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I recently had a bad experience with a coding challenge interview–bad because I didn’t do a good enough job.

I decided to revisit some coding challenge sites to practice more–not just solutions, but design.

That brought me to this challenge: implementing an abstract datatype for managing cookie jars. :) Or, three solutions to a playful problem.

Please enjoy reading!

rossney.net/articles/cookie-qu

A ruby method for solving the sweet cookie coding challange using a CookieQueue object.
rossney.netCookie QueueCookie Queue: Implementing an abstract datatype for managing cookie jars. :) Or, three solutions to a playful problem.
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'Three syntactic patterns appear consistently:
• Passive constructions, such as “Data shall be retained,” which avoid naming the actor.
• Nominalizations, such as “submission,” which replace verbs like “submit” to obscure who acts.
• Instruction templates without subjects, such as “Confirm identity before approval,” which issue commands without specifying any agent.

'Each of these forms is grammatically acceptable and often institutionally adopted. What unites them is that they structurally remove the subject, the speaker, and the agent.

'Why This Has Consequences

'Where no one is named, no one is held accountable.
[…]
'Formality, once a guarantee of procedure, becomes a mask for the absence of responsibility.

'Documents continue to function. Authority continues to be exercised. Yet no one signs, and no one speaks.'

agustinvstartari.com/post/who- by @agustinstartari

Agustin V. Startari · Who Gave the Order? When AI Issues Commands Without a SpeakerA reflection on how artificial language exerts control through structure, not speech1. What This Article ExaminesConsider the sentence:"All credentials must be verified before access is granted."It appears normal. It sounds official. But a basic question remains:Who is supposed to verify them?Who gave the instruction?This question anchors the published article Syntax Without Subject. The study examines how artificial intelligence, particularly large language models (LLMs), generates institutiona

Study: #SocialMedia probably can’t be fixed

It's no secret that much of social media has become profoundly #dysfunctional. …A small number of high-profile users garner the lion's share of attention and influence, and the #algorithms designed to maximize #engagement end up merely #amplifying #outrage and #conflict , ensuring the dominance of the loudest and most #extreme users—thereby increasing #polarization even more.

arstechnica.com/science/2025/0

Ars Technica · Study: Social media probably can’t be fixedBy Jennifer Ouellette

I wonder if there is some sort of algorithmic shift in #youtube?

I have been getting increasingly pushed with vile christian nationalist bullshit in there, like this one which basically states that there is no such thing as left politics.

The presenter insists instead that these people are pure evil, and anyone on the left is lying as a cover-up, merely to make it appear ”as if it was a political position”.

youtube.com/watch?v=VxZGVAOMgXA
#algorithms #hatespeech #ChristianNationalism

youtube.com- YouTubeEnjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

#Discovery and #Virality 🚀 #Algorithms powered by #AI identify viral trends and surface news faster than humans, amplifying the speed at which stories spread globally.

#Misinformation 🛡️ #AItools help platforms detect #fakenews, flag content, and promote credible sources, but challenges remain in balancing accuracy and freedom of speech.

#Engagement 💬 AI analyses #userbehaviour to optimise headlines, timing, and content types, keeping audiences engaged.

👉 SocialMediaNews.EU
👉 @media #news

eicker.BEratung · Social Media News ❖ Social Media Trends, Tools, Strategies
More from Gerrit Eicker 🇪🇺🇺🇦

The new algorithm for directed cheapest routes "slices the graph into layers, moving outward from the source like Dijkstra’s. But rather than deal with the whole frontier at each step, it uses the Bellman-Ford algorithm to pinpoint influential nodes, moves forward from these nodes to find the shortest paths to others, and later comes back to other frontier nodes. It doesn’t always find the nodes within each layer in order of increasing distance, so the sorting barrier doesn’t apply. And if you chop up the graph in the right way, it runs slightly faster than the best version of Dijkstra’s algorithm. It’s considerably more intricate, relying on many pieces that need to fit together just right. But curiously, none of the pieces use fancy mathematics."

quantamagazine.org/new-method-

Quanta Magazine · New Method Is the Fastest Way To Find the Best Routes | Quanta MagazineA canonical problem in computer science is to find the shortest route to every point in a network. A new approach beats the classic algorithm taught in textbooks.

"The most sophisticated players — Trump's digital operation, his media allies, and their orbiting influencers — understand that controlling the feed means controlling the conversation. And controlling the conversation is power."

~ Carolyn Orr Bueno

#Trump #Republicans #algorithms #facts #data #statistics #truth #authoritarianism #power
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weaponizedspaces.substack.com/

Weaponized · Silent Coup: How Trump’s Allies Are Gaming Algorithms To Seize Your FeedBy Caroline Orr Bueno, PhD

📖 **Robin Hood Math: Take Control of the Algorithms That Run Your Life**

"_Giansiracusa, associate professor of mathematics at Bentley University, describes his newest work as an educational book about math, but those who freeze at the mention of mathematics can take heart—this reads like a good yarn. Full of engaging stories about how ideas about calculation took shape, it reveals how algorithms intersect with our everyday lives._"

🔗 kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews.

#Algorithms #Maths #Mathematics #Math #Nonfiction #BookReview #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon

Kirkus ReviewsROBIN HOOD MATH | Kirkus ReviewsBounding through the forest of data, wielding math to right wrongs.

ACLU: Surveillance Company Flock Now Using AI to Report Us to Police if it Thinks Our Movement Patterns Are “Suspicious”

"...the company is also now apparently analyzing our driving patterns to determine if we’re “suspicious.” That means if your police start using Flock, they could target you just because some algorithm has decided your movement patterns suggest criminality...."

aclu.org/news/national-securit

American Civil Liberties Union · Surveillance Company Flock Now Using AI to Report Us to Police if it Thinks Our Movement Patterns Are “Suspicious” | ACLUCompany crosses a dangerous line by beginning to offer AI suspicion-generation functions