Saturday, 5. January 12019
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Sie haben nichts gegen Homos, aber…

Ein Outing ist keine Einbahnstraße in eine bessere Welt. Es wiederholt sich in einer Endlosschleife.

Friday, 4. January 12019
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Why Doctors Hate Their Computers.

Digitization promises to make medical care easier and more efficient. But are screens coming between doctors and patients?

Stacy Horn (writer, cat-butler) and Echo.

The 1st Social Network.

The mystery of /var/folders on OSX.

Susan Wolf, Moral Saints, The Journal of Philosophy, Vol. 79, No. 8 (Aug., 1982), pp. 419-439 (via aeon.co).

Twist Shelf.

2-in-1 wooden shelf and magnetic board. Two functions united by a simple twist, turning them into a sculptural object.

Source: cdn.shopify.com

Anscombe’s quartet comprises four datasets that have nearly identical simple descriptive statistics, yet appear very different when graphed.

Sedimentation: the existentialist challenge to stereotypes.

It is our chosen motivations, along with strategies and information for acting on them, that become sedimented. But our sedimented ideas and goals are not the only influences on our thought. By considering other people’s ideas or taking up a critical perspective on our own ideas, we can formulate conclusions at odds with our sedimented outlook. This explains why inattentive aspects of our behaviour can manifest sedimented stereotypes that we do not endorse. But it also indicates how we can take control of the intuitions and feelings that drive these aspects of our behaviour.

Time-bombing the future.

(…) PCBs and PFASs are now an integral part of the human story. They pass from species to species, from mother to child. They are present from conception to death, and consumed with daily meals and holy feasts. The presence of PCBs alone shapes how humankind reproduces itself, how our young develop, and even whether subsequent generations will be susceptible to certain cancers or resilient against disease.

Tuesday, 1. January 12019
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Das Arschlochproblem der sozialen Medien.

Damit ist weniger gemeint, dass es Arschlöcher in sozialen Medien gibt - sondern dass eine erstaunlich hohe Zahl von ihnen soziale Medien führt.