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Ville Saarinen

@vsaarinen

Interested in the combination of sociology and technology. Love to learn & build things. Helping people understand their body at @ouraring. Co-founder @lucify_.

 Helsinki, Finland
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Joined March 2009
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“It is no longer enough to automate information flows about us; the goal now is to automate us. These processes are meticulously designed to produce ignorance by circumventing individual awareness and thus eliminate any possibility of self-determination.” theguardian.com/technology/2…
'The goal is to automate us': welcome to the age of surveillance capitalism

'The goal is to automate us': welcome to the age of surveillance capitalism

Shoshana Zuboff’s new book is a chilling exposé of the business model that underpins the digital world. Observer tech columnist John Naughton explains the importance of Zuboff’s work and asks the...

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RIP 😢 nytimes.com/2018/07/23/dinin…
Annoyed by Restaurant Playlists, a Master Musician Made His Own (Published 2018)

Annoyed by Restaurant Playlists, a Master Musician Made His Own (Published 2018)

How Ryuichi Sakamoto assembled the soundtrack for Kajitsu, in Murray Hill, and what it says about the sounds we hear (or should) while we eat.

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A fantastic mobile app team at @ouraring is looking for a backend engineer. If you're interested in working on features that reach users of Oura's million+ sold rings, don't hesitate to reach out—I'm happy to tell more! apply.workable.com/oura-heal…
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Just posted a photo instagram.com/p/CnvmSUCNNN6/…
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DON'T SAY "BLOG" IF YOU MEAN A "BLOG POST"!!!
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Life Universe oimo.io/works/life Explore the infinitely recursive universe of Game of Life! Works in real-time and is perfectly consistent, never fails to remember where you are and where you came from. 無限に再帰するライフゲームの宇宙を探索できる作品を作りました #indiedev
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One scary aspect of replacing Google et al. with something like ChatGPT for answers: there are no references or sources. You just have to trust the answer.
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Need to try out Mastodon again. I'm @vsaarinen@vis.social over there.
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Twitter is an anti-compassion machine that stokes our tendency to dehumanize and even hate people we don't know personally. Four little exercises I use to combat that and crank up the compassion in my mind:
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Sound – ciechanow.ski/sound/
Sound – Bartosz Ciechanowski

Sound – Bartosz Ciechanowski

Interactive article explaining how sound works.

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Just posted a photo instagram.com/p/Cik9Et_ND3i/…
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"Ask" will never leave these lips as a noun. goodreason.substack.com/p/on…
reb00ted.org/tech/20220727-e… I had to uninstall TikTok because it was too addictive. I wouldn’t be surprised if this ends up being the case.
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Instagram’s push to clone TikTok and increase monetization has completely destroyed its main feed. Most of the content is now non sequitur TikTok-style videos and irrelevant ads. How many times do I have to select “NO I’M NOT INTERESTED IN MOTORCYCLE REVVING VIDEOS”? 🤬
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Not the prettiest, but the taste was pretttty nice. Round 1 of sourdough pizzas this summer. instagram.com/p/CfwaeZptRBm/…
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Another absolute gem from @BCiechanowski, this time about mechanical watches: ciechanow.ski/mechanical-wat… If there ever was a reason to support someone via Patreon, this is a prime example. patreon.com/ciechanowski
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Very sad to see @flowdock go. They really were first and I feel some aspects of it are still better than @SlackHQ (tags, threads), but it has really suffered from lack of development and promotion in recent years, so not surprised to see it being shut down.
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Love supporting developers on their career path and seeing them thrive? Enjoy building a fantastic work environment for engineers? If so, we're looking for an Engineering Manager to join us at Oura. Could it be you? Don't hesitate to DM me for more info. apply.workable.com/oura-heal…
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Autechre, Oneohtrix Point Never, Jon Hopkins, The War on Drugs all playing in Helsinki this year. 🎉 Making up for the drought of the past two years…
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What strikes me in the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine are the similarities to the Winter War (1939-40) against Finland. However, I'm afraid the end result could be similar as well - but it doesn't need to be. A THREAD.
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