voteroderick.com
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Musician John Roderick to Run for Citywide Council Seat - Slog - The Stranger
Musician John Roderick to Run for Citywide Council Seat »
The "Food Babe" Blogger Is Full of Shit
The "Food Babe" Blogger Is Full of Shit that’s some good debunking there. »
Introducing Subtitles and Captions » The Kickstarter Blog — Kickstarter
So wonderful: Introducing Subtitles and Captions to videos on Kickstarter via @kickstarter »
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Donate - Roderick for Seattle
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Can They See My Dick?
Can the US government see your dick? In most cases, yes they can. Reform the Patriot Act »
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Government Surveillance (HBO) - YouTube
John Oliver pushes Edward Snowden to put NSA surveillance in the context of whether they can see his dick pics. »
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Government Surveillance (HBO) - YouTube
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Government Surveillance Absolutely brilliant. »
24-Hour Bookclub: The End — Medium
After six book selections across several years, I’m saying goodbye to @24hourbookclub »
Brooklyn’s Priciest Condo Listed for $32 Million - WSJ
These are the douchiest people in New York. h/t @afreedma »
Can They See My Dick?
@iamjohnoliver Felt appropriate »
Photojojo Disposable Camera
Team @photojojo launched a new Disposable Camera app ($12.99, 27 prints will show up at your door, no redos/previews) »
Tumbleweeds on Vimeo
My Tumbleweeds supercut, originally commissioned by @columbusmuseum, is now in HD on Vimeo »
Print Screen - A Design Meetup for Everyone.
Just launched @PrintScreen. A fresh, new, hot, awesome design meetup in NYC. »
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Planes Without Pilots »
button stats
Six days later, The Button is still counting down: It made it down to 35 seconds yesterday »
'Furious 7' Audience 75 Percent Non-White: Inside the Diversity Stats - Hollywood Reporter
"The diversity of the ensemble cast in the Fast and Furious franchise has been an integral part of its success" ... »
There's a Massive, Illicit Bust of Edward Snowden Stuck to a War Monument in Brooklyn - ANIMAL
There's a Massive, Illicit Bust of Edward Snowden Stuck to a War Monument in Brooklyn - ANIMAL »
There's a Massive, Illicit Bust of Edward Snowden Stuck to a War Monument in Brooklyn - ANIMAL
There's an enormous bust of Snowden installed in Ft. Greene park this morning cc @deeplab_ »
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"Ok, I'm a sissy. Do you have a place where sissies can be OK?" Gut-wrenching, important about being trans in prison »
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver - Edward Snowden Interview - YouTube
That quote from the Edward Snowden interview on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver »
From steak to mangoes, California's most water-hogging foods - LA Times
How much water does it take to grow an ounce of your favorite food? An infographic »
Stop Taking Dick Pics, But Not Because of the NSA — The Message — Medium
in which @quinnnorton fucking nails it as per usual »
Al Franken: David Letterman Should Run For Senate In Indiana
Al Franken: David Letterman Should Run For Senate In Indiana (if Dave runs, how bout @alfranken runs for president?) »
Anne Hathaway on Lip Sync Battle - YouTube
And now, here's Anne Hathaway performing 'Wrecking Ball' and flipping off Emily Blunt - God I love our modern world »
On authenticity and the Harvard Rothko Murals - Austin Kleon
Drove me nuts that I couldn't find any good before/after photos of the Harvard Rothko murals, so I just made my own »
Watch California Sunday's Vine "What does death look like to you? The legendary design firm IDEO takes on redesigning death. Our April is...
Legendary design firm @ideo sets out to redesign death. Our April issue cover by @jmooallem. »
Tally marks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tally marks in different cultures. »
RU 800 S - YouTube
This behemoth of a machine builds railroads. »
Watch Jeremy Cabalona's Vine "The NYC parks department covering the Edward Snowden sculpture in Fort Green Park #nyc"
. @NYCParks should get Ahmed Chalabi's men and US soldiers to pull down the statue of Snowden »
Wearality SKY: Limitless Virtual Reality (VR) by Wearality — Kickstarter
Yaaaay Wearality Kickstarter is up! If you do phoneVR or webVR this is a must have. »
Phoenix Launching |
Want to know more about Phoenix Dawn Command? My blog has links to recent interviews, playthroughs, and a video! »
Electric Objects: The $5 Commission by Electric Objects — Kickstarter
.@ElectricObjects new Kickstarter commissions 4 artists to create art from your data & artists get 200% of pledged $$ »
Joni Mitchell Battles With Misogyny
wrote about joni mitchell and the unrelenting stream of dude bullshit she's put up with over her career »
Philip Sandifer: Writer: The Day Fandom Ended
How GG neo-fascists hijacked this year's Hugo awards, what it means for SF fandom, and how you can vote No Award »
PuppetConf 2015 - Speaker Proposal
Submit a talk for PuppetConf 2015 in Portland! BONUS: we have travel/hotel sponsorships for minorities in tech! »
Join progressive hero Ai-jen Poo to celebrate her new book
Join me to celebrate @AijenPoo's new book “The Age of Dignity” in SF on 4/24 @ImpactHub_SFBay RSVP »
Oligarch Valley: How Beverly Hills billionaire farmers Lynda and Stewart Resnick profit from the Iran sanctions they lobbied for – Mondow...
