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Cory Doctorow with a few new banger lines on #enshittification. Platform capitalism, or “keeping customers so angry that they’re almost ready to take their business elsewhere (but not quite).” pluralistic.net/2024/10/0…
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I am looking at historical documents of our brutalist university, as gathered recently by excellent students. A vanished body of water. By chance, this is a demonstration of the power of focal length. datastories.rub.de/bergbachl… #photography #infrastructure #bochum
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Stop what you’re doing and start the electric #zine maker. alienmelon.itch.io/electric-… Seriously. This designs our guide for the infrastructure walk during the upcoming annual conference of the CRC Virtual Lifeworlds. www.virtuelle-lebenswelten.de #sts #academicchatter
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Deutsche #Soziologie meets glühender Rotstift. Sätze aufbrechen, Einschübe tilgen, Verben zusammenziehen, Adjektive streichen, ein Verb einstreuen, – vielleicht sogar ein gewagtes, lyrisch gehaltvolles Verb. Es bleibt Beton. Wolf Schneider #KI for the rescue? reporterfabrik.org/wski-edit…
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When I achieve a little monster task and it includes a neat long summary email, I like to look at the message after sending, again and again. Goodbye my friend 🫡 @academicchatter@a.gup.pe #AcademicChatter
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Recovering from storm #Yagi means dealing with flooding and trees gone wild. But it also means facing economic losses. This might disrupt #ClimateChange policies in #Vietnam. Maybe. e.vnexpress.net/news/news…
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The #Intel investment in #Magdeburg is postponed. An expected turmoil. One of the many interesting notes now casually emerging: The wastewater plant for the planned #semiconductor production facility … would consume as much water as half of Magdeburg. www.faz.net/aktuell/w…
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We just finished a wonderful trip to #Japan, but wonder why #Osaka scores so well in liveability rankings. An unfair rant. It’s a congested and child-unfriendly city, with the tourism industry trying hard to shove meaty food down your throat. Not hating on the thriving alternative cultures tho