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An Anthropology of Clean Code

The cultural origins of the "clean" code metaphor and a half-review of Mary Douglas's Purity and Danger

Nov 29, 2021 • 

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Loopholes

When "the business case" is thin rationalization

Nov 16, 2021 • 

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Focus, Flow, and Burnout

On relearning to focus

Nov 11, 2021 • 

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Does learning economics make you a jerk?

Is introductory economics an informational hazard? Teach economics as if the last 5000 years had happened.

Nov 4, 2021 • 

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October 2021

Book Review: Albert O. Hirschman's The Passions and the Interests

When did we decide greed was good?

Oct 7, 2021 • 

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September 2021

A $795M analogy

Locast, broadcast copyright, and the fall of big antenna

Sep 17, 2021 • 

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Book Review: Domination and the Arts of Resistance

Does anyone lie as much as a peasant?

Sep 1, 2021 • 

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August 2021

A Defense of Complaint

Sometimes it's good to complain

Aug 25, 2021 • 

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The "Blub Paradox" Paradox

Stop saying "The end of X"

Aug 6, 2021 • 

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