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So it is so important to think, deeply, about how the Ontological Turn–with its breathless ‘realisations’ that animals, the climate, water, ‘atmospheres’ and non-human presences like ancestors and spirits are sentient and possess agency, that ‘nature’ and ‘culture’, ‘human’ and ‘animal’ may not be so separate after all—is itself perpetuating the exploitation of Indigenous peoples.…
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retronator: Commodore Amiga: A Visual Commpendium by Sam Dyer Just received Bitmap Books’ tome of Amiga pixel art goodness. The Commpendium (pun intended) puts visuals front and center with beautiful imagery that Amiga’s always been undisputed champion of (for its time, and in terms of pixel art, still up there). The book is the result…
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Looking For Maturity In The Internet Of Things
warrenellis: Looking For Maturity In The Internet Of Things Too many people just shrug, or even laugh, when they hear that a smart homes/Internet Of Things service has shut down overnight. They even use the word “service” without really understanding it. Many, many people in that field don’t really want to have to handle customers; “customer”…
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Four Myths About the “Freelancer Class” | Jacobin
Four Myths About the “Freelancer Class” | Jacobin professorblind: Some of these occupations, like artists and writers, are creative; some straddle the line between creativity and (more often) straightforward corporate production (translators, editors, and copywriters); others perform “noncreative” tasks like child care, sex work, surrogate childbearing, or housekeeping. The reason the creative, media, and tech…