Tag: technology
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How Intel Killed AMD
Intel paid PC manufacturers out of its own pocket for years to not buy AMD’s chips.
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Digital Music Executive on Tidal Launch
“Tidal is offering nothing new.”
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Race, Masculinity and Gay Hookup Apps
“But these apps render me completely unable to interact with guys because they cater to my insecurity.”
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Why Feathers Are The Next Super-Substance
“The list of things that the keratin-rich material has been used to make is vast.”
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How Hollywood is Screwing Visual Effects Professionals
The forces of globalization (and greed) bankrupt Hollywood’s visual effects studios.
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How 'O Brother, Where Art Thou' Changed Filmmaking
A little film history: “Basically, they were Photoshopping every frame of the movie. That had never been done. Until O Brother. Of course, at that time, editing your movie on the computer wasn’t the absolute-given it is today. Hell, these days, major-ass movies are shot, edited, processed, and projected without ever involving film at all, […]
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Why the Floppy Disk Should Remain the Icon for Save
“When the industry and market collectively decide on a uniform standard you don’t fucking change it.”
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The Most Orwellian Text Message Ever Sent
“Technology is inherently a liberating force [but] with the right hack, it can oppress just as easily.”
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How Automation Will Ruin Society
“If automation was really about freeing human potential it would be relieving those workers of their labors as well instead of just ousting the jobs that pay living wages in first world settings.”