Blackbox
Also kind of a bittersweet week for me, I'm stepping back from @cah to start a new company »
Mutually Assured Content - The Awl
Mutually Assured Content »
louderthanten.com/articles/story/design-machines
This is seriously a really good article. If you care at all about putting stuff on the web, you should read it. https://t.co… »
The Tiny Team Taking on a Massive Reform of Government IT — Backchannel — Medium
Orig enroll site: $200M to build, $70M/yr to maintain. USDS revamp: $4m to build, $4M/yr. https://t.… »
When I’m Gone — Medium
If you need a cry today, this will help »
WeWork Here Too
I support the @wework cleaners in their fight for fair pay and respect. Sign the petition! #weworkheretoo »
Bikini Kill
Yay! @theebikinikill announced our latest reissue & are using the brand new (beta version) @cashmusic shopping cart! »
The story of .io | Citizen Ex
The 6th and final #CitizenEx domain Story - the history of and the British Indian Ocean Territory »
WeWork Here Too
if the women who clean @WeWork's NYC offices aren't "women in tech" that movement can miss me too »
We Must Imagine Sisyphus Happy - Existential Comics
"We Must Imagine Sisyphus Happy”: Sisyphus gotta get those cheevos »
MyTransHealth: A Healthcare Website for the Trans Community by The Betsy Community Fund — Kickstarter
Design is the solution to a problem. Problem: #TransHealthFail Solution »
Apple Will Debut New Apple TV In September - BuzzFeed News
Scoop from @JohnPaczkowski: Apple Will Debut New Apple TV In September »
Blackbox
“Selling stuff online is tedious and horrible, but at some point we got really good at it.” YES »
Our plan for a more diverse Pinterest | Pinterest Blog
Pinterest setting explicit goals around team diversity: (you become what you measure) »
app.designerfund.com/women-in-design
Join us for @womenindesignSF event w/ @designerbridge @dropbox @IDEO – request invite by 08/06! via @designerfund »
Cooking for Copyright | FAIR | Freedom of Access to Information and Resources
#cookingforcopyright is a reform initiative by Australian librarians. Copyright disobedience for a good cause. »
Zenefits Is An HR “Rocket Ship” — But Some Customers Get Left Behind - BuzzFeed News
Hard hitting look at problems with Zenefits, from @williamalden »
FeelTrainCoop/101atron · GitHub
We just released the source code for 101atron, the bot that powers @StayWokeBot »
Learn to Fly - Foo Fighters Rockin1000 Official Video - YouTube
1000 people playing "Learn to Fly": The best part is watching all the drummers move perfectly in sync. »
nextcity.org/daily/entry/switchboard-portland-city-procurement-local-startups
Great piece on the @pdxdevelopment project with @piepdx alum @switchboardhq #pdx via @nextcityorg »
The Recurse Center
If you heard me on @OnPointRadio today One recommendation I got from people I respect is »
breakingsmart.com
We @a16z were proud to have @vgr as Philosopher In Residence last year. Read his new content series "Breaking Smart"! http://t.… »
Make Animations For Users NOT Developers | Engineering Blog
Make Animations For Users NOT Developers #CSS #animation »
Marc Andreessen Has Heard Some Disturbing Rumors - BuzzFeed News
@pmarca RU OKAY? @williamalden has heard some disturbing rumors »
Three reasons to apply (and three reasons not to) - Blog - Recurse Center
New blog post: Three reasons to apply (and three reasons not to) »
Woodland Secrets — 16: Leigh Alexander
woodland secrets ep 16 w/ @leighalexander: train murders, selfishness, smooth sax, and more »
Live News Stream | KATU.com - Portland News, Sports, Traffic Weather and Breaking News - Portland, Oregon
JUST IN: Coast Guard boats now towing #kayaktivists #ShellNo. WATCH LIVE »
nerdist.com/exclusive-the-collected-works-of-hayao-miyazaki-coming-to-blu-ray
The Collected Works of Hayao Miyazaki is coming to Blu-ray (11 discs + bonus disc) on 11/17 »
