Anyone here on bluesky going to AWP Conference this weekend in Baltimore?
Anyone here on bluesky going to AWP Conference this weekend in Baltimore?
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Back with a new monthly newsletter! This month, among other things are full of: algorithms, boredom, AI coding, seriousness, and aesthetics in the 21st century. Multiple essays, multiple links, many things. Enjoy!
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Last newsletter for the year. A roundup and retro. Enjoy. sceneswithsimon.com/p/things-i-e...
The critique of the algocene through Beeple and onchain art: sceneswithsimon.com/p/the-critiq...
This is a small change with a massive impact. Seriously hope this gets done. π€
Anyone know where to look for info on prospective delays/cancellations for flying in the US while the ATC shortage and government shutdowns continue?
Enjoy my latest Sunday newsletter. Dove deeper into the UMG / Udio deal. sceneswithsimon.com/p/umg-deals-...
I was curious why Substack's revenue curve looks the way it does. Not 100% on the reasoning why. But there's interesting suggestions.
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Whoops. Forgot to post last week's newsletter. Play in Storytelling. Enjoy! :) sceneswithsimon.com/p/sunday-edi...
New Sunday Edition is out! On The Crisis of Cool. Enjoy!
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New Sunday Edition! Talking about social media decline, stablecoins, Ocean Vuong, Hades 2, and more fun things. Enjoy!
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New Sunday Edition is out. Enjoy! :)
Sunday Edition #17 - Too Much Information and the Loss of Dynamism
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Sunday Edition #16 - Social Systems Scaling
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*Heterotopia π
Sunday Edition #15 - The Heteropia of Hypographic Media. Enjoy! (Also, most eclectic newsletter yet? Also contains comments on K-Pop Demon Hunters and Ocean Vuong π)
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Just in time before the US Open Men's Final. Enjoy the latest Sunday Edition! :)
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Big thanks to Simon for highlighting my 'Exit through the Casino' post in his newsletter this week.
"Jay is one of my favourite linguistics wranglers, coming up or arriving at terms which so neatly encapsulate concepts or ideas."
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Instead of just seeing generative AI as a way to shortcut process, I tried sketching a vision for what it might actually be good for in terms of its medium. It's not a replacement of media we know and love. Written in collab.
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Latest Sunday Edition is out. Enjoy!
Rethinking Cinema (by Making It More Communal) - sceneswithsimon.com/p/sunday-edi...
Sunday Edition #11 - The First Ten to Fifty Pages. Enjoy!
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Sunday Edition #10 - On The Decline of Conscientiousness (also ht to Night Tapes for always having amazing music video thumbnails!): sceneswithsimon.com/p/sunday-edi...
New Sunday Edition is out. Building Better Courtyards. Enjoy!
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I *really* don't get how mega-budget films like Avengers: Doomsday don't shoot with a finished script. Sounds like a recipe for disaster. Why gamble like that?
Wrote about my feelings about Ethereum a decade later. Not entirely happy with where the crypto space has gone in general. We need more cypherpunk and we need people to just, be better.
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Latest Sunday Edition is out. Translations and Ekphrastic Writing on Digital Art. Enjoy!
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Sunday Edition #7 - Solaris (1972) vs Solaris (2002)
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Sunday Edition 6: On Modifying Memories. sceneswithsimon.com/p/sunday-edi...
Yip. Unfortunately