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Podcast: Google and Elon Musk Want to Put Data Centers in Orbit. Will that Solve AI’s Contradictions?

On this episode of Chaos and Conviviality, Dip and Scooter discuss current proposals to put data centers in space, an idea which would seem to be a win-win for communities and data center developers. They analyze the push to adopt "artificial development," what it means for our communities,

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Podcast: "Games Suck Nowadays"

On this episode of Chaos and Conviviality, Dip details GamerGate 1.0, and 2.0 and discusses the the linkages between "core gamer" culture and fascism. Dip shares some suggestions on how to combat right-wing influence in gaming through a four-point framework: build, fight, empower, and inspire. This

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Podcast: Trump Delivered A Killing Blow to the Rules-Based Order. Was it Ever Alive to Begin With?

On this episode of Chaos and Conviviality, Dip analyzes the US government’s move from a mostly “rules-based,” “rational” “management” posture in international policy to something more forceful, using the Trump admin’s “peace plans” for Palestine, Sudan, Western Sahara, and Ukraine, alongside the strong-arming of Venezuela. Dip concludes that

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Podcast: Mamdani’s not a Messiah

Dip and Scooter discuss Mamdani's mayoral win, how the Left and other communities reacted, and how we might actually reach what we're all hoping for: liberation.