California rationing water so 1 family gets wealthy and we can force world not to buy Iranian nuts. »
Instagram
I am running for Seattle City Council. #trust »
The Software Library: Atari Computer : Free Software : Download & Streaming : Internet Archive
Uploaded multiple hundreds of Atari 8-bit disks. System is screenshotting them now »
Twitter Trends in Seattle, United States - Trendsmap
John Roderick, @johnroderick is now trending in #Seattle »
Gary Chou — Mid-Term Thoughts on Designing Networks
Mid-Term Thoughts on Designing Networks »
fashionista.com/2014/04/fashion-blogger-boyfriends
Blogger or IG super user? Chances are your boyfriend/partner is a photographer or videographer: #predictablecouplings »
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Government Surveillance (HBO) - YouTube
If what you really want is Snowden's position on dick-pics, here you are »
Coloring books for adults
The top selling book on Amazon right now is a coloring book for adults »
Lip Sync Battle with Paul Rudd - YouTube
Happy birthday, Paul Rudd. I love you. »
Electric Objects: The $5 Commission by Electric Objects — Kickstarter
Help @wheresaddie @REAS @laurmccarthy + myself make new works with your data! pledges matched by @ElectricObjects »
Make a text adventure using only 300 words - Boing Boing
Make a text adventure using only 300 words. »
tobyschachman.com/sketches/minimumpolygon
.@andy_matuschak You don't need (much) math. Just have the computer solve it for you. »
Twitter, Transclusion and Trust - Anil Dash
The new @twitter support for quoted tweets is part of a long history of trying to make transclusion work on the web »
How This $7,000 E-Bike's GPS Tech Thwarted a Thief | WIRED
Well this sounds great until the remotely activation service is compromised »
5 Great Videogames About Cats :: Games :: Lists :: Paste
This is the most important article I have written in my career. Please, please read this and RT. »
5 Great Videogames About Cats :: Games :: Lists :: Paste
Cats and videogames are a perfect match. @sokareemie looks at five great games about cats. http:/… »
'GGautoblocker' creator and 'Online Abuse Prevention Initiative' founder targeted by swatting attempt | GamePolitics
Seems @freebsdgirl's tweets are so great some Gamergaters will call the police if they're prevented from reading them http://t… »
Net neutrality emails raise suspicions - Tony Romm - POLITICO
Ooops! Koch bros-related entity caught faking ~500,000 emails in favor of anti-net-neutrality rules »
Video: Skydiver drops his Go-Pro - Boing Boing
Video: Skydiver drops his Go-Pro »
Ultraviolet glitter portraits - Boing Boing
Ultraviolet glitter portraits »
7 Key Facts About the Drought | Mother Jones
7 Key Facts About the Drought »
NYC officials remove Edward Snowden statue secretly installed in Brooklyn park
Artists secretly install Edward Snowden statue in Brooklyn park. »
The WonderCon 2015 Cosplay Gallery (630+ Photos) - Tested
ok, here are my favorite 634 photos i took at wondercon this year! check it out »
Valar Morghulis: An illustrated guide to all 456 deaths in “Game of Thrones” - Washington Post
"When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die." Here are all 456 people who died. http:… »
Every Rap Song That Mentions Monica Lewinsky -- The Cut
Rap Genius fact checked Monica Lewinsky's claim that she's mentioned in over 40 songs. She's actually in around 128. ht… »
The BBC made a 'controversial' new game about Syria - Boing Boing
The #BBC made a 'controversial' new game about #Syria . »
John Roderick Meet and Greet in Seattle at Capitol Cider
Seattle voters get to @capitolcider Tuesday for a @johnroderick meet and greet. #voteRoderick http://t.co… »
Ahead of its time: The history of Looking Glass | Polygon
The history of Looking Glass, more or less: Weird to have a stage of my life I hardly remember be storied history. »
The End of Asymmetric Information | Cato Unbound
.@hypercubexl it's from an article by the Cato Institute about "the end of asymmetric information" (ht @onidavin) »
ECCC’s “Being Non-Compliant” Panel Brought The Bad-Ass Women Of The Comics Internet Together, And It Was Beautiful | The Mary Sue
#ECCC's Being Non-Compliant panel with @kellysue @Gingerhazing @ErikaMoen @kateleth @iron_spike was BAD. ASS. »
Experimenting with HHVM at Etsy - Code as Craft
Etsy sure knows how to do infra migrations. Even if you don't care about PHP (and I don't!) this makes a great read »
nytimes.com/2015/04/07/science/planes-without-pilots.html
finally an article about automated transport that actually admits that maybe it's not a slam dunk uncomplicated win »
Steve Grand's 'American' Success Story: Kickstarter-Funded Debut Album Arrives on Charts | Billboard
“My fans have done it again!" @SteveGrandMusic on his Kickstarter-funded album hitting the @Billboard charts: https://t.co… »
Operation Red Falcon
This story by @ronen_bergman for @atavistmag is among most exciting stories I've worked on in 20 yrs as an editor: https://… »
Sen. Tom Cotton eats birthday cake with ice cream every day. Yes, really. - Vox
Senator Tom Cotton, idiot author of derailing Iraq letter, is a literal toddler baby. »
Five Questions Charlie O’Donnell Asked Me to Answer | Hunter Walk
I interview @ceonyc -> @ceonyc interviews me -> #MondayMailbag »
nytimes.com/2015/04/05/arts/karen-an-app-that-knows-you-all-too-well.html
Karen, an app that knows you all too well. via @irl »
How Technology Led a Hospital To Give a Patient 38 Times His Dosage — Backchannel — Medium
is long but vastly important to anyone who designs or works with life- or safety-critical system… »
How to pretend to be happy on the Internet
This thoughtful @selenalarson essay captures, I think, the way a lot of us craft ourselves online »
Starbucks Exec Apologizes For Accusing Bay Area Man Of Being Chinese Spy Trying To Steal Trade Secrets « CBS San Francisco
So Starbucks decided to start the RaceTogether thing by accusing a Chinese dude of being a spy »
Johnson: Accents: The last acceptable prejudice | The Economist
People have a right to be proud of their accents, and others shouldn't scorn them »
JoCo Cruise 2016: Feb 21-28, 2016
JCC6 booking opens TODAY! If you are into cruises and/or fun. »
I want to attend the Audubon Society's school for sick burns | The Verge
Y'all can have Pacquiao vs Mayweather, I'm all about this Jonathan Franzen vs Audobon Society fight. (h/t @rustyk5) »
the button
Six days later, The Button is still counting down: It made it down to 35 seconds yesterday »
nytimes.com/interactive/2015/04/02/fashion/mens-style/The-Men-Powerful-Enough-to-Wear-the-Same-Thing.html
Wow, zeitgeist-y: I wrote this last week: , and then these came out. »
Mice sing just like birds, but we can’t hear them - The Washington Post
Study: Mice sing just like birds, but we can’t hear them »
Mikey Dickerson to SXSW: Why We Need You in Government — Medium
This is beautiful—Mikey Dickerson of @usds describes why he's using his tech skills to serve. »
electronic items
Beautiful, clean illustrations of electronic items by @gkurkdjian. »
EFF Seeks Techno-Activist | Electronic Frontier Foundation
The EFF is seeking a full time activist! This is a great gig: (I've freelanced for the EFF and it's been a thrill). »
Tell Congress: My Phone Calls are My Business. Reform the NSA. | EFF Action Center
Can the US government see your dick? In most cases, yes they can. Reform the Patriot Act »
INDIE dot VC
I love the idea of -- there are many paths to business success that don't rely upon traditional Sil… »
Yosemite, by CocoaConf
There are still a few spots available at Yosemite! It's going to be a crazy good conferencing time! »
Relay FM
And @ismh! RT @_RelayFM: On Air: The Pen Addict with @imyke, & @dowdyism - »
Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free Books, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine
@SwartzCr @tinysubversions egads yeah seems to have disappeared after torpedoing their status »