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People who almost exclusively base their existence on retard media find the term unacceptable

I have found there is widespread disapproval to the term „retard media“. 😐 I find the disapproval is mostly down to people basing their identity, their social status, their character, etc. on the image of themselves presented in such media. … Continue reading

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Family: Is it good / bad parenting to raise your children with fairy tales / harsh reality?

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Language as a Social Construction of Reality

I don’t know if language is the social construction of reality, but I have litte or no doubt that it is a social construction of reality. Welcome to constructs.info! 😀 I find it fitting that constructs.info is one of the … Continue reading

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Jason Calacanis talk with Prisoners @ St. Quentin about Skills they need for Success

Very interesting discussion — see “#AskJason at The Last Mile tech accelerator & training program at San Quentin State Prison” ( http://thisweekinstartups.com/askjason-the-last-mile-san-quentin ) — but I have at least two problems with what Jason said (or didn’t say). First: He didn’t mention his own language skills. This is amazing mostly because Jason’s success is really […] Continue reading

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Same Procedure as Every Year

Taken to the extreme, the “grown up” question is analogous to why bank buildings mimic classical architecture: “We’re here today, and we’ll be here tomorrow.” http://rebeccalieb.com/blog/2015/11/24/marketing-and-the-gravitas-issue

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If Copyright Mattered, Youtube Wound Not Exist — Hence: It Doesn’t Matter

Because copyright is such a bad fit for the Net and because Fair Use is so vague, we need to nail down how copyright and Fair Use apply, and we need to do so in ways that permit the best … Continue reading

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Who Cares What Retard Media Say?

We keep covering announcements like they matter. Journalistic Accountability

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Virtual Reality vs. European Community Fantasy

Google has said a fine would be inappropriate because of the unusual nature of the case and its willingness to head off charges with the offer of concessions to Vestager’s predecessor last year. It said the charges have no legal … Continue reading

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The line between workers and customers has never been so blurry

Online platforms depend on their users, and pressure is mounting all over the Internet. People are tired of seeing their communities treated like commodities, and they’re looking for ways to build platforms of their own.

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I just HAD to do the right thing

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