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mariafarrell

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Irish speaker/writer; tech, politics + the future. Hope's not a 'nice to have'. It's our moral duty. she/her http://mariafarrell.com

"We need to rewild the internet": https://www.noemamag.com/we-need-to-rewild-the-internet/

"Your platform is not an ecosystem", https://crookedtimber.org/2022/12/08/your-platform-is-not-an-ecosystem/

Fiction: "Burning Men" https://westerlymag.com.au/burning-men-by-maria-farrell/

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mariafarrell , to random
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Well, for sure the UK's voting system (FPTP, single-seat constituencies) means my Green vote in an 80% Labour seat counts for precisely zero

BUT

It's my vote and I get to use it, so I did!

Molly and Milo wore their Sunday best to VOTE THE TORIES OUT


Jennifer , to bookstodon group

I need some new science fiction to read, who has some suggestions? I don't like military sci-fi. For reference, my favorite series is the Expanse, I also enjoyed Scalzi's Collapsing Empire, I love Robert Charles Wilson's books. I mostly enjoy space operas and unique stories about technology, for example I really liked the recent book Mountain in the Sea about AI and intelligent octopus. Suggestions from the awesome Bookstodon community? @bookstodon #Bookstodon #Scifi #ScienceFiction

mariafarrell ,
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@Jennifer @bookstodon Vajra Chandrasekera's The Saint of Bright Doors, especially if you loved the Mountain in the Sea.

mariafarrell , to random
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I wrote about @pluralistic Doctorow's 2nd and superb Marty Hench novel, 'The Bezzle'.

It's good. Very good. And bloody hell, it's important, essential and jaw-dropping about the privatised American carceral state.

Also a financial thriller. Also a beautiful tale of male friendship. Also riveting and enraging on the arcana of DRM in prison.

https://crookedtimber.org/2024/03/06/the-bezzle/

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