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    Protocolized is a new digital magazine that publishes sci-fi, articles, and thought-provoking essays about the world's (mostly) invisible infrastructure.

  • Venkatesh Rao

    Delving. Writing the Contraptions newsletter. Contributor to Protocolized Previously: ribbonfarm.com More: venkateshrao.com

  • Spencer Nitkey

    Stories in Apex, Asimov Press, Nature, Lightspeed, The Adroit Journal, and many others.

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    better not to begin. once begun,

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    Infrastructure ethnography, Editor at Monstrous Times

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    in motion - building subset.network | hq: msweet.net

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    Startups & Game Design: http://leveragedplay.com (foresight games) – http://diegeticgames.com (consumer games) – http://storysynth.org (online games platform)

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    CEO, NPC Inc. <> rafael.fyi

  • Jason Collins

    Jason Collins is a freelance writer and editor with a background in magazine writing. His work spans science fiction, essays, blogs, and features, bringing curiosity, sharp editing, and a storyteller's mind to every piece.

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