Category: research
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First Monday!
First Monday was the one journal that really sucked me into academia. At a time when nearly all the journals I was interested were locked behind a crazy paywall subscriptions system that makes them totally irrelevant to anyone outside of the the ivory towers, First Monday had escaped – it’s on the outside looking out.…
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Historical rationality: some thoughts on Civilisation 5
During a short trip to Tasmania last week for my grandmother’s fabulous 90th birthday celebrations, I managed to cram in two activities – reading a little of Raymond Williams (1977) Marxism and Literature, and playing quite a bit of Civilization 5 (Civ5) – about 15 hours worth. Civ5 is the latest in the turn-based strategy…
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