Revenue: 2,909 £m (US$3.5 billion)
- Adjusted operating profit: 1,100 £m (US$1.3 billion)
- Margin: 37.8%

https://www.relx.com/investors/annual-reports/2022

To a large extent, this 'success' was made possible by all the scholarly organizations that have helped funnel tax funds to the shareholders of the monopolist!