Scott, Drowning in Information

Complex information ecosystem psychopomp. Swarm intelligence egregore. Magitek knight. Combat librarian. Bearer of the cursed knowledge.

Information scientist, tech lead, and [REDACTED] engineer. Disinformation and extremism hater.

Scott, Drowning in Information boosted:
2023-06-21

[Infographic] Finding and Evaluating Online Information Sources (in Clove, a neutral colour palette).

Librarians, educators, and anyone else interested: Check this folder occasionally for new palettes and minor revisions to the copy.

You can get this infographic and others in my Google docs folder here:

drive.google.com/drive/folders

#Education
#InformationLiteracy #InformationRetrieval #librarian #CriticalThinking #KnowledgeMobilization
#workflow #productivity

An infographic describing information search as a three-stage process of planning, gathering, and reviewing the results of your search activities.
Scott, Drowning in Informationvortex_egg@ioc.exchange
2023-04-09

Time for a re-#Introduction. I'm Vortex Egg. I work in the intersection of technology, library and information science, and digital extremism—including everything from counterterrorism, propaganda, disinformation, influence, conspiracy theories, and esotericism, to the impact of technology, cybernetics, and complexity on society.

My special focus is on the management and lifecycle of harmful information, adversarial information behaviors, and the emergence and influence of collective beliefs.

As I am not a journalist or academic, I do not generally talk publicly about my work and research. Expect a lot of vague-posts and other arcane ideas that I will not be elaborating on, thank you.

I do have an ongoing project to make a public digital library of research topics and resources related to disinformation and extremism studies.

I also used to do public service crisis information-sharing, but this is increasingly challenging in the present information ecosystem. Be safe out there.

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👻 eboy (ectoplasm boy)pixouls@post.lurk.org
2023-04-05

I think this is one of my favorite articles I've read all year

> It seems I am living on the edge - edge working, edge computing, both promising a lower carbon footprint. On closer inspection it only lowers corporations' footprint, overall energy use increases. First, I was told that the cloud was more green, because it is powered by renewable energy, and far more efficient than my old hardware. Software as a Service has made many people move their software and data from personal computers to the cloud, now caught in a digital enclosure, locked in. When l'm in a video conference and my laptop is sucking dry the power grid to be able to keep up with the conversation, I'm being told it's more efficient to use edge computing because it lessens network traffic. Infrastructural sprawl increases and total energy consumption is going up either way. My energy provider installed a smart meter so I can gain insight into my usage and thus magically become more energy efficient. Climate change became my responsibility.

"Refusing the Burden of Computation: Edge Computing and Sustainable ICT"
By Marlos de Valk

aprja.net//article/download/12

Scott, Drowning in Informationvortex_egg@ioc.exchange
2023-01-28

Reminder that you do not have to personally observe violent images in order to bear witness to history, and no one is under any obligation to do so as a means of activism or showing support.

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Gwen Snyder is uncivilgwensnyder@mstdn.party
2022-12-17

I'm evangelizing for Mastodon because Twitter is likely toast, but I also want to be very clear that Black and disabled folks have built community infrastructure on Twitter that is real and meaningful.

We all need to be mindful of what Elon is destroying, and who it harms most.

Client Info

Server: https://mastodon.social
Version: 2025.04
Repository: https://github.com/cyevgeniy/lmst