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A content analysis of the Amazon Astro ad

I recently discovered that Amazon has released a new robot called Astro. Astro rolls around your house on wheels and provides a live feed…

6 min readSep 29, 2021

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A content analysis of the Amazon Astro ad

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Pat Norman

5 things I learned about completing a PhD thesis

I submitted my PhD thesis today, ending the longest and most complicated project in my life so far (that is, until I get the examiners’…

3 min readMay 4, 2021

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5 things I learned about completing a PhD thesis

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Pat Norman

My 2020 Year in Reading

I love the Goodreads challenge thing (I don’t really hit the target, but that’s not the point). This year was more theory dense than…

3 min readJan 1, 2021

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Why Facebook arguments are the worst

Today I woke up frustrated and angry about yet another Facebook argument.

19 min readApr 23, 2020

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Why Facebook arguments are the worst

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Digital Arsonists

In human history, there has never been a company like News Corp. Not just the scale and reach of it, but also the insidious political…

10 min readJan 10, 2020

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Digital Arsonists

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Pat Norman

Sequels, Star Wars, and Dissatisfaction

This is a big of a ‘whole sequel trilogy’ review — it’s not spoiler heavy, but it will ruin key beats from The Rise of Skywalker so tread…

17 min readDec 19, 2019

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Sequels, Star Wars, and Dissatisfaction

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Pat Norman

Lost in the homotopia

Recently, I was chatting at the pub with a friend of mine. It was a planned conversation — something intellectual, to talk about a project…

7 min readSep 26, 2019

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Lost in the homotopia

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Delphic Maxim 147: On reaching the end, be without sorrow

I set myself the challenge of responding to each Delphic Maxim for 15 minutes a day. This is the final post.

4 min readAug 10, 2019

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Delphic Maxim 147: On reaching the end, be without sorrow

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Delphic Maxim 146: As an old man (or woman) be sensible

I’ve set myself the challenge of responding to each Delphic Maxim for 15 minutes a day.

3 min readAug 9, 2019

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Delphic Maxim 146: As an old man (or woman) be sensible

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Delphic Maxim 145: As of middle-age be just

I’ve set myself the challenge of responding to each Delphic Maxim for 15 minutes a day.

3 min readAug 8, 2019

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Delphic Maxim 145: As of middle-age be just

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Pat Norman

Pat Norman

I jam at Sydney Uni about education, rationality & power, digital frontiers, society and pop culture. And start a thousand creative endeavours and finish none.

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