Tommy Craggs and Max Read Are Resigning from Gawker
Tommy Craggs and Max Read are resigning from Gawker »
Fairly Random Thoughts on Ashley Madison & the Swiftly Moving Line — The Message — Medium
I wrote a blog post about Ashley Madison it feels kind of weird to write things tbh »
To All of Edit at Gawker Media
The memo to Gawker editors and writers. »
Christie Blatchford is the Worst | CANADALAND
I wrote about why Blatchford's coverage of the twitter harassment trial has been both inaccurate & dangerous http... »
The New Full-Length Studio Album from Seth Boyer by Seth Boyer — Kickstarter
HELLO HI i am kickstarting my new full-length studio record! »
The UX of Alcohol Abuse: Reflections on a Year of Sobriety by Victor Yocco | Model View Culture
A very important and insightful piece on perpetuating the culture of drinking in »
Baggywrinkles: A Lubber's Guide to Life at Sea by Lucy Bellwood — Kickstarter
AHHHH GO TIME. Baggywrinkles is now LIVE on @Kickstarter! Get your nautical comics fix here: http://… »
Chicago’s Independent Police Review Authority fires supervising investigator Lorenzo Davis, who found cops at fault in shootings | WBEZ 9...
#Chicago fires investigator who resists orders to change findings that some shootings by cops were unjustified. @WBEZ ht… »
Strange Shapes | In cyberspace no one can hear you scream
Spent like 10hr yesterday plowing through the archives on this Alien fan archive. Great work from a passionate dude. »
Introducing the new Twitter Safety Center | Twitter Blogs
We have a new online resource for all things safety. Read more about our Safety Center here: http://t.… »
Accessibility Product Manager - San Francisco | Slack
Slack is seeking an Accessibility #ProductManager, San Francisco #a11y #productmgmt »
When a Magazine Only Wants You If You're Willing to Pose Nude
The great @caitlinstasey wrote about a mag pulling a feature on her bc she wouldn't pose nude http… »
fellowship.ycombinator.com
YC finds yet another way to make supporting early stage start-ups more scalable. Very cool »
Rising Thunder: A PC-only fighting game from experts in the genre - PC Gamer
Intrigued by @sethkillian's newly announced keyboard-playable F2P fighting game, Rising Thunder »
CocoaConf Videos
If you haven’t yet, check out the first 8 videos from Yosemite—including talks by @jsnell, @settern and @drance! http://t.co… »
Let the Ashley Madison hack remind you that no ‘secrets’ are safe online - The Washington Post
"There’s no erasing the digital past. It can only — precariously — be reined in." »
Reboot the Suit: Bring Back Neil Armstrong’s Spacesuit by Smithsonian Institution — Kickstarter
I just backed Reboot the Suit: Bring Back Neil Armstrong’s Spacesuit on @Kickstarter »
Descent — The Message — Medium
In which @quinnnorton dissects and reports on depression, from the inside. Long read. Very worth it. »
Yay Python!
.@asendecka + @olasitarska are doing exemplary work growing inclusive Django community. Now they’re publishing a »
What Else Could Devastate Seattle? — Medium
Why stop at Earthquakes? Here's what else could devastate Seattle. »
The Quest for the Perfect Retro Game Experience | USgamer
After reading @gamespite's I finally ground out those pesky region locking tabs in my US SNES »
Web Design - The First 100 Years
@jellyjellyfish RTYI even though it’s really about web design »
Instagram
A year ago, Relay FM was in the planning process. What a crazy ride so far. »
Clementine Onboarding | Clementine
My onboarding work's on the @clementine blog! »
A Tableflip Guide: Transitioning from Tester to Developer — Medium
If you are a tester and consistently reaching beyond what you are asked to do technically, consider development »
Cotton Bureau - We're Hiring a Design Coordinator!
