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When women do it, it’s marketing. When men do it, it’s growth hacking. The masculine re-branding of marketing work as a technical skill — “hacking”, the implication of a more analytical or mathematical focus — is disingenuous, ahistorical. Marketing has always involved analytical and mathematical skills, and in technology, it has always required technical literacy and competency. Yet the…
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Teaser: New to games? Guide
Teaser: New to games? Guide stochastic-gamer: Work in progress mission statement: We aim to be an inclusive hub for people who are interested in getting into games but are not sure where to start. We will do this by presenting a wide variety of gaming experiences for a diverse audience in an accessible (devoid of…
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bashford: Anab Jain is a designer, filmmaker, founder and director of the London-and-India-based design studio Superflux, which runs in partnership with Jon Ardern. The studio consistently produces inventive and critical work exploring the limits of emerging technologies and their implications on society and culture. In her lecture at Fabrica, she explores the vision of their…
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personalfactory: “Le Fabshop in Paris, a 3D printing startup, announced a world first "green” seaweed 3D printing filament at the opening of 3D print show in Paris. In collaboration with French company Algopack, Le Fabshop has spent over a year developing this innovative seaweed filament SWF using seaweed grown and harvested in Brittany in the…
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personalfactory: Open Tech Forever Open Tech Forever (OTF) is dedicated to developing new and improved, open source versions of modern and cutting-edge technologies. In the open source spirit, we create free, online, high quality educational resources demonstrating how to understand, redesign, and replicate our products. We cover not only the skills, designs and the train…