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Reading Activity 0201: What my "liked' groups on Facebook have to say about me

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 What my 'liked' groups on Facebook have to say about me Activity 0201 Scrolling through my liked groups on Facebook showed me from present to past where my interests lay over time, as well as people I was associated with/friends with at the time, and beliefs I had/causes I was passionate about. Honestly as soon as I went down about 30 groups I began to see things I no longer even care about or remember specifically (I can recall the phase of my life, my feelings and attitudes towards peers, culture and society that I held, even the friends and social circles that I was with at that time). For example, currently everything is astrology or tarot, particularly tarot groups. As I scrolled further down I saw more and more environmental activism groups and social justice groups. It's not like I don't care anymore about social justice or the environment, but at that time I still believed that perhaps something could be done to save the environment and prevent it's collap

Reading Activity 0102: Algorithms

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  Algorithms Reading Activity 0102 If everyone admires their own Instagram as much as I do (compared to anyone else's), here is actual wallpaper designed to keep your hands free for other important components of self admiration! The first article I found that has a positive view of algorithms (mostly) is on mashable.com, and I wouldn't say that it necessarily centers on 'the positive' but rather, a clear definition of what they are, as well a historical context. Since algorythm means, and I had no idea, a sequence of instructions (and in the context of the Web, instructions for a computer), the piece is able to explore the ways algorythms are changing, for example machines are able to learn, like AI, like humans. No judgment in the article (like, that's not creepy). It's true that without them it would be difficult and tedious to shop online, at the very least.  (https://mashable.com/article/what-is-an-algorithm/) The second article I found, this one is actually