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Dave Beer

Veronica D’Souza: Peaches in My Halo — Single Review

There is a flavour of the 1960s to the tapestry behind Veronica D’Souza’s vocal. Although, pulling on various threads, it’s not that easy…

Oct 13, 2024

Oct 13, 2024

How will you know when AI has won?

A drabble

Mar 28, 2024

How will you know when AI has won?

Mar 28, 2024

Published in
Pure Fiction

You have a memory

A very short story

Mar 21, 2024

You have a memory

Mar 21, 2024

Why do writers write?

The reason why writers write is mostly mysterious, even to the writers themselves. Perhaps George Orwell has the answer.

Mar 17, 2024

Why do writers write?

Mar 17, 2024

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Pure Fiction

The swarm on the wall

A very short story

Mar 12, 2024

The swarm on the wall

Mar 12, 2024

Beth Gibbons: Floating on a Moment — Single Review

It’s hard to avoid describing Beth Gibbons‘ voice as haunting, there is always something distant and pained about it. Gibbons, who was…

Mar 12, 2024

Mar 12, 2024

The end of my academic diary

What does the disappearance of the once essential academic dairy tell us about the changing rhythms and routines of higher education?

Mar 11, 2024

The end of my academic diary

Mar 11, 2024

The rise of chip capitalism

What does Nvidia’s $2tn market value tell us about the future direction of both capitalism and AI?

Mar 9, 2024

The rise of chip capitalism

Mar 9, 2024

The unmediation of newsletters

Perhaps there is something impersonal about personalisation. With the focus often being on the rapid networking and targeted filtering of…

Sep 15, 2021

The unmediation of newsletters

Sep 15, 2021

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TDS Archive

The depths of platform culture

I was recently sitting in a seminar listening to a student perform an autopsy on a meme. Layer after layer of references were peeled away…

May 18, 2019

The depths of platform culture

May 18, 2019

Dave Beer

Dave Beer

Professor of Sociology at the University of York. His most recent book is The Tensions of Algorithmic Thinking. davidbeer.net

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