Month: November 2017
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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?’”
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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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Something is wrong on the internet
Shit.
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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 […]
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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.
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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 […]
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Year of Gear: October 2016 – October 2017
Taking a look at my favorite things I reviewed over the past year.