#CULTURE

I haven't really said this publicly in over 8 years (since going independent), but...I'm at a point where I might entertain working for a company (part-time or full-time). I'm not
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I have a story about how I built my career around maintenance and tech debt, which led me to Docker and Kubernetes, which in turn has led me to a
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A couple of thoughts on the post rat sentiment of "who cares about truth, I just want to thrive". On its face there's nothing wrong with refusing to have opinions
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Whether it’s driving up toy sales or driving voter registration, the videos created on #TikTok echo far beyond the app, straddling the intersection of culture & politics. This @firstdraftnews guide
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I just listened to a very popular social media podcast that opened with a VP of Digital Strategy very dangerously saying that if you want to work in social you
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I have to say: I don’t think having Trump speak for American history does much good. Much the opposite: it makes people look more skeptically at our past.https://twitter.com/karol/status/1279257415838584837 In different
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I don’t like how some Western animators and artists look down on anime/manga...It’s not inferior, it’s just a different form of storytelling! If they can get past the art style,
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CONTROVERSIAL OPINION:Marie Antoinette gets way too much flack. She was a literal child (14), when she married into the French royal family, and in addition to the immense culture shock,
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So I was listening to @ConceptualJames interview with Rogan today, and they were talking about someone engaging in "Flapping" so people would recognize their autistic identity. I never heard that
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LGBT audiences: so are you... lgbt?straight artists who queerbait and dress feminine: does it really matter in the end love one another they’re not “keeping it a secret
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My grandma, Mahbuba khanim, was born and raised in #Shusha so I am ¼ Shusha-li. She left the town only to go to a university in Baku, where she met
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Diasporic Filipino experiences are valid but when they take the nostalgia narrative to establish identity but conveniently disregard the real Filipino problems while enjoying Stateside privilege is a disservice. Tuwang
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Much as I love how globally successful today's idols are, saying they "paved the way" undermines the true K-pop pioneers.This success is built on the backs of the '90s and
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Something I find interesting is the number of Liverpool fans that are convinced we’re going to fall apart after Klopp leaves.I genuinely wonder how many of them were around at
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When we know someone only through Zoom, have we ever really *met* them?I want to think with you about digital presence and “meeting” someone online vs. “IRL.” + Recently a
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Is Guwahati part of the 'Northeast'?https://scroll.in/latest/958328/assam-nurses-in-guwahati-allegedly-face-racial-slurs-called-coronavirus And here I have been telling folks that I'm relieved I'm in Guwahati as opposed to any of the
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