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Neat analysis of the keynote structure over the years.

I've certainly gotten a lot into the role playing aspect of some games, although most of my female characters remained defined in terms of a male "main". I did pick femshep for Mass Effect though.

Not surprised to see over consumption means it's mostly unusable. I assume almost everything I've donated (since it was cheap and well worn in the first place) has been shredded.

Hear, hear.

Neat solution. Kinda like origami. I'm surprised it was all manual.

I like the name. In the long run this may change the drug market for high end users.

Another good point about the tradeoffs between backups and security, and the end of passwords.

Great point on the value of backups.

I hope Apple makes big improvements in this area.

Great news for the Lacks family. I'm glad I read the book about her story.

This is a pretty bad collection of vulnerabilities. I think for me right now the risk of data loss is higher than hacking, so I'll leave it turned on. Maybe I should be glad my Apple ID isn't one of my active accounts?

This is such a cool concept!

A counterpoint to the criticisms of gamers that I think misses the fundamental issue.

A bit of a deep dive on terminology, but some good points about ontologies of identity (particularly with regards to what we consider the "default" in any given category).

The strong executive can't solve everything, so we need small incremental legislative victories to fend off the general attack on progressivism.

Sad I didn't get into Jenn's writing before this happened. Some great points on how certain kinds of journalism are devalued.

I didn't realize his stroke was so soon after leaving the DC station.

I suppose any kind of entertainment-based identity (Trekkie, gamer, etc.) is fundamentally built on spending money to buy products, but I still think it can be a healthy part of one's cultural identity.

Not too hard, but annoying that it doesn't migrate automatically.

This program either needs to stop or have a lot more oversight. I'd prefer the former.

So strange. So great. Needs more mustard.

Some great points made by Faraci on how young white nerds are socialized by our culture (gaming and otherwise) into the anger reflected by the hashtag.

So many reasons to abolish the death penalty, and many supposedly liberal politicians refuse to take a stance because they fear the political repercussions, even in states where the penalty is unpopular.

Great idea. I love LaTeX for the math, but I'm not crazy about it for document structure.

I've tried my hand at FoldIt. I didn't stick with it. Cool to hear it used to help guide disease treatment research.

"Today, videogames are for everyone. I mean this in an almost destructive way. Videogames, to read the other side of the same statement, are not for you. You do not get to own videogames. No one gets to own videogames when they are for everyone. They add up to more than any one group." Personally, I still like the label "gamer" - I just don't see it as exclusive. I realize that many do.

This is a particular take on how recent anti-women scandals in the game industry all end up supporting the patriarchy. The thesis beyond that is a bit unclear - I think the author doesn't like Zoe Quinn because she allowed herself to be used, and doesn't like the more liberal video game review sites because they are the patrons of so-called indie games?

I know I self-select my networks. This article writer I think does have a slight bias against Israel, but his point on the disjoint networks of commentary stands well. It also applies to the recent discussion (well, separate echo chambers) regarding events in Ferguson.

Executive Order 12333 sounds like part of the problem, but calling mass surveillance "The Program" is even more ominous. I don't know if we can rein in this beast we've unleashed.

Touching, but not quite my experience since games weren't really in our house. I do have fond memories though. I couldn't do this journey since my parents have moved a number of times.