Links tagged with “via:dnyegriffiths”
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How Chan-Style Anonymous Culture Shapes #gamergate (with images, tweets) · a_man_in_black · Storify
Really good on the clash of cultures between 4channers/GamerGaters and, well, normal people on Twitter. Other thoughts: Could this break out into media beyond Twitter? In what form? How would that affect society? (via @D_Nye_Griffiths)
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Hands On: SimCity | Rock, Paper, Shotgun
The new SimCity can only be played if it can connect to EA’s servers. This review (towards the end), and many of the comments, worry about that. The original SimCity and SimCity 2000 can still be played, but when will the new one become unplayable, a never-to-be-seen-again experience? (via @D_Nye_Griffiths)
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The Daily Mail, And How An NHS Death Means… Racism Is Fine? - Botherer
The Daily Mail is the kind of dangerous thing that needs exposing, protesting against, fighting. Horrible. (via @D_Nye_Griffiths)
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Olympic opening ceremony a Labour party broadcast? Yup, that’s about right | Sport | The Guardian
“This is it. This is Britain. Any idiot can industrialise. It takes a giant of a nation to make its healthcare provision free at point of need.” via @D_Nye_Griffiths
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Will someone rid me of this turbulent language | Robinince’s Blog
On the Ricky Gervais “mong” debacle. It’s thoughtful posts like this that confirm how ineffectual tweets are for serious, nuanced discussions. (via @D_Nye_Griffiths)