The Computer Room

The Computer Room

By Katherine DeeSociety & CultureTechnology
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The Computer Room episodes

  • Welcome to the Group Chat ft. Nymphet Alumni

    On this episode, I talk to the hostesses my favorite podcast, Nymphet Alumni. We talk about the lolcowification of TikTok, Marshall McLuhan, what would happen if Tavi Gevinson met Curtis Yarvin, incel ascension, digital game, and a hell of a lot more.  One of my favorite episodes yet. 

    Also, I quote a hypothetical Russian person at some point. I'm not Russian. The person I made up for my example is!

    Listen to Nymphet Alumni here. 

    Other relevant links:
    https://sherbert.biz/selected-work
    https://www.reddit.com/r/aliceandfernsnark/
    https://defaultfriend.substack.com/p/incels-incel-ascension-incel-chasers?s=w
    https://defaultfriend.substack.com/p/the-inverse-of-the-fuck-boy/comments?s=w

    Theme: Lolita Ya-Ya by Nelson Riddle

    1 hr 21 min
  • Casual Sex Doesn't Exist ft. Rayne Fisher-Quann
    One of my favorite TikTokers, Rayne Fisher-Quann, joined me to talk about TikTok, cancel culture, the futility of the culture wars, how people talk about casual sex, and a shared favorite topic, the Internet.
    You can find Rayne’s reading recs, advice column, and internet culture observations at internetprincess.substack.com.
    Theme: You’re Standing On My Neck by Splendora
    59 min
  • I Am Jack's Emergent Fandom

    Jack Crum of 404Tales joins me for a conversation about internet ethnographies, the history of Tumblr, and what nobody had the balls to say about #GamerGate.

    Theme: The Great Fairy Fountain Etude

    1 hr 20 min
  • Casual Sex Doesn't Exist

    One of my favorite TikTokers, Rayne Fisher-Quann, joined me to talk about TikTok, cancel culture, the futility of the culture wars, how people talk about casual sex, and a shared favorite topic, the Internet.

    You can find Rayne’s reading recs, advice column, and internet culture observations here (and you can follow her on TikTok here).

    Theme: You’re Standing On My Neck by Splendora 



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    59 min
  • #MeToo'd In the Metaverse

    Promoting this episode of ex.haust on The Computer Room's feed. Emmet Penney and I talk about one of my favorite pieces of tech writing of all time, Julian Dibbell's essay, "A Rape in Cyberspace." (As an aside, where has all the tech writing like this gone?)

     

    Read "A Rape in Cyberspace" here.

    Listen to ex.haust here.

    1 hr 3 min
  • The Tokenization of Everything

    Meta-Nomad, the host of another one of my favorite podcasts, Hermitix, and I talk about cyclicacklashes, the frontiersmen of the Metaverse, walking the walk, and the importance of starting a garden. 

    I cut this one a little short because towards the end, it got a little inside baseball and we went on a long tangent about a specific book. Initially, I was planning on this being released in written format but was pleasantly surprised that the audio quality wasn't too too bad. 

    Theme: Telekon by Gary Numan

    Listen to Hermitix here. Listen to The Computer Room on other platforms here.



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    47 min
  • Mini-sode: The Tokenization of Everything ft. Meta-Nomad
    Meta-Nomad, the host of another one of my favorite podcasts, Hermitix, and I talk about cyclical backlashes, the frontiersmen of the Metaverse, walking the walk, and the importance of starting a garden.
    I cut this one a little short because towards the end, it got a little inside baseball and we went on a long tangent about a specific book. Initially, I was planning on this being released in written format, but was pleasantly surprised that the audio quality wasn't too too bad.
    Theme: Telekon by Gary Numan
    Listen to Hermitix:
    https://www.patreon.com/hermitix
    47 min
  • The Ghost of Adam Lanza, Pt. 1

    Part one of a special series about Adam Lanza’s digital footprint.

    In episode one, I speak with the author of the essay, “The Ghost of Adam Lanza,” BlitheringGenius.

    This is still a work-in-progress— the un-paywalled version may see slight changes (certainly improved audio quality). Please feel free to flag anything in the comments.

    I’d also like to add a content warning. We don’t discuss the tragedy at Sandy Hook, but the nature of our discussion may upset some listeners.

    Theme: Beehive Days by Locust Toybox



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    1 hr 1 min
  • This Used To Be Real Estate ft. John Zerzan
    This is an interview with the anarcho-primitivist John Zerzan.
    What to say about John. He’s a really nice guy. He’s anti-civilization, but not an accelerationist (as far as I know). He’s an icon. There’s also a chance you don’t know who he is.
    John Zerzan was one of the first philosophers I ever read. I’ve been a fan of his work since I was very young. I remember a long, long time ago, it must have been the mid-2000s, anarcho-primitivism was having a real moment online. I was old enough to grok it, young enough to still be enchanted by it. As I’ve grown older, there’s lots about his work that I can’t totally get behind or relate to (for example, one thing I’m learning about my politics, whatever they are, is that I don’t believe you can eliminate hierarchy), but I still think it’s well worth checking out. His commentary on symbolic thought, time, and computers are both especially interesting and prescient.
    57 min

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