★ We’re hiring a part-time design coordinator. Wanna work with us? »
bitterempire.com/on-social-media-culture-and-the-hellscape-of-writing-in-the-era-of-new-media
“Nobody cares about your normal opinion. Nobody cares. Not one person.” v »
Computer Programming To Be Officially Renamed "Googling Stackoverflow" - The Allium
Computer Programming To Be Officially Renamed “Googling Stack Overflow” Source »
Stopping Abuse on Dating Apps — Medium
These are problems that people should be solving with software. »
Ke$ha Crossing by The Insane Mastermind | Free Listening on SoundCloud
EVERYONE STOP RIGHT NOW AND LISTEN TO THIS KESHA ANIMAL CROSSING MASH UP »
Baggywrinkles: A Lubber's Guide to Life at Sea by Lucy Bellwood — Kickstarter
Y'all, @lubellwoo is finally making a book-shaped book collecting her delightful seafaring comics! RUN DON'T WALK! »
Freedom to Marry: Celebrating Victory - YouTube
Watch a 6-minute video history of the long, difficult road to marriage equality victory by @freedomtomarry »
The Greatest Fake Girlfriend Story Ever Told
Yo @Gawker, mind pulling your hitpiece on me from 2011? Kind of fucked my life over and still does in various ways. http:/… »
How Instagram closed my account and gave it to a football celebrity. — Medium
Instagram—a Facebook-owned company—apparently handed this guy's account over to a celebrity with the same real name »
“Where’s My Cut?”: On Unpaid Emotional Labor | MetaFilter
I spent much of the weekend reading this astounding @metafilter thread on emotional labor: — you should too I think. »
The mobile web sucks | The Verge
Love this article by @reckless. "...bad mobile web performance created the market for mobile apps." »
Reboot the Suit: Bring Back Neil Armstrong’s Spacesuit by Smithsonian Institution — Kickstarter
The Smithsonian is doing a @kickstarter project. Reboot the Suit: Bring Back Neil Armstrong’s Spacesuit »
October - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
If you've ever randomly wondered why October is the 10th and not the 8th month of the year - wiki's got you covered »
Smithsonian Launches Partnership With Kickstarter | Newsdesk
The @Smithsonian is working with @Kickstarter to launch a batch of projects. Release »
Computer Programming To Be Officially Renamed "Googling Stackoverflow" - The Allium
Computer Programming To Be Officially Renamed “Googling Stackoverflow” »
Online Cheating Site AshleyMadison Hacked — Krebs on Security
Online cheating site AshleyMadison hacked, data of 37M users potentially compromised »
Fuck Smores - Anil Dash
@natalimorris here, let me help »
Shakesville: Ladies' Man
"He likes women. Not in that way. I mean, he does like women in that way, but doesn't only like women … »
The UK's 'Property Guardians' Live in a World of Constant Anxiety | VICE | United Kingdom
someone just introduced me to the concept of property guardianship, which is the most horrid thing I've ever heard of »
Instagram
Switch on. »
Twitter just removed your homepage wallpaper, and people are furious
Nope, don't need to adjust my monitor's settings: Twitter removed everybody's background images. Because reasons. »
What we talk about when we talk about "Internet addiction" - Boing Boing
What we walk about when we talk about "Internet addiction" »
The DNA Lounge Live Collection : Free Audio : Download & Streaming : Internet Archive
The DNA Lounge collection continues to grow nicely - hundreds of hours of performances a month. »
Moral over a project lifecycle — Medium
“Keep building. You are so close at this point you might as well finish it.” — @iano »
Adam Savage Incognito in Judge Dredd Cosplay! - YouTube
I think I spy @drwave here behind @donttrythis at the 4:15 mark »
A Midlife Crisis, By Any Other Name | Hazlitt Magazine
I wrote about my midlife crisis, or whatever it was, and second adolescence, and being a zombie ant »
Google Online Security Blog: Google, the Wassenaar Arrangement, and vulnerability research
Wassenaar "would have a significant negative impact on the open security research community" - GOOG »
It's the Data, Stupid!
