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  • The Cultures Ep 303: Russian Doll

    November 3, 2019

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    1–2 minutes

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    Listen to episode 303 of my weekly podcast with Andrea Phillips and Naomi Alderman: Russian Doll (Wikipedia) Attachment theory (Wikipedia) Naomi’s podcast on Groundhog Day (On Being)

  • Keeping Safe on Twitter, Blackstone’s Ratio, and Ways to Support Victims

    September 1, 2019

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    7–11 minutes

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    A lot’s happened since my “Innocent until proven guilty in a court” isn’t the end of the story went viral on Twitter. New and credible allegations of abuse in the games industry have emerged, and the pushback from those who believe all the allegations are lies has been typically fierce. And yes, there has been…

  • “Innocent until proven guilty in a court” isn’t the end of the story

    August 29, 2019

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    “Innocent until proven guilty in a court” is, at best, childishly naive and, at worst, dangerously obtuse when it comes to accusations of abuse (which I fully believe) against game devs like @alexiskennedy.  Stop saying it. Just 1.5% of rape cases lead to a charge or summons in the UK. The proportion will be even…

  • The Cultures Ep 302: Personal attributes as things you DO vs. things that you ARE

    August 11, 2019

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    Listen to episode 302 of my weekly podcast with Andrea Phillips and Naomi Alderman: Are you really the ‘real’ you? (The Guardian) on Faking It Related Metafilter discussion Who do you think you are – and how bad could you be? (The Guardian) Person–situation debate (Wikipedia) Doggerland (In Our Time) Why Some Americans Won’t Move, Even for a Higher…

  • The Culture Ep 301: Bad Notifications, Adrian’s Robovac

    August 4, 2019

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    1–2 minutes

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    Listen to episode 301 of my weekly podcast with Andrea Phillips and Naomi Alderman: How many automated notifications do you turn off? Adrian has a new robovac

  • The Cultures Ep 300: Slack for the Family

    July 28, 2019

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    Listen to episode 300 of my weekly podcast with Andrea Phillips and Naomi Alderman: The Slackification of the American Home (The Atlantic)

  • Apple Rules*, Flat vs. Threaded Discussions

    July 22, 2019

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    6–8 minutes

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    I spotted this ad on the tube recently, and it made me think about Apple’s unappreciated dominance over the lives of hundreds of millions of people: 600 free prints a year – what a deal! Clearly there must be a catch, and sure enough, there is a tiny asterisk next to “App!” I wasn’t able…

  • The Cultures Ep 299: Andrea’s Oil Tank & Who Pays for the Environment?

    July 21, 2019

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    Listen to episode 299 of my weekly podcast with Andrea Phillips and Naomi Alderman: As Floods Keep Coming, Cities Pay Residents to MoveAs Floods Keep Coming, Cities Pay Residents to Move (NY Times)

  • The Cultures Ep 298: Resettling Hong Kong in Northern Ireland

    July 14, 2019

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    1–2 minutes

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    Listen to episode 298 of my weekly podcast with Andrea Phillips and Naomi Alderman: UK officials discussed resettling 5.5m Hong Kong Chinese in Northern Ireland (The Guardian) The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon

  • The Once and Future Metafilter

    The Once and Future Metafilter

    July 11, 2019

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    5–7 minutes

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    Issue 10 of my newsletter – subscribe here Metafilter is a weblog that anyone can contribute a link or a comment to. A typical weblog is one person posting their thoughts on the unique things they find on the web. This website exists to break down the barriers between people, to extend a weblog beyond just…

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