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weeping & gnashing & writing // freelance journalist // co-host @smugbookclub // former managing editor @thenextweb, a @FinancialTimes company
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Joined February 2009
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first, the tech industry reinvented buses. now, we’re reinventing journalism. the world is wide and full of wonders.
I do really wish someone smart and good at critical thinking would sit down and invest a lot of research into which claims by both sides are accurate and which are propaganda. This would be so good for the world.
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ah yes, and I wonder how many authors were paid for their work to be scraped for this piece of shit-smothered driftwood “writing”.
we trained a new model that is good at creative writing (not sure yet how/when it will get released). this is the first time i have been really struck by something written by AI; it got the vibe of metafiction so right. PROMPT:. Please write a metafictional literary short story.
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RT @adegeler: Hello world, meet @unzip_media! . I'm starting a new independent media outlet to unpack some of the most important stories i….
unzip.media
Hey there! You've just found a brand new independent media publication — and I hope you'll stick around. My name is Andrii Degeler, I'm a tech journalist and editor. I founded unzip.media as a place...
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some of us still do.
We really used to have to download an album, upload it the files to iTunes, plug in our phone to the computer, and sync everything up.
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🚨 GIVE VIDEO GAMES A BUSY MODE 🚨. every story-based game should have us a "I'm too old and tired for 100+ hours, just show me the important parts" button. 👉
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QR code menus are a crime.
What’s the most boomer complaint you have?.
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RT @hansvantelling: "Is this the end for Amsterdam’s herring stalls?" . Interview met @CallumBooth van het van ori….
timeout.com
How European regulations are threatening a vital part of Dutch culture
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RT @thenextweb: In today's podcast: Vice Media, Buzzfeed News and 'universal basic income' for journalists. Listen to our Head of Media @….
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simply one of the greatest sporting moments of all time, watching it live was magnificent, like being in a waking dream.
🇯🇵 OTD: Nine years ago today, Japan produced one of the greatest upsets in sporting history. Never gets old.
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Apple is the first company to turn earbuds from listening devices into hardware designed to enhance your life. But. is this a good thing?
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RT @connor_beem: Sometimes the core solution companies offer becomes out with the times. What they do next separates good companies from….
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Uber, you've gotta stop sending me notifications, bud, this is how apps get deleted.
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truly hope that school libraries worldwide continue to be filled with these and weird little kids like myself still have a refuge.
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of all the pockets, the little pocket inside the bigger pocket is the MVP (most valuable pocket).
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