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Maggie Appleton

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Design, anthropology, programming, and illustrated essays about tools for thought.

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  • Metaphors We Web By #Design #Web #Metaphor

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    Oct 24, 2021

  • Algorithmic Transparency #Design #Technology #Ethics

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    Oct 2, 2021

  • Algorithmic Transparency #Tech #Design #Ethics

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    Oct 2, 2021

  • October 2021 #Design #Programming #Essays

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    Oct 1, 2021

  • October 2021 #Design #ToolsForThought #PersonalUpdate

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    Oct 1, 2021

  • Plebeian Programming with Keyboard Maestro #Programming #Automation #Tools

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    Aug 19, 2021

  • Plebeian Programming with Keyboard Maestro #Automation #Productivity #Programming

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    Aug 19, 2021

  • August 2021 #Design #Productivity #Essays

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    Aug 1, 2021

  • The Cultural Anthropology of React #Design #Anthropology #Programming

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    Aug 1, 2021

  • August 2021 #Design #ToolsForThought #PersonalUpdate

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    Aug 1, 2021

  • The Cultural Anthropology of React #Design #Programming #Anthropology

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    Aug 1, 2021

  • Tools for Thought as Cultural Practices, not Computational Objects #Design #Tools #Culture

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    Jul 29, 2021

  • Tools for Thought as Cultural Practices, not Computational Objects #Design #Culture #Software

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    Jul 29, 2021

  • Paleolithic Nostalgia #Design #Anthropology #ToolsForThought

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    Jun 20, 2021

  • Paleolithic Nostalgia #Design #ToolsForThought #Anthropology

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    Jun 20, 2021

  • Natureculture, Moral Purity, and Cultural Boundaries #Culture #Society #Philosophy

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    May 18, 2021

  • Natureculture, Moral Purity, and Cultural Boundaries #Culture #Society #Philosophy

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    May 18, 2021

  • The Linear Oppression of Note-taking Apps #Productivity #Design #Software

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    May 7, 2021

  • The Linear Oppression of Note-taking Apps #Productivity #Design #Software

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    May 7, 2021

  • Digital Gardening for Non-Technical Folks #Design #Tools #Productivity

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    Apr 26, 2021

  • Digital Gardening for Non-Technical Folks #Design #Productivity #ToolsForThought

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    Apr 26, 2021

  • The Echo & Narcissus Writing Club #Writing #Community #Creativity

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    Apr 9, 2021

  • The Echo & Narcissus Writing Club #Writing #Community #ToolsForThought

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    Apr 9, 2021

  • Pink, Soft, Glittering Developers #Design #Programming #Essays

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    Mar 13, 2021

  • Pink, Soft, Glittering Developers #Design #Programming #Culture

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    Mar 13, 2021

  • Fetishism & Mechanical Keyboards #Design #Tech #Culture

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    Feb 19, 2021

  • Fetishism & Mechanical Keyboards #Design #Tech #Culture

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    Feb 19, 2021

  • Making Programming Visual, Spatial, and Learnable #Programming #Design #Education

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    Jan 12, 2021

  • Making Programming Visual, Spatial, and Learnable #Programming #Design #Education

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    Jan 12, 2021

  • Transclusion and Transcopyright Dreams #Design #ToolsForThought #Essays

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    Jan 2, 2021

  • Transclusion and Transcopyright Dreams #Design #Copyright #ToolsForThought

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    Jan 2, 2021

  • Organic, Local, Artisan Data Storage #DataStorage #Artisan #Design

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    Dec 28, 2020

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    Dec 28, 2020

  • Positioning Elements & Scrollytelling in CSS #CSS #WebDev #Design

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    Dec 26, 2020

  • Positioning Elements & Scrollytelling in CSS #CSS #WebDev #Design

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    Dec 26, 2020

  • Painting Roam Research with Custom CSS #Design #ToolsForThought #CSS

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    Dec 15, 2020

  • Painting Roam Research with Custom CSS #Design #CSS #Tools

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    Dec 15, 2020

  • A Digital Anthropology Reading List #Design #Anthropology #Reading

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    Nov 18, 2020

  • A Digital Anthropology Reading List #DigitalHumanities #ReadingList #Anthropology

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