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Presented without comment #30

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Ben

‘Nick Srnicek‘ interviewed at Figure/Ground Communication. By a large margin, most of my academic colleagues are people I first met online, whether through blogging or emailing or tweeting. I’ve since gone on to meet a number of them in the … Continue reading →

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Presented without comment #29

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Ben

‘Why women don’t like appearing on TV‘ by Suzanne Moore at The Guardian. Women, if I have to generalise, are very good at faking some things but not always the things that matter. We want to be liked and are … Continue reading →

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Presented without comment #28

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Ben

‘If Everyone Else is Such an Idiot, How Come You’re Not Rich?‘ by Megan McArdle at The Atlantic. But how do we get from “that was a bad idea” to “Reed Hastings doesn’t understand what business he’s in?”  When internet … Continue reading →

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Presented without comment #27

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Ben

‘We Are All Human Microphones Now‘ by Richard Kim at The Nation. There’s something inherently pluralistic about the human mic too; it’s almost impossible to demagogue, to interrupt and shout someone down or to hijack the General Assembly for your … Continue reading →

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Presented without comment #26

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Ben

‘About Twitter Limits (Update, API, DM and Following)‘ by Twitter Support. The current technical limits for accounts are: Direct Messages: 250 per day. Updates: 1,000 per day. The daily update limit is further broken down into smaller limits for semi-hourly … Continue reading →

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Presented without comment #25

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Ben

‘Full Cost Accounting & the B53‘ by Jeffrey Lewis at Arms Control Wonk. It turns out that the nuclear weapons complex simply doesn’t do “full cost accounting.”  If you build a municipal solid waste facility, for example, the “back end” … Continue reading →

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Presented without comment #24

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Ben

‘Andrew Bolt and the making of an opportunist‘ by Anne Summers at The Monthly. These incidents illustrate how readily readers of the blog can be revved up without Bolt explicitly directing them. “He was influenced by Howard’s nod and a … Continue reading →

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Presented without comment #23

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Ben

‘Uncreative Writing‘ by Kenneth Goldsmith at The Chronicle of Higher Education. The prominent literary critic Marjorie Perloff has recently begun using the term “unoriginal genius” to describe this tendency emerging in literature. Her idea is that, because of changes brought … Continue reading →

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Presented without comment #22

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Ben

‘‘Persona_Ebooks’ And Game Community In The Web 2.0 Era‘ by Leigh Alexander at Gamasutra. What is “Horse_ebooks?” If you’re a high-volume Twitter user, or you participate in some of the more cultish avenues of internet culture, you’re familiar with this feed … Continue reading →

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Presented without comment #21

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Ben

‘Your Customer won’t take a bullet for you‘ by Kathy Sierra “Customer Loyalty” is a figment. Business “Loyalty Programs” are nothing more than rewards-based marketing. And by rewards (aka “incentives”), I mean bribes. That we so easily refer to a … Continue reading →

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