As Google Maps Renames Neighborhoods, Residents Fume - The New York Times
nytimes.com/2018/08/02/technology/google-maps-neighborhood-names.htmlGoogle’s digital maps have become the world’s default atlas and the arbiter of what neighborhoods are called, even when many residents disagree.
Pixel Envy
pxlnv.com/A sassy weblog written by Nick Heer, updated daily to cover the technological zeitgeist.
Digital Technology doesn't have values. People do. - Digital
blogs.gov.scot/digital/2017/03/13/technology-doesnt-have-values-people-do/“Once you skip ahead to think technology will either harm everything or solve everything, you’ve effectively removed the need to apply critical thinking.” (Amy Webb)
Reflecting on one very, very strange year at Uber — Susan J. Fowler
susanjfowler.com/blog/2017/2/19/reflecting-on-one-very-strange-year-at-uberAs most of you know, I left Uber in December and joined Stripe in January. I've gotten a lot of questions over the past couple of months about why I left and what my time at Uber was like. It's a strange, fascinating, and slightly horrifying story that deserves to be told while it is still fresh in my mind, so here we go.
Magical Thinking & Thought Terminating Clichés
thinkpiece.club/posts/magical-thinking-and-thought-terminating-cliches.html‘the narrative of tech change = human betterment is an excuse to avoid moral reflection’