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Cory Doctorow. Attack Surface. Tor. New York: 2020.
Do you know how big your attack surface is?
Fictional romp through cybersecurity, political activism, personal security, personal responsibility, and social solidarity.
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Liam Young. Machine Landscapes: Architectures of the Post-anthropocene. John Wiley & Sons. Oxford: 2019.
Fascinating images and brief articles about emerging places designed for machines rather than people, and what may emerge.
Others in the Architectural Design series.
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David J Epstein. Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World. Riverhead Books. New York: 2019.
Things to consider:
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We need broad principles for understanding the world and critically evaluating overwhelming information
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Broad training allows ability to apply knowledge broadly
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Circular management?
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Living and learning along a meandering path
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Encourage dissent and cross-boundary communication
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Preserve range and inefficiency to get innovation
- Don't feel behind
Mental meandering and personal experimentation are sources of power, and head starts are overrated.
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Kim Stanley Robinson. Ministry for the Future. Orbit. New York: 2020.
Fictional romp through a likely near-future, punctuated with brief intermissions relating contextual knowledge.
How likely are you to join the Children of Kali?
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Cal Newport. A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in An Age of Communication Overload. Portfolio Penguin. New York: 2021.
Worthy reference material for reminders on working together beyond email!
How much of your professional practice has become sucked into email exclusively?
Reimagining work beyond email links with a few other items contemporary to this moment: Four useful books.
Interview on CBC's The Current - Slow Productivity could reduce burnout
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[Alex Barker, Sam Conniff][1]. How to: Be More Pirate. [OWN IT! Entertainment][3]. London: 2020.
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