Tag: community
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Tech platforms are where public life is increasingly constructed, and their motivations are far from neutral
Written by Mike Ananny on Nieman Lab.
“Note that I haven’t asked: “What’s the impact of technology on society?” That’s the wrong question. Platforms are societies of intertwined people and machines. There is no such thing as “online life” versus “real life.” We give massive ground if we pretend that these companies are simply having an “effect” or “impact” on some separate society.”
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Sorry, But Male Geniuses Are Replaceable
Written by Sarah Olson on Medium.
“Perhaps it’s easier to separate the scientist from his science when you’re not, and never will be, affected personally by misogyny and sexism.”
“Unfortunately, many women in STEM are adversely affected by misogynists and sexists when those men are highly regarded and respected within the scientific community. After all, sexual harassment isn’t really about sex — it’s about power.”
“[W]hat’s worth more, the contributions of a lone male genius who assaults and harasses and discriminates against women, or the contributions of a large scientific community unhindered by a misogynistic and unsafe environment?”
The same goes for the tech community… and also for the racist and white supremacist ideologies held within.
Read ‘Sorry, But Male Geniuses Are Replaceable’ on the Medium site.
Tagged with: misogyny, community, discrimination.
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The Rise of Networked Vigilante Surveillance
Written by Elizabeth Joh on Slate.
“Neighborhoods armed with Ring videos, Flock readers, and NextDoor posts have the power to create networked engines of suspicion, sometimes ill-founded or erroneous, that may embolden residents to take actions they should not.”
Read ‘The Rise of Networked Vigilante Surveillance’ on the Slate site.
Tagged with: surveillance, privacy, community.
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Guest co-host on Unfinished Business
Last week I was guest co-host on one of my most favourite podcasts, Unfinished Business. It was great to ramble and rant with Andy for 90 minutes as it’s not often I get to chat for so long to another designer whose main focus is client work.
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Stuck on a design
After discussing Dribbble and Forrst, and my latest post that looked at criticism in design, I’ve been thinking a lot more about how feedback features in my design process.
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