Edition-103 of Delicacies: As usual, max 5 articles that I found interesting and worth re-reading. Handpicked, no robots. Minimalism in curation. Enjoy!

• About the privatisation of public space: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/oct/21/google-urban-cities-planning-data
• About the long excellent argument by Adam Ludwin (CEO Chain) on the value (or not) of cryptocurrencies: https://blog.chain.com/a-letter-to-jamie-dimon-de89d417cb80
• About taking back our human agency from smartphones: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/609104/smartphones-are-weapons-of-mass-manipulation-and-this-guy-is-declaring-war-on-them/
• About MIT’s “conformable decoders” aka human digital implants: https://medium.com/mit-media-lab/launching-a-lab-7b02413072ad
• About the education young people need today: https://medium.com/the-mission/hayek-and-camus-walk-into-a-school-810f04fe24be

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