Notices by Calishat (researchbuzz@researchbuzz.masto.host)

@anildash I must know --- did anyone reading this get the LL Cool J reference?

https://www.anildash.com/2024/11/19/dont-call-it-a-substack/

#3DModels #3DScanning #photogrammetry #LEGO

"If you’ve ever stared at your coffee mug and thought, That’d look great in LEGO, you’re either a visionary or in need of caffeine. Either way, the Brick My World app promises to make it happen. This app claims to take ordinary objects and convert them into buildable LEGO models, skipping the need for 3D modeling skills or divine LEGO intervention."

https://mikeshouts.com/brick-my-world-app-turns-real-world-objects-into-lego-model/

#YouTube #influencers #JohnnySomali #SouthKorea

"South Korean police have intensified their investigation into Johnny Somali, a US YouTuber known here for his controversial and disrespectful antics while traveling in Korea. Somali, whose real name is Ramsey Khalid Ismael, is under investigation for obstruction of business and alleged drug use. A travel ban has been imposed to prevent him from leaving the country while the investigation proceeds, according to police."

https://news.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20241101050394

Hey to my new followers. If you're new to #Mastodon in general, just a reminder I made a set of 11 little web apps for exploring and searching this corner of the fediverse. It's free, free-of-ads, and designed for your desktop (as opposed to your phone.)

https://mastogizmos.com/

If you want a quick overview of what it offers:

https://www.calishat.com/2024/09/03/mastogizmos-gets-an-overhaul/

More goodness from @jhpot

https://lifehacker.com/tech/use-bridgy-feed-to-link-mastodon-and-bluesky

#LGBTQ #language #AI #ContentModeration

' [Rebecca] Dorn, who is a fourth-year Ph.D. student in computer science at USC Viterbi School of Engineering looked at non-binary users on social media platforms like X...and found that they often receive less engagement—such as likes or followers—than their binary counterparts. Additionally, their posts are frequently flagged as being more toxic by content moderation algorithms, even when they contain no harmful content. '

https://today.usc.edu/technology-meant-to-protect-marginalized-voices-sometimes-silences-them/

#music #orchestras #concerts #free #MinnesotaOrchestra

"You no longer need to contend with paywalls or passwords to watch MinnOrch digital concerts. Instead, now all audiences can watch the Orchestra’s collection of full-length live and archived concerts, performance and interview excerpts, and narrative content in our Digital Concert Hall or by following the music on our Minnesota Orchestra YouTube channel, where concerts will be added regularly."

https://www.minnesotaorchestra.org/stories/all-minnorch-digital-concerts-are-now-free/

#maps #mapping #Google #Asia #SoutheastAsia

'Grab turned to its 5 million drivers to help map the streets and alleys they traversed every day on bikes, cars, and on foot. Drivers earned extra pay for mapping, and the resulting maps were more accurate than Google Maps or Here, also capturing colloquial place names and hyperlocal landmarks, [Sriram] Iyer said. '

https://restofworld.org/2024/grab-google-maps-southeast-asia/

@BrideOfLinux (Raises the three "Official Netscape" books I worked on)

#uspol #politics #cannabis

Kamala Harris posted this on Bird about an hour ago.

Being distracted by that presentation for the last week means my RSS feeds are severely neglected and I need to spend the day catching up. Apologies in advance if I end up posting way too much.

#Google #Sweden #unions #legal

"On 17 January 2024, two workers were called in a meeting at Google in Sweden. They were told that restructuring would take place and that, as a result, their services would no longer be needed. They were offered to sign a 'mutual agreement' and resign. But the workers declined – and two weeks later Google called Unionen for negotiations. The union believes that the U.S. multinational has broken the law by involving them too late."

https://uniglobalunion.org/news/swedish-unions-take-google-to-court/

#blindness #VisualImpairment #disability #accessibility #museums

'BentoMuseum, a layered museum map with audio-tactile interactions, supports blind users in obtaining information and understanding 3D attractions through tactile explorations.'

https://cacm.acm.org/research-highlights/bentomuseum-3d-and-layered-interactive-museum-map-for-blind-visitors/

#VideoGames #cognition #FinallyIHaveAnExcuseToPlayRimworld

'According to results of the study, people who frequently play video games (five or more hours per week for a single type of game) performed cognitively, on average, like people who were 13.7 years younger. Individuals who engaged infrequently with video games (less than 5 hours per week across all kinds of games) performed like people 5.2 years younger.'

https://news.westernu.ca/2024/10/brain-body-study-results/

#Google #GooglePlay #legal #apps #antitrust

"Google has asked a California federal judge to pause his sweeping court order requiring it to open up its app store Play to greater competition. In a court filing on Friday night, Google said U.S. District Judge James Donato’s injunction order, which goes into effect on Nov. 1, would harm the company and introduce 'serious safety, security, and privacy risks into the Android ecosystem.'"

https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2024-10-12/google-wants-us-judges-app-store-ruling-put-on-hold

#work #diversity #BlackHealth #PublicHealth

'In the first study of its kind, researchers from UC Berkeley School of Public Health found that Black workers in Michigan automobile manufacturing plants with a greater number of Black colleagues had better cardiovascular health than Black auto workers who worked in overwhelmingly white plants.'

https://publichealth.berkeley.edu/news-media/research-highlights/racially-balanced-workplaces-may-protect-employees-against-cardiovascular-disease

@anildash Hey! Did you see my new US Local News Search?

Enter a city/state and get a list of TV stations serving that city (thanks FCC database) and a list of newspapers serving that state (thanks Wikipedia!)

Choose the sources you want to search, add your own query, and boom! Instant Google search. You can also create date spans!

Free/no ads/made for desktop

https://searchtweaks.com/lns/

#women #BlackMastodon #SocialMedia #microaggressions #MentalHealth

'A new study finds that microaggressions aimed at Black women online appear to harm the health of other Black women who see those microaggressions – even though the microaggressions are not aimed at them personally. Specifically, researchers found that encountering vicarious microaggressions was associated with worse sleep quality for young Black women.'

https://news.ncsu.edu/2024/09/microaggressions-sleep-and-black-women/

#uspol #politics #NorthCarolina #MarkRobinson #MassNoping

'Four top operatives on Mark Robinson’s campaign for North Carolina governor have stepped down, the campaign announced on Sunday.

General consultant and senior advisor Conrad Pogorzelski III, campaign manager Chris Rodriguez, finance director Heather Whillier and deputy campaign manager Jason Rizk have stepped down from the campaign.'

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/22/politics/mark-robinson-campaign-resignations/index.html

#Twitter #ElonMusk #Brazil

'X’s lawyers said the company had done exactly what Mr. Musk vowed not to: take down accounts that a Brazilian justice ordered removed because the judge said they threatened Brazil’s democracy. X also complied with the justice’s other demands, including paying fines and naming a new formal representative in the country, the lawyers said.'

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/21/world/americas/elon-musk-x-brazil.html