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Infinite Scrolling: XKCD’s Creative Insight on a Common Interface Indignity

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‘Jane Austen, Game Theorist’ by Michael Suk-Young Chwe Is a Joke

When [Chwe] says that Austen was a game theorist, he means for us to take him at his word. Never mind the fact that game theory did not emerge until the middle of the twentieth century. Austen, he claims, was a “social theorist” who “carefully establishes game theory’s core concepts” and “systematically explored” them in…

Dear 11yo Daughter

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If You’re Getting Walled in a Cellar I Feel Bad for You Son

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The Whole Internet Hates Me

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Seton Hill’s #CIO @PhilKomarny is moving on to @robotsNpencils

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First Stanford code poetry slam reveals the literary side of computer code

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STEM Needs a New Letter

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Computer scientists quantify elements of writing style that differentiate successful fiction

“Predicting the success of literary works poses a massive dilemma for publishers and aspiring writers alike,” Choi said. “We examined the quantitative connection between writing style and successful literature. Based on novels across different genres, we investigated the predictive power of statistical stylometry in discriminating successful literary works, and identified the stylistic elements that are…