New year's resolution is to read moar books. So here I am.
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EVERY PART of our current political, social, and economic systems, institutions, and policies are rooted …
In tech, someone can code something, put it out on the internet, and instantly there can be problems.
— Profit Without Oppression by Kim Crayton (Page 122)
Like all things in this book, the clarity and directness feels like a punch in the face.
EVERY PART of our current political, social, and economic systems, institutions, and policies are rooted in oppression. They require domination, …
Bullshit isn’t what it used to be. Now, two science professors give us the tools …
@cford@toot.thoughtworks.com Entertaining read. I felt like going back through all our conversations this year on selection bias, misuse of data viz, bias in ML, misunderstanding of statistics, etc. All clearly explained and augmented with great examples. I learned a few things along the way. Some I'll bring in our next conversation.
@cford@toot.thoughtworks.com touché
Bullshit isn’t what it used to be. Now, two science professors give us the tools …
Somehow quite happy to start reading this one. I keep thinking that @cford@toot.thoughtworks.com would like it too (if he hasn't read it yet)
The Hero with a Thousand Faces (first published in 1949) is a work of comparative mythology by Joseph Campbell, in …
Don't talk to me about surveys or the sickness that has taken over the whole wide web to measure about everything. But if you read this book, be prepared to change the way you look at things and never be able to change back. A pleasurable read if you don't mind spreadsheets and a bit of math.
Mind bending
In this engrossing and timely journey to the crossroads of food and identity award-winning writer …
This interview with the author was insoiring: www.atlasobscura.com/articles/national-dish-anya-von-bremzen
Suggested by @cford@toot.thoughtworks.com
A concise but wide-ranging personal history of the internet from—for the first time—the point of …
Through a personal recollection of Internet encounters, Joanne McNeil paints a very thoughtful and important picture of the changes the Internet has brought in our lives. A delightful story full of anecdotes and unique perspectives, I recommed warmly.
A concise but wide-ranging personal history of the internet from—for the first time—the point of view of the user
In …
A concise but wide-ranging personal history of the internet from—for the first time—the point of …
But a user doesn't have to respect a social network to get sucked into it.
— Lurking: How a Person Became a User by Joanne McNeil (Page 84)
A concise but wide-ranging personal history of the internet from—for the first time—the point of …
Finally getting to read @jomc@friend.camp book I bought a while ago.
