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Types of guys: the production of a folk taxonomy of masculinity

By Richard Gall / December 7, 2021 8:45 pm
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Bureaucratic technology and the limits of solutionism at Cop26

By Richard Gall / December 7, 2021 6:39 pm
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The world on a grid: Accidentally Wes Anderson and empty aesthetics

By Richard Gall / November 27, 2021 5:04 pm
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The pleasures of surveillance: Re-reading Marwick through Foucault

By Richard Gall / November 18, 2021 5:36 pm
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The future of observability: smarter troubleshooting with change intelligence

By Richard Gall / September 23, 2021 9:01 am
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Substation: how an open source alternative to Substack could help us rediscover a more independent and adventurous culture

By Richard Gall / May 13, 2021 11:49 am
Ideas People Policy

Can we build a better content ecosystem without making big tech the discourse police? [Interview with Jillian York]

By Richard Gall / April 23, 2021 11:56 am
Inventions People

The DevOps trends and tools putting a renewed focus on maintenance and care in tech

By Richard Gall / February 10, 2021 4:14 pm

Werner Herzog labels Elon Musk’s Mars City “an obscenity”
People

Werner Herzog labels Elon Musk’s Mars City “an obscenity”

It’s easy to mock Elon Musk. But when someone with the cultural force and stylistic

By Richard Gall / November 20, 2020 6:39 pm
Is a Biden administration good or bad news for big tech?
Policy

Is a Biden administration good or bad news for big tech?

Nobody seems to be able to agree on whether a Biden administration is good or

By Richard Gall / November 20, 2020 4:43 pm
Logic Magazine launches Logic School to empower tech workers to drive radical change
Inventions People

Logic Magazine launches Logic School to empower tech workers to drive radical change

Technology magazine Logic has launched an online school for people working in the tech industry.

By Richard Gall / November 19, 2020 4:30 pm
Developers win concessions from Apple as company launches its App Store Small Business Program
People Policy

Developers win concessions from Apple as company launches its App Store Small Business Program

Apple yesterday announced a program that will offer small and independent app developers more favourable

By Richard Gall / November 19, 2020 12:15 pm
It’s a good week for the electric car industry in the U.S. and U.K. – but don’t buy into its optimism
Policy

It’s a good week for the electric car industry in the U.S. and U.K. – but don’t buy into its optimism

The electric car industry is having a pretty good week. Yesterday it was announced that

By Richard Gall / November 18, 2020 4:36 pm
Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey face “partisan posturing” from senators
Policy

Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey face “partisan posturing” from senators

Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey yesterday faced questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee. Unfortunately –

By Richard Gall / November 18, 2020 2:36 pm
Explained: Surveillance capitalism (and what Shoshana Zuboff’s definition gets wrong)
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Explained: Surveillance capitalism (and what Shoshana Zuboff’s definition gets wrong)

The concept of surveillance capitalism is an important one in helping us to better understand

By Richard Gall / November 17, 2020 3:06 pm
The U.S. military is buying your location data
Policy

The U.S. military is buying your location data

A Motherboard investigation has found that the U.S. military is purchasing location data from a

By Richard Gall / November 17, 2020 11:39 am
DoorDash going public underlines how the Coronavirus pandemic has been good for big tech
Policy

DoorDash going public underlines how the Coronavirus pandemic has been good for big tech

At the end of last week, DoorDash – a U.S. based food delivery app –

By Richard Gall / November 16, 2020 4:14 pm
Qualcomm can sell chips to Huawei despite sanctions, says U.S. government
Policy

Qualcomm can sell chips to Huawei despite sanctions, says U.S. government

Despite trade restrictions on U.S. companies working with China, Qualcomm has been given the go

By Richard Gall / November 16, 2020 10:08 am

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Ideas

Types of guys: the production of a folk taxonomy of masculinity

By Richard Gall / December 7, 2021 8:45 pm
Bureaucratic technology and the limits of solutionism at Cop26
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Bureaucratic technology and the limits of solutionism at Cop26

By Richard Gall / December 7, 2021 6:39 pm
The world on a grid: Accidentally Wes Anderson and empty aesthetics
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The world on a grid: Accidentally Wes Anderson and empty aesthetics

By Richard Gall / November 27, 2021 5:04 pm
The pleasures of surveillance: Re-reading Marwick through Foucault
Ideas

The pleasures of surveillance: Re-reading Marwick through Foucault

By Richard Gall / November 18, 2021 5:36 pm
The future of observability: smarter troubleshooting with change intelligence
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The future of observability: smarter troubleshooting with change intelligence

By Richard Gall / September 23, 2021 9:01 am
Substation: how an open source alternative to Substack could help us rediscover a more independent and adventurous culture
Ideas/Inventions/People

Substation: how an open source alternative to Substack could help us rediscover a more independent and adventurous culture

By Richard Gall / May 13, 2021 11:49 am
Can we build a better content ecosystem without making big tech the discourse police? [Interview with Jillian York]
Ideas/People/Policy

Can we build a better content ecosystem without making big tech the discourse police? [Interview with Jillian York]

By Richard Gall / April 23, 2021 11:56 am
The DevOps trends and tools putting a renewed focus on maintenance and care in tech
Inventions/People

The DevOps trends and tools putting a renewed focus on maintenance and care in tech

By Richard Gall / February 10, 2021 4:14 pm
Tech for good is a con trick – it’s time to demand better from the industry
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Tech for good is a con trick – it’s time to demand better from the industry

By Richard Gall / January 21, 2021 5:21 pm
Stop using social media as an easy explanation for the violence at the Capitol
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Stop using social media as an easy explanation for the violence at the Capitol

By Richard Gall / January 9, 2021 1:59 pm

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