Preface

Errata

1st Edition, Page 9, Para 3: And yet, where is the conversation about ethics and values in every algorithm’s design conversation? How do we know that we are counting what truly counts? What about bias in our data? If we are counting in a biased way, our decisions will also be accordingly biased. Moreover, where does all this progress leave the human spirit? Who is counting that? It has been said that the development of technology is outpacing the evolution of the human spirit and our ability to adapt to it. If you feel this is true, this book is for you. Not in a luddite sense, for technology itself is amoral, but in an ethical and values-driven sense that respects the interconnectedness of the world. In this book we will explore the magical possibilities that arise when the human spirit is put back at the center of counting.

Water and Fire

The Urdu poem on confusing the label water with the experience of water, and the label fire with the experience of fire.

Credit: Ajabshahar.com, play from 4:55

Battosai

The trailer of the first Battosai movie, Rurouni Kenshin:

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