Words Aren’t Merely Words. Context Matters, And Words Processed By Machines Are Changed

 

Becoming James Bond Literary Review 

Words Aren’t Merely Words. Context Matters, And Words Processed By Machines Are Changed

We are at a moment of disjunction in the history of reading, driven by a technological shift that already seems to be as consequential as the birth of the printing press, a shift whose magnitude was already present to me 15 years ago when I had my dizzying encounter with my own text. - Tablet

How Paperback Publishing Helped The US Win WWII

"The paperbacks were intended to help soldiers pass the time. But they were also meant to remind them what they were fighting for, and draw a sharp contrast between American ideals and Nazi book burnings." - The New York Times

Former Young Australian of the Year Dr Daniel Nour, born in 1995?, will be honoured at the Muhammad Ali Centre’s humanitarian awards.CREDIT: EDWINA PICKLES

Daniel Naur: When Muhammad Ali’s family emailed a Sydney doctor, he thought it was spam

Mathematician warns US spies may be weakening next-gen encryption New Scientist

Dating Websites and Furry Forums: The Volunteer Army of Online Investigators Who Helped the FBI Track Down January 6 Perpetrators Politico