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The hidden world beneath the shadows of YouTube's algorithm

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The algorithm determines not just what we see, but also how we see the medium through which we consume.

I had countless conversations with reporters in the pre-Elon Musk Twitter era who could not fathom doing their jobs without the site, who insisted that Twitter was where sources and scoops and true insight lay. It was utterly wrong and also completely understandable in a way that made arguing about it futile: Twitter could feel like a direct... See more

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Midnight | Coding a More Creative and Playful Web

midnight.agency

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“Code isn’t destined to be serious”

Flop rock: inside the underground floppy disk music scene

Alexis Ong theverge.com

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Floppies “force their users to confront the transience of art and information”

Video Games and Engineering Virtual Worlds | Contrary

A great intro into the history of video games from a creation perspective.

It’s Cool to Have No Followers Now

Kyle Chayka newyorker.com

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Presentation: Year(s) Ahead in Media

Doug Shapiro dougshapiro.substack.com

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Ireland's Memory Machines — The Dial

Jessica Traynor thedial.world

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Our memories are now contingent on technology

Music Critics Converge

Michelle Santiago Cortés dirt.fyi

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For anyone who likes to think about music instead of just playing it in the background - read this