Category: Society and Culture
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Collected quotes, 6 of n: Language, translation, identity, empire (1)
A confluence of things, lately: And as a result, then, a lot of simmering thoughts these days on the many ways to set the protocols and criteria and languages (in the broadest sense of the word) for sustaining or challenging various systems. Mythic language is discourse, that is, it cannot be anything but systematic; one…
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Today in science, 12.02.24
1. Researchers built a smartwatch heartbeat monitor that relied on slime mold to operate, and over the course of caring for their living devices, the participants developed an emotional attachment to these. This study’s main hypothesis was that requiring some degree of physical care in an interactive device would lead to users being more invested…
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Sunday Share: Social Selling in Southeast Asia
Earlier this year, a friend and I challenged ourselves to write more. We were blindsided by 2022 — these first few months have been tough on multiple fronts — but I figured I’d try to revive that modest aim anyway. We’d previously set different themes for each month. I’ll try to post at least once…
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movie log, 3 of n
At this point, I should start calling this a movie backlog. Seven months after the last one, I’m back with sixteen films — and have avoided a more embarrassing number only by omitting titles from the holiday movie roulette.1Every weekend last December, some friends and I would hop into Discord, spin a wheel, and watch…
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A break in sunny Singapore
Singapore has always been particular about how it presents itself. Whatever impression or narrative it wants to convey comes clear and straightforward. Often, the first mental image I get is of a lengthy refinement process, ideas hammered into shape by committees and countless reviews. For a long time, then, a visit to the National Gallery…
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Collected quotes, 5 of n
We’ve been losing too many good people this year. Within a little more than a week of each other, bell hooks and Joan Didion both passed away — staggering losses in a time that’s already taken far too much. Both of these writers have shaped so much of my perspective on the world, so I…
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