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Tom Chatfield

Author, geek, pianist, tea drinker. My latest book, Netymology, tells the tales behind techy words: from apps to zombies, via daemons and grokking @TomChatfield

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    A Closer Look at @

    What’s in a sign?
    Tom Chatfield3 min read
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    Buffs and nerfs, for better and worse

    On the origin of two gaming terms
    Tom Chatfield3 min read

      What is Apple’s command key all about?

      Bringing ancient Scandinavia to your keyboard
      Tom Chatfield3 min read

        Why computers will become invisible

        Our extraordinary intimacy with unseen technology
        Tom Chatfield4 min read
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          What If the Feature Is the Bug?

          Election monitoring, new power of social media and old power of structural power
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            The ten worst tech neologisms

            New-minted weasel words
            Tom Chatfield5 min read

              The Steampunk Movement Is Good And Important

              Thoughts on the meaning and cultural importance of Steampunk
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