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Tech Tribe Dispatch 144
Hello from Austin and #openShabbat at SXSW!
💡 Think:
In the past several years, we’ve witnessed this change in how society relates to technology. What was once this aura of technoptomism—this sense that tech could do no wrong and would build this bigger, brighter future for society—has been replaced by a sense of cynicism about the darker side of technology.
How can we acknowledge the realities of a world where Big Data and Big Tech can be used for nefarious purposes?
We’re at a point where we realize how technology, unmoored from deeper meaning and higher morals, can be this incredibly corrosive force. However, when it is mined for meaning and purpose—when the goodness isn’t just the tagline at the end of the pitch, but the actual core focus of the product—then there is this incredible potential for truly profound good.
An algorithm is only as good as its data. In order to build apps and technology that is truly transformative, we need to live lives endowed with actual goodness and meaning.
🏃 DO:
🌇 Synthwave Purim is here! Grab your spot at the posh water tower bar at the Williamsburg hotel! Wed, March 16, 7:30pm
As well, you’re also invited to the Purim feast,Thurs, March 17.
🍷 #openShabbat at SXSW on is tonight! The meal is SOLD OUT. Join us for l’chaim and desert.
⛴️ Discuss analog ways of centering your day by transforming it with Acts of Routine Kindness at our official SXSW meetup!
👻 Friends at Snap, join us for a Hamantaschen bake on Tuesday, March 15th. Details coming from Sholom Snap!
📈 Invest:
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📚 Read:
🥣 Acts of Routine Kindness Fuel Energy for Shabbat at SXSW.
The famed digital media, film and music festival is back live in Austin, and with it #openShabbat.
🚌 54 Busloads of Desperate Ukrainian Jews Evacuated in a Single Day. Worldwide Chabad effort secures transportation for those fleeing the war.
🤠 Do SXSW 2022 like a local: A guide to free parties in Austin, no badge needed
🥪 Just Stop! Putting So Much Lettuce on Your Sandwich
Jason loves a salad, but does not want a whole salad on his sandwich.
🏃 From Kharkov Subway to Hamburg Hotel, a Jewish Family’s Escape from Ukraine. Every step of the way with Chabad-Lubavitch
😍 Fave:
Shout out to our partners at SXSW: OurCrowd, the Kiddush Club NFT, OneTable, Jezreel Valley Winery and supporters like YOU!
🔥 Lit:
This week, light Shabbat candles in Austin at 6:19pm
This week, light Shabbat candles in NYC at 5:40pm
For Shabbat candle-lighting time in your area click here.
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