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The End Of Infinite

Like the infinite scroll, every media form keeps chasing the ability to keep us in neverending flow of content.

Some friction is good for you

the hunt for 'frictionless' interactions and interfaces misses an important fact: some friction is essential to making things that matter.

Stifling aggregation

Market domination puts the rest of us in cultural hot water while the big players buy and sell the hot tub.

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The Unsubscribe Experiment

Seamus has been unsubscribing from all his video streaming services... but he's still using them all exactly the way he always has. Huh? How's that work?

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Don't let anyone pretend 8K matters

This week we discuss coronavirus (because that's mandatory right now), mobile games, classic games and the proof that 8K TV is utterly unnecessary.

Such a tool

It’s been 8 years since Douglas Rushkoff wrote Program Or Be Programmed, one of the clearest discussions of the whole question of the good/bad of technology in society today. Or rather, why that’s the wrong binary to consider. Rushkoff instead explores ten ‘commands’ we need to understand

Our Weirdly Mediated Mainstream

While reality TV shows get dissected in microscopic detail, game culture is relegated to the kids table regardless of how big it has become.

"Why Are You The Only One?"

My son is at that threshold where he wants to align his own opinions and fandom with his peers, and I’m one of the ‘weird’ parents who is telling him that some YouTubers are OK and others are not.

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Michal 'CARMAC' Blicharz: the biggest brain in esports on The Esports Moment

One of the smartest minds in all of esports sits down with The Esports Moment at Intel Extreme Masters Sydney.

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LG's rollable OLED TV is a stunning update to how we think about televisions

It's been a long time since a TV appeared at CES that genuinely got anyone excited. We've seen some clever new bezels, even frames, added to change how TVs

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Facebook and Instagram add hidden modes to help you quit them

Feeling like you're on FB and the 'gram a little too much? Would you like to check your usage - and set limits to remind yourself to do something else now and

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Blocking spoilers from your Facebook feed is officially in the works

Facebook recently announced a new addition to its line up of news feed filters to help you deal with the bane of our modern digital existence - having sports,