eyeballs.js
So many great suggestions. Runners up: from @jwheare and from @vectorpoem. The winner is.... »
gq.com/story/lapd-killed-unarmed-homeless-man
I'm gonna be blunt: help me make this news. LAPD killed unarmed #CharlyKeunang w/ *contact shots.* Like an execution: http… »
Renaissance painting shows how watermelons looked before selective breeding
17th century Renaissance painting shows how watermelons looked before selective breeding »
From Gamergate to Cecil the lion: internet mob justice is out of control - Vox
I agree with every word of this piece by @Max_Fisher. It’s the same playbook and it’s wrong. http:… »
In Defense of CSS — Dear Design Student — Medium
Hey! I wrote an article about CSS. It is heartfelt, and possibly helpful. It’s called “In Defense of CSS” »
We Have Wi-Fi At 35,000 Feet — Can We Stop Getting Ripped Off For It - BuzzFeed News
Nice to see @gogo taken to task for their ridiculous Breakage-as-a-Service Business model »
Did You Read the Book — Medium
was prepared to hate-read john green on medium but now i'm just like so thankful this exists »
shmuplations.com
Supadupa good 'making of Chrono Trigger' interview unearthed, translated by @shmuplations »
Secret of Qwerty Gameplay - YouTube
Secret of Qwerty is a 'typing RPG' that will steal your whole afternoon … »
Event | Cascade Tickets
Portland! Come see me compete in the @usairguitar National Finals at the Hawthorne Theatre on August 8th! »
Purchasing marijuana puts kids at risk - D.A.R.E. America
The Drug War is officially over: DARE publishes op-ed calling for marijuana legalization. http://t.c… »
On Moving Lines and Network Life — The Message — Medium
I just published “On Moving Lines and Network Life” in response to @ftrain's »
What is the Difference Between Diversity and Inclusion? - Ritu Bhasin, bci - YouTube
It’s important to understand the difference between diversity and inclusion. Here’s a great, short »
Marketing Manager - Din
Come join the @din dream team! We're hiring a Social Media Marketing Manager. »
Flywrench Trailer - YouTube
New trailer for the new Flywrench! *Amazing* @messhof game from years ago, finally getting an expanded re-release! »
Police Shootings Won't Stop Unless We Also Stop Shaking Down Black People | Mother Jones
"Police Shootings Won't Stop Unless We Also Stop Shaking Down Black People" by @jackhitt http://t… »
Amigos Playing Cards
Did you miss out on the Amigos cards? There are some for sale »
Introducing Inclusion Labs — Medium
Thrilled to announce Inclusion Labs, a new pilot project with @Pinterest, and so proud to work with this company! https… »
Node Weekly Issue 97: July 30, 2015
if you like Node.js and AREN'T reading Node Weekly, why not? Each issue pretty much fills up my tabs for three days »
DynaFlash: High-speed 8-bit image projector at 1,000fps with 3ms delay - YouTube
Projection mapping on a moving surface at 1,000 fps. /via @lhl »
Reeder 3 for Mac
Reeder 3 for Mac. Public Beta. »
apache.org/memorials/noirin.html
Free software, feminism, and security all lost a shining light today. Rest in power, @noirinp. »
The MTA’s Accessibility Gap | SupraStructure
The NY subway map might look pretty different if you're disabled. via »
No More Free Cheese Sticks for Kraft Employees in Cost Crackdown - Bloomberg Business
Kraft employees are no longer allowed to bring other companies' food into the building. »
worldif.economist.com/article/11/what-if-autonomous-vehicles-rule-the-world-from-horseless-to-driverless
A world of self-driving cars may sound odd, but in future car ownership will seem much odder http:/… »
Today in Tabs: So Long To All That | Fast Company | Business + Innovation
Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end »
Domino Drop - Out July 30
Domino Drop is out y'all!! »
freedom.press/blog/2015/07/we-just-sued-justice-department-over-fbis-secret-rules-using-national-security-letters
