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Tuesday, June 06, 2023

The rich and influential cheer squad who backed a war criminal

 … the Marranos, with whom I have always secretly identified (but don’t tell anyone) …

– from ‘Archive Fever: A Freudian Impression’ (1994) by Jacques Derrida


NSW Attorney-General Michael Daley said on Monday that he had received the preliminary findings of the head of the inquiry, former NSW chief justice Tom Bathurst, KC, on Friday.

It was Bathurst’s “firm view” that there was reasonable doubt about Folbigg’s convictions and his final report will be delivered at a later date.




OpinionNews from CNN, Gannett, The Washington Post and other media news, tidbits and links for your weekend review

CNN is bringing in a bigwig to help work on the network’s problems, hundreds of Gannett journalists will stage a series of work stoppages, and more.

June 2, 2023
  


To What Extent Do Our Secrets Define Us?


If a secret really is something I tell only myself, is there something here that is mine and mine alone, that survives as my true ‘self’, more basic than the many roles I play out socially? - Aeon

This sounds like an untenable situation and either you, your boss, or both of you are likely to experience burnout, or a ‘breakdown’ as you describe it, unless something changes. Burnout is a serious health and safety issue and your employer has an obligation to provide a safe working environment – and that includes making sure you are only working reasonable hours and being asked to meet reasonable standards and expectations.

Can my work force me to put pronouns in my email signature?


HR Brew: “…As ChatGPT and other generative AI technologies provide a helping hand to employees, HR teams are grappling with policies regarding its use, including disclosure. Some companies have banned or restricted employees from the tech. Others are embracing the possibilities the tech can offer to employee productivity and see it as a tool to boost productivity. As HR teams develop company policies governing generative AI use, they need to consider whether employees need to come clean about the assist. “Over the next couple years, I think every single organization in every industry is going to have to come to a crossroads as to how their organization is really going to standardize…the use of generative AI…depending on the type of work they do for their clients,” Christie Lindor, Bentley University professor and CEO of DE&I firm Tessi Consulting, said. “One of the biggest questions is around, ‘Should I disclose or not disclose?’” Lindor helps companies assess AI use, making sure it’s aligned with their DE&I strategies, and she said how she advises companies on disclosure is “industry dependent.”

The Strange Death of the Liberal Individual

Yanis Varoufakis argues that techno-capitalism has fragmented the individual by coopting attention, undermining liberty.