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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

Apple macOS 11 – Big Sur – sparks privacy concerns
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Apple macOS 11 – Big Sur – sparks privacy concerns

Apple has released MacOS 11.0: Big Sur. While it has been greeted with the usual

By Richard Gall / November 13, 2020 3:02 pm
Mark Zuckerberg says Steve Bannon hasn’t violated enough policies to warrant suspension
Policy

Mark Zuckerberg says Steve Bannon hasn’t violated enough policies to warrant suspension

In an open call to Facebook employees, Mark Zuckerberg said that Steve Bannon couldn’t be

By Richard Gall / November 13, 2020 11:12 am
Uber Reserve will make it possible for users to schedule rides with their “favourite” drivers
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Uber Reserve will make it possible for users to schedule rides with their “favourite” drivers

A week after winning Proposition 22, Uber has revealed that next week it will roll

By Richard Gall / November 12, 2020 1:11 pm
Biden invites tech execs and Silicon Valley “creeps” to join his transition team
People Policy

Biden invites tech execs and Silicon Valley “creeps” to join his transition team

Joe Biden’s transition team includes a number of executives from big tech. The move by

By Richard Gall / November 12, 2020 11:59 am
Facebook tries to set the record straight on misinformation in the News Feed
Policy

Facebook tries to set the record straight on misinformation in the News Feed

Yesterday Facebook attempted to intervene in the ongoing discussion about its role in misinformation. In

By Richard Gall / November 11, 2020 5:23 pm
The Markup has built Simple Search, a browser extension that will purify your search experience
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The Markup has built Simple Search, a browser extension that will purify your search experience

The Markup – the technology publication founded by Julia Angwin – has built a useful

By Richard Gall / November 11, 2020 11:31 am
Microsoft and OpenAI partner in a bid to reshape U.S. export laws for the sale of “emerging technologies”
Policy

Microsoft and OpenAI partner in a bid to reshape U.S. export laws for the sale of “emerging technologies”

Microsoft and OpenAI – the artificial intelligence research lab co-founded by Elon Musk – are

By Richard Gall / November 10, 2020 6:46 pm
The European Commission takes issue with Amazon’s buy box: opens another antitrust investigation
Policy

The European Commission takes issue with Amazon’s buy box: opens another antitrust investigation

The European Commission has Amazon in its sights once again. Over a year after opening

By Richard Gall / November 10, 2020 1:41 pm
Aaron Swartz’s 34th birthday would have been on Sunday: we must remember him
People

Aaron Swartz’s 34th birthday would have been on Sunday: we must remember him

Aaron Swartz would have been 34 on Sunday. On a day when much of America

By Richard Gall / November 9, 2020 10:11 pm
Virgin Hyperloop sends passengers on first journey: but it’s still not as fast as a train
Inventions

Virgin Hyperloop sends passengers on first journey: but it’s still not as fast as a train

Hyperloop is an invention that many think will play a big part in the unfolding

By Richard Gall / November 9, 2020 6:00 pm

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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
Ideas/Policy

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
Ideas

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
Ideas/Inventions/People

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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