there are 595.2 TB of data exposed on the internet via publicly accessible mongodb instances without authentication: https://… »
How I Music — Medium
This is how I music. Thanks to @jeffleeds @seanbonner and @tara for lighting the fire. »
A new, EPIC view of planet Earth from NASA satellite aboard the Deep Space Climate Observatory spacecraft - Boing Boing
New EPIC view of Earth from NASA satellite aboard Deep Space Climate Observatory spacecraft »
Homeless People Have to Pee, Too. Find a Place for Them Instead of Complaining About It, You Monsters - The Daily Beast
"Homeless People Have to Pee, Too. Find a Place for Them Instead of Complaining About It, You Monsters" »
NASA Captures "EPIC" Earth Image | NASA
They call the camera on the #DSCOVR spacecraft "EPIC" for a reason. We sure do live on a beautiful planet. »
XO: a retro sci-fi strategy game for PC/Mac/Linux by Jumpdrive Studios — Kickstarter
Congrats to @jmpdrv for launching their first Kickstarter! I'm excited to be doing the music: #spacerock »
US, Cuba restore full diplomatic ties after 5 decades
MORE: More than 5 decades of Cold War enmity ends as U.S., Cuba restore full diplomatic relations »
David Wheeler (Portland, OR)'s review of Proof: The Science of Booze
I absolutely loved “Proof.” You should read it! »
Whatever Happened To Ariel - BuzzFeed News
How did a homeschooled, evangelical Christian from Chattanooga become an ISIS wife and mother? htt… »
NERDCORE 360* | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
I experimented with a 360-Degree Camera at a Nerdcore night with @mc_frontalot and @markschaffer and others. »
Watch a British prankster shower corrupt FIFA chief Sepp Blatter with fake bank notes - Boing Boing
Watch a British prankster shower corrupt #FIFA chief Sepp Blatter with fake bank notes »
A 1990s anti-piracy law is why you haven't seen the hacked list of Ashley Madison customers | Fusion
“Ashley Madison is in cornered-animal mode, and they are using every tool they can.” I spoke with @kashhill on DMCA »
birthmoviesdeath.com/2015/07/20/hulks-favorite-movies-disneys-robin-hood-1973
“MUCH OF IT IS REALLY ABOUT THE INESCAPABLE FEELING OF DOOM.” -@FilmCritHULK on Disney's ROBIN HOOD »
Troy Hunt: Your affairs were never discreet – Ashley Madison always disclosed customer identities
Um. But..."Please remove my email from your database IMMEDIATELY. NO ONE HAS THE RIGHT TO MY HACKED information." »
Living History in Someone Else's Shoes
Here are the next three: , , Pitch in and pass it on! »
Los Angeles is selling off some very odd lots, including a sidewalk corner - Boing Boing
Los Angeles is selling off some very odd lots, including a sidewalk corner »
A poem constructed entirely from verbs used in John Oliver video headlines | Fusion
I constructed a poem entirely from verbs used in blog posts about John Oliver videos »
Hacking Team and Boeing planned flying malware-delivery drones - Boing Boing
Hacking Team and Boeing planned flying malware-delivery drones »
R2D2 Rollaboard - Boing Boing
#StarWars luggage for your kid's next spaceflight: R2D2 roller with flashing lights and beeps! »
Bridge collapse shuts down major California freeway after record-breaking July rain - Boing Boing
Bridge collapse shuts down I-10, a major California freeway, after record-breaking July rain. »
In "Trainwreck," Amy Schumer Calls Bullshit On Postfeminism
Everything about @annehelen's review of Trainwreck makes me go "fuck yes." »
Oregon Sensibly Votes to Make Oral Contraceptives Available Without a Prescription | Mother Jones
Oregon sensibly votes to make oral contraceptives available without a prescription »
Learning and Making History
It’s my birthday, and there are 16 matches for “immigration” on @DonorsChoose. Let’s clear the board. Start here: http://t.co… »
meetup.com/styleandclass/events/224029456
Announcing the Design & Content panel, in partnership with @dcontentconf. Tickets available at noon. »
Apollo 11 | NASA
#OTD in 1969, one giant leap for mankind was taken when the Apollo 11 crew landed on the Moon »
Prop Masters
Real. Too. Real. HD, prop masters, fake money and pogoing carrots, from me at Bloomberg @business »
Summary Information | National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
JUST IN: #June 2015 was warmest June on record for globe per @NOAANCEIclimate #StateOfClimate »
More tech swag than you: Dog has one gold Apple Watch per paw
Chinese man buys Apple Watch Edition for his dog's paws. All of them. /via @briansuda »
Offworld Monday roundup: Empathy, criticism and being filthy in the shower - Offworld
Having a big chat about criticism, conversation and nuance at Offworld this week in our Monday post, come along! »
Links that speak: The global language network and its association with global fame
Fascinating how ideas flow between different languages. Dutch is a bigger hub than Chinese. »
What Happens When You Talk About Salaries at Google | WIRED
This is what happens when you talk about salaries at Google »
Comet probe Philae 'silent', ground control concerned - Yahoo News
Comet probe Philae 'silent', ground control concerned - Yahoo News »
Gawker Outs One Cheater and the Internet Condemns Gawker—Hackers Expose 37 Million Cheaters and the Internet Condemns Cheaters - Slog - T...
