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by theNJR 8y ago
Ha, I’ve been building something very similar. I wonder if I could be helpful, I’ve got a lot of people wanting a product like this.
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by theNJR 8y ago
Great advice here, thanks.
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That was a great read!
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by theNJR 8y ago
Have you ever tried Grammarly? I see them advertise on Hulu, not sure if its any good.
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by theNJR 8y ago
I really appreciate that. The fact that simple spellcheck catchable errors made it into the final piece is upsetting. I need to give my editor (aka my wife) more time with the final before pushing live.
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by theNJR 8y ago
For some reason I save the boxes of most of my consumer tech gadgets. Looking in the closet where I keep them makes feel sort of sick. At myself. And yet I want this lamp. Technology addiction. As a caffeine addict, I've 'gone off
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by theNJR 8y ago
Came here for the answer to this question
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by theNJR 8y ago
I've long thought the answer is a social network you pay for. Overcoming the free big three, however, is a challenge I haven't found a way around yet.
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< there simply is no positive way to jam more than a few dozen thousand people onto a single site Agreed. The trick is, how do you leverage, or get around, network effects without destroying the community? Network effects create the prob
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by theNJR 8y ago
Fixed. Thank you for holding me to a high standard, truly.
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by theNJR 8y ago
So very well said. We need to rethink what social platforms can be. The power of connection across borders is amazing, but it's turned into funhouse mirrors.
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by theNJR 8y ago
It's not about user siloing, it's about silencing the speech of "other". When the other is anti-vax and flight earth, that silencing seems morally right. But there are some significant unintended consequences to that. I
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Burning Digital Books and the Fight over Online Ideology(nicholasjrobinson.com)
32 points by theNJR 8y ago|56 comments
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My conclusion, after writing and thinking about this a lot lately, is that the three mega platforms are unwise, but unavoidable, due to network effects. We are going to have to make a concerted effort to somehow fix this. Hyper-niched commu
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I, for one, do not want Google deciding what is true.
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We are in the midst of an ideological battle. Network effects combined with tribal conflict are unleashing something insane. I've been writing a longform article about this since Monday, and it seems like twice a day something new come
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by theNJR 8y ago
I've really enjoyed digging into this report, commissioned by the US military. Examining how memes can inculcate, infect and treat information in an influence campaign is relevant to governments, citizens and marketers alike. Part of t
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Exploring the Utility of Memes for US Government Influence Campaigns [pdf](apps.dtic.mil)
3 points by theNJR 8y ago|1 comments
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by theNJR 8y ago
The ATAA seems mad. "The subtitles for Mixtec dialogue appear between brackets, while those for Spanish are in standard font. Apart from the fact that this confers a different value on each language, it hinders readability and is a con
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Unbundling Food(nicholasjrobinson.com)
2 points by theNJR 8y ago|0 comments
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Which country are you going to raise your kids in?
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So you're saying that reading notes from the MasterClass isn't a great use of time :)
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They've had at least three reports about McKinsey since December.
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Post-Truth Marketing in Synthetic Reality(nicholasjrobinson.com)
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Man, the NYT really has it out for McKinsey. Anyone know why?
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by theNJR 8y ago
I don’t know why, but I’m going to set up a station. Just ordered a Pi to setup pihole, might as well track flights around me too.
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by theNJR 8y ago
Why were you talking about this terrible sounding product? You're part of a cohort that the brand thinks would buy it. Or at least talk about.
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by theNJR 8y ago
Not sure if this is subtle Wendy's marketing
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by theNJR 8y ago
Funny how the brain works. People do realize something is happening. It’s why so many think Facebook is “listening” to their conversations then showing ads for “products I’ve never searched for then talked to about with a friend”. No, FB in
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by theNJR 8y ago
When viewing this through the lens of Chinese Hollywood investments, it's a slow and often unseen process.

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