Time to catch ‘em all again
- Catch up on the latest edition of Installer No. 102, your guide to the best and verge-iest stuff in the world.
- The author has been reading about personal chefs, TikTok’s algorithm, and deep sea divers, among other topics.
- They’ve also been exploring Cory Doctorow’s book “Enshittification” and curating the Sunday Long Read newsletter.
- The author recently watched The Twits with their kid and learned how to use the NATO phonetic alphabet.
- Other highlights include becoming emotional during a final episode, eating dried mangos, and reading about various other topics.
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 102, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, happy spooky season, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)
This week, I’ve been reading about personal chefs and TikTok’s algorithm and deep sea divers, tearing through Cory Doctorow’s fabulous Enshittification book, helping curate the wonderful Sunday Long Read newsletter, becoming surprising emotional during the final WTF episode, trying to convince my kid to watch The Twits, finally learning how the NATO phonetic alphabet works, and eating a lot of dried mangos.
I also have …
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Q. What is Installer No. 102?
A. It’s your guide to the best and verge-iest stuff in the world.
Q. Who wrote the book “Enshittification” that the author has been reading?
A. Cory Doctorow.
Q. What was the author trying to convince their kid to watch?
A. The Twits.
Q. What did the author learn about NATO phonetic alphabet?
A. How it works.
Q. What have you been doing recently, according to the author?
A. Reading about personal chefs, TikTok’s algorithm, deep sea divers, and more.
Q. Is there a newsletter that the author has been helping curate?
A. Yes, it’s called the Sunday Long Read newsletter.
Q. How did the author feel during the final episode of WTF?
A. They became surprising emotional.
Q. What else have you been doing recently, according to the author?
A. Eating a lot of dried mangos.