# humans machines (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover humans machines. Page: Feed: --- ## [All the world's a stage, and all the humans and machines merely players](https://valstech.blog/blog/All-the-world's-a-stage,-and-all-the-humans-and-machines-merely-players) _2026-07-25 · valstechblog_ Substack: valstechblog.substack.com/p/all-the-worlds-a-stage-and-all-the I used Open Paper to help me parse through the papers and technical reports I referenced in writing this blog post. ## [Machines of loving taste](https://valstech.blog/blog/Machines-of-loving-taste) _2026-07-25 · valstechblog_ Substack: valstechblog.substack.com/p/machines-of-loving-taste Long overdue thanks: to Stephanie Dukich and Manasa Karthikeyan for organizing and running the reading group and lecture series Death to Spotify Forum: Decentralizing Music from Capitalist Economies (SFGATE: sold out in 24 hours); to Bat... ## [Representation in a convoluted media landscape is an increasingly fraught path we must keep walking](https://valstech.blog/blog/Representation-in-a-convoluted-media-landscape-is-an-increasingly-fraught-path-we-must-keep-walking) _2026-07-25 · valstechblog_ Substack: valstechblog.substack.com/p/representation-in-a-convoluted-media spoilers: Stranger Things, The Pitt On Thanksgiving Day last year, after a lifetime of actively avoiding anything described as “supernatural horror” and nine years out of the Stranger Things loop, I finally succumbed to overw... ## [film](https://valstech.blog/loose-leaf/film) _2026-07-25 · valstechblog_ John Woo (Hong Kong) early avant-garde films e.g. ## [music](https://valstech.blog/loose-leaf/music) _2026-07-25 · valstechblog_ Recents Sweet Fortune, Ryan Beatty Ode to the Greyhouse, Edgehill Gentleman, Towa Bird Melt, Not For Radio Kehlani, Kehlani MORELUV, 3ee Distracted, Thundercat THE WARNING, Telenova Devotion, Sunday (1994) Usual suspects A Deeper Understanding, The War on Drugs (Pitchfork) Two Star & The Dream P... ## [valstech.blog](https://valstech.blog/) _2026-07-25 · valstechblog_ Twitter Substack GitHub Letterboxd Selected blog posts Machines of loving taste All the world’s a stage, and all the humans and machines merely players Representation in a convoluted media landscape is an increasingly fraught path we must keep walking “Loose leaf” notes I write directly in Obsidian... ## [reading](https://valstech.blog/loose-leaf/reading) _2026-05-19 · valstechblog_ Desert island books: Martyr!, Kaveh Akbar Wandering Stars, Tommy Orange The Museum of Unconditional Surrender, Dubravka Ugrešić The Bastard of Istanbul, Elif Shafak Americanah, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie On the Road, Jack Kerouac April 18-19, 2026: highlighted passages from The Museum of Unconditional...