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Double Booking Dark Pattern on AirBnB
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No comments on Double Booking Dark Pattern on AirBnBI recently booked a single night stay in London with AirBnB, who promptly told me on completion of payment that I already had a booking confirmed for that night, and would I like to cancel one of them? It’s easy to cancel, but you don’t get a full refund; AirBnB keep the booking fee, which was…
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The Cultures Ep 268: Apple iPhone Xs and Series 4 Watch, Myst and Walking Simulators
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Listen to episode 268 of my weekly podcast with Andrea Phillips and Naomi Alderman: The new Apple iPhone Xs and Series 4 Watch Myst’s history and walking simulators Note: No Naomi this ep
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The Cultures Ep 267: The Pleasures of Reading, Solving Murders on Mars, Never Let Me Go, The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
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Listen to episode 267 of my weekly podcast with Andrea Phillips and Naomi Alderman: The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction How Will Police Solve Murders on Mars? Never Let Me Go The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
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The Cultures Ep 266: The Riddle of the Labyrinth, Mary Killen, Yuval Noah Harari and Gurus
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Listen to episode 266 of my weekly podcast with Andrea Phillips and Naomi Alderman: The Riddle of the Labyrinth Mary Killen Yuval Noah Harari and gurus A Room of One’s Own
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The Cultures Ep 265: Doctor Who, Jeremy Corbyn, Goop
Listen to episode 265 of my weekly podcast with Andrea Phillips and Naomi Alderman: Naomi and Andrea’s Doctor Who bet Hey, let’s talk about Jeremy Corbyn! Goop
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The Cultures Ep 264: Disneyland, Contrapoints
Listen to episode 264 of my weekly podcast with Andrea Phillips and Naomi Alderman: Followup on escape rooms (Museum of Intrigue, London recs blog post 1 and post 2) Andrea’s Disneyland and Cruise adventures Shanghai Disneyland Contrapoints on Incels
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Canadian Travel Notes: Toronto & Ottawa
The Canadian National Exhibition (aka CNE/”The Ex) My understanding of state fairs comes largely from longform pieces in magazines like The New Yorker by people like David Foster Wallace, so it’s hard to compare the CNE in Toronto with others. My expectations weren’t high, but it still felt more soulless than I’d imagined. For example,…
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The Cultures Ep 263: Nintendo Labo, Workplace Wellness Programs Don’t Work
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Listen to episode 263 of my weekly podcast with Andrea Phillips and Naomi Alderman: Nintendo Labo Lateral Thinking with Withered Technology Workplace Wellness Programs Don’t Work Note: No Andrea this ep
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How to Get eBooks, Audiobooks, Magazines, and Newspapers from Edinburgh Libraries
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Like many library systems, Edinburgh has an odd collection of digital resources for members, including multiple providers of eBooks, audiobooks, newspapers, magazines, and reference materials. Last week, I joined in the hope of getting access to some newspapers and magazines I read, and if you’re curious or also want to join the library, you may…
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Edinburgh Fringe 2018: Brief Reviews, Part 2
I caught a few more shows at the tail end of the Fringe, largely thanks to Lydia Nicholas’ science-tinged recommendations: Lovecraft (Not the Sex Shop in Cardiff) was a fantastically funny and touching and scientific gig by Carys Eleri about the neuroscience of love and loneliness. It was very poorly served by its poster, which suggested a…
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