https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XL0g5fOqSlw

I saw one of these little self driven carts go zooming by on Olympic this morning on my walk

#Microscope Upcycling: Transforming legacy microscopes into #automated #cloud-integrated #imaging systems:

-#OpenSource automation: X-Y positioning, focus stacking, image acquisition/storage
- cost: US $300

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ohx.2025.e00637
#DIYbio #lab #instruments #microscopy #Raspi #PiCam #Python #OpenCV #StreamDeck #GUI

“Canva co-founder #MelaniePerkins wrote to staff on May 5 to unveil #Canva’s official #AIGuidelines, two months after it axed the majority of its #TechnicalWriters division and directed #engineers to complete the bulk of their #tasks using #AITools.

The COACHES (weaselword for manager) said the company had recently directed them to *formally assess* the way employees, known internally as “Canvanauts”, use AI in their six-monthly PERFORMANCE reviews. They also said the company has #automated the #writing of these #reviews.

A company spokesperson denied these claims in a lengthy statement but said Canva does “ENCOURAGE” employees to “reflect on how they’re using AI in their work” on an informal basis and said they use an internal tool that assesses performance reviews against their internal metrics after a human has written the

(No dissent tolerated)

“We’re incredibly committed to helping our team thrive in this new era of AI. We’re making significant investments in upskilling across the entire company, with a strong focus on learning and experimentation,” the Canva spokesperson said.

“Our #investmentstrategy in this space aren’t about #replacing our TEAM’s #judgement, #creativity, or #craft, but scaling them so we can spend more time on the projects that move us closer to our mission and make a difference for our community,”

(Emphasis note on TEAM, not individuals)

For a consumer facing software company, the last place I’d be removing human input would be where the technology touches customers. The usability, instructions, reliability through Engineering, Art and crafting of a product.

Where do you cut? Accounting, excessive management (top & bottom) and back office. This is the difference between an accounting/MBA and an Engineering / consumer focused company.

No wonder the technical staff are looking at #Unions. JobBot unleashed by the *Boss Class* to replace technical staff.

#WhiteCollar / #AI / #technical / #business / #Union / #TechUnion <https://archive.md/w4nlJ> / <https://www.afr.com/technology/canva-atlassian-employees-flock-to-unions-amid-ai-job-fears-20250520-p5m0rl>

https://www.europesays.com/uk/78964/ Deposit return schemes get UK administrator #abundance #automated #bavaria #bottle #BottlingPlant #Britain #Business #busy #CloseUp #ConveyorBelt #Efficiency #England #factory #freshness #Germany #GreatBritain #hygiene #InARow #indoors #Industry #merchandise #NoPeople #NorthernIreland #order #organization #preparation #ProductionLine #PurifiedWater #repetition #Scotland #SelectiveFocus #speed #stack #Technology #transparent #Transportation #UK #UnitedKingdom #Wales

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“UK government wants to legalise automated police decision-making”

by Statewatch.org

@UKLabour

“A proposed law in the UK would allow police decisions to be made solely by computers, with no human input. The Data Use and Access Bill would remove a safeguard in data protection law that prohibits solely automated decision-making by law enforcement agencies”

https://www.statewatch.org/news/2025/april/uk-government-wants-to-legalise-automated-police-decision-making/

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .April 10th, 2025

https://bit.ly/stx041025

#Canada #LM26 #toroidal #mechanical #infrared #plasma #AI #accuracy #Electrochemical #ironmaking #particles #electrolysis #lablab #FRIL #natural #Mouth #automated #material #synthesis #open-source

#Automated #photogrammetric close-range #imaging system for small #invertebrates using #acoustic #levitation:
https://doi.org/10.36227/techrxiv.172651022.21831566/v1

Unfortunately, so far no detailed built instructions appear available. #DIYbio #lab #instruments #insects #biodiversity #NeRF #FPGA

Design and validation of a #frugal, #automated, #OpenSource solid-phase #peptide #synthesizer (#SPPS):

-#Raspi/#Python-controlled
-hardware cost: US $300 to $600
-yield: µmoles of peptide at a cost of ~$1/residue

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237473
#DIYbio #lab #instruments #chemistry #fluidics

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can we get some #legislation that requires freaking mega-corporations to pay $1 to each customer they make go through #automated means to get #customer #support?

I'd suggest $1 for automated at all and then $0.10 per minute one has to interact with such.

Hate being forced to waste time!

Whether it's through built-in tools or third-party apps, there are plenty of ways you can automate settings and actions on your Windows 11 PC to make things easier for yourself.

#microsoft #windows11 #automated #tasks
https://www.xda-developers.com/tasks-you-can-automate-windows-11/

Trump wants incoming administration to drop a car-crash reporting requirement opposed by Elon Musk’s #Tesla. A move that could cripple government’s ability to investigate & regulate safety of vehicles with #automated-#driving systems

#Musk spent more than quarter of billion dollars helping #Trump get elected

Removing crash-disclosure provision would particularly benefit Tesla, which reported most of the crashes (> 1,500) to federal safety regulators under the program

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/trump-transition-recommends-scrapping-car-crash-reporting-requirement-opposed-by-2024-12-13/

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