.@fakedansavage says the cheating executive Gawker outed didn't deserve it and neither did Ashley Madison's members. http… »
Gawker's top editors resign on principle after controversy
Gawker editors behind Geithner hit piece resign "because this is about ethics in publishing", – couldn't ma… »
musically.com/2015/07/20/spotify-discover-weekly-personalised-mixtape-playlist
In some ways this Spotify personalised 'mixtape' is a step closer to Spotify being used like radio - lean back »
Nesting in Sass and Less · @mdo
Wrote a quick post about nesting CSS and why it's mostly a bad idea »
Ren'Py Hypercard Framework by Eliot Gardepe
ICYMI, the Ren’Py Hypercard Framework is out over at Let’s make some Hypercard games! »
July 18, 2015, Part II. | ENORMOUS EYE
"There is nothing on Earth that affects my mood as much as my outfit does." I <3 @haleymlotek for DAYS »
Baggywrinkles Now LIVE on Kickstarter! | Lucy Bellwood: Comics, Illustration, Boats
Baggywrinkles is now LIVE on Kickstarter! Here's the scoop on my blog. »
Patience, Timing and Some Luck in New York Prisoner’s Account of Escape - The New York Times
...but he was hounded by four colorful ghosts: Blinky, Inky, Pinky and Clyde. »
Gawker's Denton: 'This is not the company I built' | Capital New York
'This is not the company I built'. Actually, yeah. It is exactly that: the company you built. »
A New Analysis of One-Way Street Conversions in Louisville Finds Safety and Economic Benefits - CityLab
More of this in DTR, please. "The Safety and Economic Benefits of Converting One-Way Streets Into Two-Way" »
8 months later, the Cleveland PD admits it was wrong to ever hire the officer who killed Tamir Rice
8 months later, @CLEpolice admits it was wrong when it ever hired the officer who killed #TamirRice Sigh. »
TimesMachine: Monday July 21, 1969 - NYTimes.com
One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind on this day in 1969. »
The Recurse Center: A Q&A; for Past Me
"The Recurse Center: A Q&A for Past Me" – a wonderfully thoughtful and detailed post by RC alum @jdherg: http://t.... »
google.com/search?hl=en&gl=us&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=allintitle%3Afinally
Finally, my favorite Google News query: "allintitle:finally" »
Please wait, post loading - Boing Boing
Please wait, post loading. »
The “Brute Force” School of Design: Prototyping over Presentations - 99u
Why do we call our design process "brute force"? @WorkJoeStewart explains »
Ad tech is killing the online experience | Felix Salmon | Media | The Guardian
Privacy, load times, lack of control... "Ad tech is killing the online experience" says @felixsalmon »
Colorblind man sees colors for the first time
I would like to build something that elicits this kind of response someday. or even a quarter of it. »
TimesMachine: Monday July 21, 1969 - NYTimes.com
In 1969, The NYT asked Picasso what he thought of the moon landing. Priceless »
Ad tech is killing the online experience | Media | The Guardian
"… it won’t be Facebook and Apple who killed the news brands. It’ll be ad tech." - »
Entrepreneurs don’t have a special gene for risk—they come from families with money - Quartz
Entrepreneurs don’t have a special gene for risk—they come from families with money »
TimesMachine: ASTRONAUTS LAND ON PLAIN; COLLECT ROCKS, PLANT FLAG; A Powdery Surface Is Closely Explored - NYTimes.com
At 10:56 pm ET on July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon. One small step... http://t.co… »
DSCOVR's First Photo of Earth: Why the New 'Blue Marble' Is So Important - The Atlantic
In 1998, Al Gore dreamt of a “Blue Marble” satellite. Today, it’s a reality. I talked to him: http://… »
Orbital Biannual 2015
Wake up a little earlier this week and spend each morning with some awesome, creative people »
Escaping the new media cargo cult - Boing Boing
