Creepy Algorithms

Social Networking: A Love Story, Sony And Mr. Kim's Thugs, Before It Was Everywhere, It Was In The New Yorker, The Year We Get Creeped Out By Algorithms, What We Learned This Week, The Best Knife Sharpener Is A Car The Daily Digg Friday, December 19, 2014 CAUGHT IN THE INTERNET'S WEB Social Networking: A Love Story buzzfeed.com The Internet is IRL. It always has been. WE DESERVE TO SEE BAD MOVIES Sony And Mr. Kim's Thugs nytimes.com The decision to cancel the release of a movie in response to threats by North Korean hackers could embolden rogue regimes and criminals. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NEW YORKER SPONSORED Before It Was Everywhere, It Was In The New Yorker digg.com For the past few months, The New Yorker has opened up its archive, sharing some of the magazine's most memorable pieces. We decided to go deep into the archive to find everyday phrases and ideas that first appeared on the pages of the venerable publication. Feel free to use any and all of these as fun facts at your holiday parties. A GHOST IN THE MACHINE The Year We Get Creeped Out By Algorithms niemanlab.org Algorithmic judgment is the uncanny valley of computing. DIGG PICKS What We Learned This Week digg.com This week we learned how to hack our taste buds, the real problem with Hollywood and the horrible things that happen when you answer a spam ad for Viagra. A KEEN INVESTMENT The Best Knife Sharpener Is A Car digg.com As it so happens, you probably already own a knife sharpener. It multitasks as a vehicle. Read more on Digg.com → A RED-CAR DAY A woman waits in a classic American car that's used as a shared taxi by commuters in Havana, Cuba, early Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014. Credit: AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014