Mike Allen, relaying a comment from Sean Parker:
“The thought process that went into building these applications, Facebook being the first of them, … was all about: ‘How do we consume as much of your time and conscious attention as possible?’”
Month: November 2017
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Sean Parker unloads on Facebook “exploiting” human weakness
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How to resist technology addiction
Caroline Knorr:
What do the big tech companies say to the criticism that they’re designing addictive products? They typically give the business argument, that they’re creating products people love to use and are constantly trying to improve people’s experience (Facebook says it polls users daily to gauge success).
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Thoughts on the iPhone X – Anxious Robot
I was going to write some thoughts I have about the X, but Justin’s thoughts mirrors mine.
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Fuck Twitter
Gabe Weatherhead:
So here I am, 12 months later. I’m still saying “Fuck you Twitter” and I mean it more than I did in 2016.
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Bluffworks Gramercy Blazer
Just posted a review of this on Everyday Wear, I love it. Also, it’s currently on a heck of a sale.
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Twitter Sidestepped Russian Account Warnings, Former Worker Says
Selina Wang:
“Anything we would do that would slow down signups, delete accounts, or remove accounts had to go through the growth team,” Miley said. “They were more concerned with growth numbers than fake and compromised accounts.”
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Everyday Wear – Better clothing for life.
I started a new website with my pal Steve — we are setting out to talk about better clothing. If you’ve liked my posts and reviews about clothes, you’ll want to follow the new site.
If you’ve been annoyed about my posts and reviews of clothing, then rejoice, you won’t see them on this site any more.
We’ve put a lot of work into a product directory and a series of guides we will be rolling out over the coming weeks. Do me a favor and check the site out.
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State of Bags: The Best Choices to Make
*In lieu of the normal iPad Productivity Report, I present to you my “state of bags” report.*
Over the past year, I’ve tested and reviewed a bunch of new bags. This often leaves readers wondering: yeah but which one should *I* get? I hope to clear that up with this post, as these are the best choices you can make for a range of activities.
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Tech Goes to Washington
This is a must read.
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Lizzie O’Leary Describes Sexual Harassment in Journalism
O’Leary:
Over the course of my career, I have shrugged off things that horrify me now. I learned to push through the routine humiliation. As an ambitious woman, I often ran an internal calculation about how much “trouble” I was willing to make. Should I fight about the story I want to do or the unwelcome remark about my legs? Time and time again, I went with the former. If I hadn’t, I don’t know if I would have been as successful. I’m not ashamed about wanting a career, but I can’t look back at some of my actions without wincing.
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Year of Gear: October 2016 – October 2017
This year has been a big year on gear reviewing side of things, as I’ve poured through a lot of stuff to try and find things worth owning. Below, are some of the very best things I found and reviewed this year: