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Associate Professor at @cst.cam.ac.uk, researching decentralised systems and security protocols. Advisor to the Bluesky team. Wrote “Designing Data-Intensive Applications” (O’Reilly). he/him
Better ways of thinking, feeling, and acting—around problems of meaning: self, society, ethics, purpose, and value
<!-- buttondown-editor-mode: fancy --><p>The newsletter of <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.debcha.org">Deb Chachra</a>'s work and ideas. Musings on infrastructure, technology, culture, design, education, and more.</p><p>Low volume, no spam, no tracking, unsubscribe whenever.</p><p><strong>Want a taste of what to expect?</strong> The newsletter archive is in transition, but you can read essays about <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.untappedjournal.com/issues/issue-9/deb-chachra-how-infrastructure-shapes-us">infrastructure</a> or <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.untappedjournal.com/issues/issue-11/deb-chachra-need-more-than-fewer-better-things">materials</a> (featuring bees!), a <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2023/nov/02/beauty-of-infrastructure-electric-mountain-dinorwig-power-station-north-wales">long excerpt</a> from my book <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/612711/how-infrastructure-works-by-deb-chachra/"><em>How Infrastructure Works</em></a>, an editorial about <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://dhdebates.gc.cuny.edu/read/untitled-aa1769f2-6c55-485a-81af-ea82cce86966/section/daed12ff-5373-41a2-8b19-8438ab0004cf">(not) being a ‘maker’</a>, or some <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.hilobrow.com/author/dchachra/">short, enthusiastic pieces</a>, mostly about pop culture.</p>
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Professor and Co-Director of the Center for Digital Narrative at the University of Bergen
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<!-- buttondown-editor-mode: fancy --><p>Ignore Previous Directions is a shiny new newsletter from Justin Cormack, covering what is interesting, things he is building, and more. Probably weekly.</p>