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Month: November 2017

  • Sean Parker unloads on Facebook “exploiting” human weakness

    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?’”

    Published November 10, 2017
  • 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).

    Published November 10, 2017
  • 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.

    Published November 9, 2017
  • 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.

    Published November 9, 2017
  • 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.

    Published November 8, 2017
  • Something is wrong on the internet

    Shit.

    Published November 8, 2017
  • 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.”

    Published November 8, 2017
  • 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 […]

    Published November 6, 2017
  • State of Bags: The Best Choices to Make

    So you’ve read all my bag reviews and every time I like a new bag you wonder if that’s a bag you should get. This article should help clear things up for you.

    Published November 6, 2017
  • Tech Goes to Washington

    This is a must read.

    Published November 3, 2017
  • 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 […]

    Published November 3, 2017
  • Year of Gear: October 2016 – October 2017

    Taking a look at my favorite things I reviewed over the past year.

    Published November 1, 2017
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