Ian Bogost on Friction and Gratification

Ian Bogost on Friction and Gratification

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Ian Bogost on Friction and Gratification

Game designer and Atlantic writer Ian Bogost joins to argue that the true joy of technology is not frictionlessness, but the small sensory pleasures and constraints that keep us tethered to real life. Discover how AI could push us back into the world, not just behind our screens.

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Ubuntu 26.04: there are some big changes in there!

Ubuntu 26.04: there are some big changes in there!

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Open Source News: Curl, Grafana 13, Kubernetes 1.36, and More

Open Source News: Curl, Grafana 13, Kubernetes 1.36, and More

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Open Source & AI: Risks, Trends & Opportunities

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Agentic AI: Your Data, Your Rules, New Risks!

Agentic AI: Your Data, Your Rules, New Risks!

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Open Source News: Events, Security, and Hardware Updates

Open Source News: Events, Security, and Hardware Updates

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