Childish Gambino, Buyer Bots, Being Relentless | Feeding Frenzy 38
Feeding Frenzy is a weekly post that is a collection of knowledge to absorb. Every week you can expect something worth listening, reading, watching, and pondering. Think of this as a boost of the signal above the noise!
This week's worth listening; we have the music deep-dive podcast Dissect with Childish Gambino and Because the Internet. Work reading, we have an analysis of the film Black Panther from Time and analysis of how bots bought the stock of Nvidia 3080 Graphics Cards. Worth watching, we have principle Hamish Brewer changing education from the inside out and always more inside for you to explore!
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Worth Listening
Childish Gambino: Because the Internet | Dissect
Our season-long analysis of Because The Internet by Childish Gambino begins with a brief overview of Donald Glover's rise to fame and his debut album Camp. Then we cover some of the main ancillary components of the transmedia world of Because The Internet before dissecting the connection between the end of Camp and the beginning of BTI.
Worth Reading
The Revolutionary Power Of Black Panther | Time
"I know people [in the entertainment industry] are going to see this and aspire to it," Boseman says. "But this is also having people inside spaces—gatekeeper positions, people who can open doors and take that idea. How can this be done? How can we be represented in a way that is aspirational?"
Canaries in the Coal Mines | OAF Nation
"The politicians' abdication of responsibility and allowing their cities to burn has had the unintended consequence of civilians arming themselves to defend their rights and community because the police are not on their way."
How a Bot Bought Dozens of RTX 3080 Units Before Consumers Could Grab Them | PC Mag
"So whenever the site died, I would have to restart the script and hope for it just to get through on the next one," the member said, later adding, "We had several members who managed to get one card, all the way to 30 cards or more."
Worth Watching
How Hamish Brewer is Changing the Game | Freethink
To hear Hamish Brewer speak is to be inspired. About education. About life. About the possibilities of it all.
"The world isn't a square box anymore," he says. "Times have changed. Kids have changed, and we've got to move with that."
Apple's Reckoning Has Come | Linus Tech Tips
An update on the app store's legal battle between Apple and Epic Games. The way this shakes out may change how smaller developers may get better access in the future.
How to Think Better According to Shane Parrish | Farnam Street
If you want to get better at thinking, you have to surround yourself with people who will shine a light on your blind spots. That's uncomfortable, which is why most people won't do it. Watch the short clip on thinking better.
Worth Pondering
"Safe space means that courteous discipline of respectful listening, which is being shredded and defiled in too many universities today. What they are doing is creating very, very unsafe space." - Jonathan Sacks
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