Escaping the new media cargo cult »
Putting the digital keys to unlock data out of reach of authorities - The Washington Post
Look but maybe the way math works has changed, can you check again? --WaPo »
Silicon Valley struggles to hack its diversity problem - The Washington Post
If it's a pipeline problem, why don't tech have black or latino folks in marketing or legal? »
Apple Waits as App Developers Study Who’s Buying Its Watch - The New York Times
"I don’t know if we could get it all in there in a way that feels good and works well" »
CRS-7 Investigation Update | SpaceX
SpaceX releases preliminary assessment of cause of failure of CRS-7 mission: Flawed support strut. #crs7 #falcon9 »
Philae lander has fallen silent, Rosetta scientists say | Science | The Guardian
More details on the communications loss to the Philae comet lander: #rosetta »
Prismatic Pivots To B2B, Packaging Its Content Interest Graph Into APIs For Different Verticals | TechCrunch
Prismatic Pivots To B2B, Packaging Its Content Interest Graph Into APIs For Different Verticals »
deferer – Opt-Out of Reddit (and Anywhere Else) | @dddagradi
deferer – Opt-Out of Reddit (and Anywhere Else) »
Blame Society, Not the Screen Time - NYTimes.com
Responding to the internet addiction frame, I wrote in @nytimes about societal limitations: (Commenter… »
As Beijing Becomes a Supercity, the Rapid Growth Brings Pains - The New York Times
China embarks on a plan allowing Beijing to swell into a city of 130 million, covering a landmass the size of Kansas. http… »
What’s This “Orphan Works” Business About? | Work Made for Hire
People keep talking about the Orphan Works stuff like the sky is falling. Just read @_katie_lane's take on it: http://t.… »
KnitYak: Custom mathematical knit scarves by Fabienne "fbz" Serriere — Kickstarter
This is really going to be down to the wire. @KnitYak is 158 scarves away from being funded. »
Quote by Brian Eno: “Whatever you now find weird, ugly, uncomfortabl...”
Somebody tweeted this Brian Eno quote but then I lost the link so now I'm tweeting it »
Point Oh!
Tickets for Brooklyn 1.0 are available tonight at 12:00AM EST! We hope to see you there on October 8-9. »
Concert Against Humanity
Gen Con: Please come to our show with two of the funniest living human beings, @kumailn and @cameronesposito. »
Concert Against Humanity
Tickets to our Gen Con show include: air conditioning, plush seating, a $100+ swag bag, Ticketmaster fees, & more! http://t.... »
Fund Club
Don’t forget: Fund Club funding round #2 starts today! Support marginalized people in tech »
Bloomberg Graphics - Business, Financial & Economic News, Stock Quotes
A very good development: Oil consumption & GDP growth have become decoupled. (Source: http:/... »
The gender pay gap for women in the U.S. - Narrow the Gapp
Salary secrecy is where unfair pay gaps hide. I built a site about that based on public data »
Why is your millenial crying? A guide for parents and other concerned parties, by Gemma Correll. - Boing Boing
Why is your millenial crying? A guide for parents and concerned parties, by Gemma Correll. »
IE Warning: Tito
Tickets are on sale NOW! »
Double Fine Adventure! - YouTube
DOUBLE FINE ADVENTURE is the most valuable insight into game dev I’ve ever seen & now you can watch it all for free »
Relay FM
We're live! »
Citizen Code of Conduct | A project of Stumptown Syndicate
Eg, the Citizen Code of Conduct by @stumpsyn & anti-harassment guidelines from Geekfeminism. »
Apollo 11 Live TV Coverage
Today is the 46th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. Watch it "live" here starting at 4:10pm ET »
The British Library Puts 1,000,000 Images into the Public Domain, Making Them Free to Reuse & Remix | Open Culture
British Library Puts 1,000,000 Images into the Public Domain, Making Them Free to Reuse/Remix http:… »