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				<title>Microcast #104 — Questioning uncritical acceptance</title>
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<p>A microcast to respond to a thread on the Fediverse about uncritical acceptance of new technologies .</p>
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<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977_Nestl%C3%A9_boycott">1977 Nestlé boycott</a></li>
<li><a href="https://helenbeetham.substack.com/">Helen Beetham&rsquo;s imperfect offerings</a></li>
<li><a href="https://2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/">Audrey Watters' Second Breakfast</a></li>
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				<title>Microcast #103 — Microphones and Moving to Micro.blog</title>
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<p>The first microcast of 2024 and also the first on micro.blog. This one discusses the reasons for the move, and how it went.</p>
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<li><a href="https://www.logitechg.com/en-gb/products/microphones/yeti-orb-gaming-microphone.html">Logitech G Yeti Orb - Condenser RGB Gaming Mic with LIGHTSYNC</a></li>
<li><a href="https://micro.blog">Micro.blog</a></li>
<li><a href="https://archive.org/details/microcasts">Internet Archive - Microcasts : Doug Belshaw</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swimming_(Mac_Miller_album)"><em>Swimming</em> (Mac Miller album)</a></li>
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