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Clive Thompson

medium.com/@clivethompson

Popular posts: 8
Total points: 3,042
HN comments: 3,008
Rank: #464 personal

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Society, Policy & Culture 5 Life, Learning & Writing 3 Software Engineering 2 Tech Industry & Business 2 History & Retro Computing 1 Hardware & Electronics 1

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Instagram Has Become SkyMall

2021652 points328 comments Society, Policy & Culture details

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The metaverse is already here – it's Minecraft

2021567 points364 comments Games & Graphics details

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Captcha pictures force you to look at the world the way an AI does

2021416 points358 comments AI & Machine Learning details

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Time to subsidize e-bikes?

2023226 points323 comments Society, Policy & Culture details

We offer tax credits for electric cars — but ebikes are arguably even more transformative

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The Disappearance of the Ashtray

2023215 points636 comments History & Retro Computing details

These things used to be pieces of furniture