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Archive for February 2020
"Tech" practices problem-space-reduction to reach MVP, reducing complex, human situations to linear engineering problems, optimized for "most cases" where "most cases" is bounded by systemic and institutional bias, racism
Tech was supposed to fix...
Article: "Tech was supposed to fix X"
Narrator: "Tech made X far far worse"
"Tech" practices problem-space-reduction to reach MVP, reducing messy, complex, human situations to linear engineering problems, optimized for what "works in most cases" where "most cases" is bounded by systemic and institutional bias (including systemic racism).
Systemic bias is an inseparable part of organizational culture, the common pattern of thinking that goes with it, and the premises by which all human systems function. Therefore each of us has a systemic bias. However, we may be unaware of its unstated assumptions. compression institute, 2011
Hence, "Tech" makes many things far, far worse.
Treated myself to new mousepads (SteelSeries Gaming Surface) because who has time for scratchy, skippy mousing?
Lawrence Lessig on #rankedchoicevoting: "My Turn: New Hampshire primary proves we need ranked-choice voting for president" https://www.concordmonitor.com/We-need-ranked-choice-voting-32890873 #uspol
Shut Up, Moby #racism #the90s #butimvegan https://www.good.is/articles/shut-up-moby-how-the-but-i-m-a-vegan-problem-is-ruining-progressives dammit, Moby is the soundtrack of much of my 20s
That’s why the industry still needs us olds: we know that a website starts with \ not “npm install” 😇
The other day I complained that Mastodon did not have a "this post has replies" indicator. I was wrong.
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Best Nesting Or Laying Boxes For Chickens https://selfsufficientme.com/poultry/chickens/best-nesting-or-laying-boxes-for-chickens #bookmark #chickens #rurallife
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Kelsey Hightower: Detach Your Identity from Your Work
“Detach your identity from your work because the work will change and you will remain!”
Kelsey Hightower, via Dustin Jones
This is so me.