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X (Twitter) wants your ID - don't give it to them.

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Now the social app formerly known as Twitter, X, wants you to verify your identity by uploading your ID. If this becomes a requirement, my account will be script-deleted so that I can remove as much data as a user possibly can.

Aug 20, 2023

Åsk interviewed by the Epica Awards

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The best part is the aurora, when I was a child I was told this was a reflection of how much fish was in the rivers and lakes. I still believe it.

Jul 1, 2023

Hotel concepts for digital nomads - Zoku and the Graduate.

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I have a friend who is currently touring Europe as he works remotely on projects, and attends various coding bootcamps and summits along the way, who is the perfect target market for this idea.

Jun 26, 2023

Nashville - and the emerging creative city boom.

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Nashville. A city in the middle of an American state which is deeply conservative, where "everyone" prays to Dolly Parton, drinks whiskey, and owns a cowboy hat, a few guns, as well as real cowboy boots. Right? Or?

Jun 8, 2023

Vanishing tools - swallowed by a massive mouth

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Sometimes running Adland® gives fun perks.

Apr 13, 2023

"Why self host?" is the wrong question. "Why rescind your control?" is the right one.

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Free and easy to use platforms are only fun while they are free, easy to use, and actually available. They pop up like mushrooms and their season ends just as abruptly.

Dec 19, 2022

Why is modern advertising so bland?

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A lot of people are asking themselves this, and many experienced ad people are blaming DEI, or the need to be "safe" and not offend, but that doesn't explain abrasive brand voices like Tampax on Twitter

Dec 9, 2022

Let's party with Party Boy!

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So yesterday was a fun day for me. I started the day ready to tackle a list of four annoying bugs that needed to be sorted out, and instead of ending the day with eleven bugs I actually managed to solve all four.

Dec 8, 2022

"Defending womanhood in advertising with Åsk Dabitch Wäppling"

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I was invited on Isaac Simpson's podcast The Carousel, because I am outspoken and Tired of Explaining Reality to Fuckwits.

Oct 17, 2022

Paypal shuts yet another account down

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The concept of credit cards and digital cash seems so convenient, with no heavy coins to carry, and no need for purses at all in the future when you can just skip the phone altogether and use your fingerprint everywhere.

Sep 22, 2022

Supermarket wars

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The other day I saw a forum post where a British bloke asked whether Swedes had a "snob" supermarket like they do in the UK. He was trying to describe the Tesco phenomenon and wondered if Swedes had something similar.

Sep 5, 2022