Category: The Internet
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Rumors of the Author’s Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
The state of lazy media analysis in the age of Twitter
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They… they ASSURED me there was PEANUT BRITTLE in that can!
Get a load of the whiny sons o’ bitches at The Verge!
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Arrogance Persevering
Thoughts about jackasses on the internet and how much of my life I’ve wasted responding to them.
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Spoiler Warning: Human Beings Continue to Disappoint
When I first heard that Disney+ was going to release its original series as real series, meaning waiting a week between episodes instead of dumping an entire season online at once, I was very happy to hear it. The Netflix model makes sense for what they’re trying to do — be a repository for hours…
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Lies, Damn Lies, and Stupid Pet Tricks
How people raised on 80s TV can’t reliably distinguish between real and fake, and why it’s even worse now.
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I Don’t Think You’re Ready For This Player
How the book Ready Player Two could be a teachable moment for the internet.
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More to See Than Can Ever Be Seen
Breaking away from toxic social media by actively choosing to make better use of your time
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Peaches & Nougat
Recommending Adam Ragusea’s YouTube channel, which I’m only now discovering for some reason.
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Crêpes of Wrath
Food Network chefs hate me for sharing this one weird trick
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Habitat and the MADE
I learned from a video from NoClip the disappointing (but not surprising, unfortunately) news that the Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment here has had to leave its building in Oakland. They’re looking for donations, and have started a Patreon, to find a new home post-COVID. The thing that stood out in that video was…
