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<div>A colleague sent me this very interesting and thought provoking article exploring the links between the industrialisation of control in the 19th Century, the arrangement and organisation of the plantation, and Charles Babbages’ engines: <a href="https://logicmag.io/supa-dupa-skies/origin-stories-plantations-computers-and-industrial-control/">https://logicmag.io/supa-dupa-skies/origin-stories-plantations-computers-and-industrial-control/</a>.
It makes a powerful argument for engaging with racialised consideration of labour in our understanding of the early origins of computing. </div>
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<div>p.s. please remember to uphold the list Acceptable Use Policy (<a href="https://www.sigcis.org/aup">https://www.sigcis.org/aup</a>) when discussing intellectually provocative pieces!</div>
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I am currently recovering from severe repetitive strain injury and consequently limiting typing. I am mostly dictating messages, which may lead to some strange results.</div>
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Dr. Troy Kaighin Astarte (they/them / nhw) <br>
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Lecturer, Computer Science / Darlithydd, Cyfrifiadureg <br>
Swansea University / Prifysgol Abertawe <br>
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office hours are </span><a href="https://fse-intranet.swan.ac.uk/intranet/staff_officehours?selected_staff_id=203842"><font size="1">o</font><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 11px;">n the Intranet</span></a><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 11px;">.<font style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"> </font></span><br>
<span style="font-size: 11px;">I fyfyrwyr: mae fy oriau swyddfa ar y fewnrwyd.</span><br>
<span style="font-size: 11px;">Zoom office: </span><a href="https://swanseauniversity.zoom.us/my/t.k.astarte" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">https://swanseauniversity.zoom.us/my/t.k.astarte</a></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11px;">Supervision booking: <a href="https://doodle.com/bp/troyastarte/supervision">https://doodle.com/bp/troyastarte/supervision</a> </span><br>
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<span style="font-size: 11px;">Mae gan bob e-bost gost i’r hinsawdd. Meddyliwch cyn i chi anfon e-byst byr. </span></div>
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