Eric's Archived Thoughts: Inadvertent Algorithmic Cruelty
For too many friends, Facebook’s Year in Review is re-opening painful memories. @meyerweb on algorithmic cruelty »
Quinn’s 12 Tips for Beating Christmas Blues — The Message — Medium
"The rules of good Christmas are the same as the rules for good kink." @quinnnorton on BDSM and the holidays. »
xmas.futile.net
if you do traceroute you get this after it gets out of your network »
THE DAVID FOSTER WALLACE AUDIO PROJECT | Audio archive of interviews with, profiles of, readings by, and eulogies to David Foster Wallace.
I made a podcast feed of all the DFW mp3s on for convenient listening: Happy Melancholidays. »
SeeTheInterview.com
Watch "The Interview" online starting 1p Eastern (10a Pacific) today at ($5.99) »
Ta-Nehisi Coates Responds: "It's a Privilege for Me to Be Black"
Ta-Nehisi Coates Responds: "It's a Privilege for Me to Be Black" #respect »
Explore John Muir's Yosemite: Introduction
John Muir died 100 yrs ago today! Celebrate his life & legacy with multimedia online art installation »
Dear Future Homejoy Engineer | Hacker News
This job ad, posted on HN on Christmas eve, is one of the most depressing job ads I've ever read »
The Interview
Watch "The Interview" online starting 1p Eastern (10a Pacific) today at ($5.99) »
Joy to the World (twelve tone version) by Vi Hart - Hear the world’s sounds
"Joy to the World" already started with a complete descending scale, might as well use all 12 notes... »
Watch Brooks Mason's Vine "A pair of Mountain Lions creeping by our neighbors place"
A pair of Mountain Lions creeping by our neighbors place »
The Illipsis: on truces, and what real peace requires - YouTube
NEW VIDEO: Why the best way to honor good police officers is keep saying Black Lives Matter, twice as loud. »
DFW Audio Project
I made a podcast feed of all the DFW mp3s on for convenient listening: Happy Melancholidays. »
Get Out of the Water - The Awl
You get a double essay dose today: for The @Awl's end to 2014 series I wrote this. »
Official Google Blog: “The Interview” now available on Google Play and YouTube Movies
Our mission is to make the world’s information accessible—yes, even Seth Rogen movies. »
Super
It's kinda true when you watch it as an adult. »
The Drones on Autopilot That Follow Your Lead (Usually) - WSJ
The drones on autopilot that follow your lead (usually) via @WSJ »
Drew of “Blame Drew's Cancer” needs a bone marrow donor. Could you be the match? - Boing Boing
.@Drew of #BlameDrewsCancer has #Hodgkins again, needs bone marrow donor. Could you be it? »
The Black Void of the Moon - The Awl
Some lighthearted fare from @Awl for your Christmas Eve. "Over the falls we go, in our plush canoe!" Ho ho ho! »
[clue] Visited Hawaii 2 - Pictures to follow : holidaybullshit
Reddit arrives on Hawaii 2 and finds something mysterious »
Uber CEO Indicted in South Korea Over Its Taxi Service - Bloomberg
"Uber CEO Indicted in South Korea Over Its Taxi Service - Bloomberg" Korea doesn't screw around »
Dear Kids - The Awl
Mushroom clouds, the March on Washington, Hitler, and some much needed end of year perspective from @ftrain »
6 things I learned from riding in a Google Self-Driving Car - The Oatmeal
6 things I learned from riding in a Google Self-Driving Car - The Oatmeal I so very much want this to happen. Soon. »
Cancer and cannabis: How I learned to stop worrying and love medical marijuana / Boing Boing
For cancer patients, the “medical” part of marijuana is no joke. Cannabis helped save my life. »
Cookie ingredient variants
Cookie ingredient variants »
Antonio Martin, Black Teenager, Fatally Shot By Police 2 Miles From Ferguson: Report
Black teen reportedly shot and killed by police just 2 miles from Ferguson #AntonioMartin »
Eric's Archived Thoughts: Inadvertent Algorithmic Cruelty
New post: “Inadvertent Algorithmic Cruelty”; or, when good code yields bad results, and thoughtlessly hurts people. http://t.… »
North Korea: Not Funny - The Atlantic
"Just to be clear, The Interview isn't a courageous act of defiance against a dictator." »
Eric's Archived Thoughts: Inadvertent Algorithmic Cruelty
Eric Meyer on Facebook's inadvertent algorithmic cruelty: their Year in Review app is a source of misery for s... http://t.c… »
Everything Is Broken — Medium
"The # of ppl whose job it is to make software secure can practically fit in a large bar, & I’ve watched them drin... »
In Defense of Humbug - YouTube
My annual message in defense of humbug: (VIDEO) »