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Techs on TextsEpisode #17: Daniel X. O'Neil on The Waste Land by T.S. EliotDaniel X. O'Neil, the worldwide entertainment juggernaut of the 21st century, joins us to discuss T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land. You will learn almost nothing about The Waste Land from this discussion, but you will learn about poetry, modernism, truth, hypermedia, (the "end" of) America, and enjambment. Show notes:[T.S. Eliot reads *The Waste Land* on YouTube](T.S. Eliot reads: The Waste Land)The Waste Land on WikipediaHypertext enjambmentBlueberry Boat by The Fiery FurnacesThe truly great Carl MalamudThe Military-Industrial-Congressional-Intelligence-Media-Academia-Think-Tank complexJack Dorsey talking about how dispatch systems influenced Twitter (Dorsey, like Eliot is from...
2025-06-241h 14Techs on TextsEpisode #2: Jason Goldman on Dune by Frank HerbertJason Goldman, one of the world's foremost Dune podcast pioneers (listen to Escape Hatch!), talks about all of the Dune books, all of the Dune movies, the Dune TV shows, democracy, institutions, the dangers of charismatic leaders, the (a)moral arc of technological progress, the potential of governing with data, and how so many technologists miss the point of the literature they love. Our conversation left me wondering: could Obama be a mentat?A few notes and links:Escape Hatch - The podcast formerly known as Dune Pod, co-hosted by Jason with in depth discussions of...
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