DOJ has secret rules for using National Security Letters on reporters, so at @FreedomofPress we just sued for them. https:/… »
The myth of the 'senseless' mass shooting
When a man who pointedly says he wants to kill feminists is described as a "killer without cause" »
Latest information on cooling centers, where to find relief | Multnomah County
Pls share: @MultCo Cooling Ctrs are running on extended hours today thru Friday (7/31) »
30 Days of Data
Need inspiration on how to boost video sales? The smart peeps at @vhxtv are gonna spill the beans for #30daysOfData »
Picture books where the girls kick butt - Boing Boing
Picture books where the girls kick butt »
Bikini Kill Reissuing 1991 Demo Tape Revolution Girl Style Now With Unreleased Songs | News | Pitchfork
Bikini Kill (@theebikinikill) to reissue Revolution Girl Style Now with bonus tracks »
Digg Blog, The Life Of A Link On Digg
Ever wonder what editors @digg do all day? I wrote a little explainer »
thisiscolossal.com/2015/07/watermelon-painting-stanchi
A 17th-Century Painting Reveals the Rapid Change in Watermelons through Selective Breeding »
Uber Fudges The Position Of Local Drivers, But They've Got A Pretty Good Reason Why | Co.Design | business + design
Uber goes from a categorical denial of our article to admitting “white lies” in the UX »
Donate Today - Planned Parenthood
A new low: Hackers attacked Planned Parenthood’s website today. Help PP fight back. »
$75,000 in rewards to catch drone operators who interfered with firefighters - Boing Boing
$75K is yours if you help catch asshole drone operators who interfered with SoCal firefighters »
Public Libraries Will Operate Tor Exit Nodes to Make the Service More Secure | Motherboard
Public libraries will operate Tor exit nodes to make the service more secure »
Instagram
If you guys didn't see @allthingsmeng's post yesterday. We just launched a little collective blog &… »
Golf club hunts mystery man who keeps shitting in the holes - Boing Boing
Golf club hunts mystery man who keeps shitting in the holes »
Seattle Sidewalks
I liberated @CityofSeattle sidewalk data that was stuck in an #opendata portal of all places. http… »
If you think women in tech is just a pipeline problem, you haven’t been paying attention — Medium
If you think women in tech is just a pipeline problem, you haven’t been paying attention — Medium »
Lost Generation of Sudan by Mark Hackett | Musicbed Film Fest
The @OBSilence documentary I narrated last year is in the Music Bed Film Fest. Go vote! »
McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: Bay Area to Standard American English Translator.
Bay Area to Standard American English Translator: “\(h)wer\ \är\ \yo͞o\ \nou\” »
34 weird vintage photos of women in tiny miniskirts at huge old computers - Boing Boing
34 weird vintage photos of women in tiny miniskirts at huge old computers »
Art Prints by Timothy J. Reynolds | Society6
Made the most recent city studies available as prints. »
What to Do When Your App Is Racist - The New Yorker
In which my cousin tries to coax accountability out of a white person »
Study Of Spain's 'Google Tax' On News Shows How Much Damage It Has Done | Techdirt
What's Spanish for "duh"? Study finds Spain's "Google tax" sandbagged its news publishers, especially smaller ones. »
Secret of Qwerty is a 'typing RPG' that will steal your whole afternoon - Offworld
I LOVE 'Secret of Qwerty', a totally adorable typing RPG welp that's my day gone »
Sri Lanka ties with Google for Internet beamed from balloons
Sri Lanka just signed an agreement for universal net access via Project Loon balloons »
Noirin
I miss you, @noirinp, rest in peace. »
Goodbye, Android | Motherboard
Delicious article by an Android user made to eat crow. Yes I’m vindictive and yes, I’m fine with t… »
AP Investigation: Olympic teams to swim, boat in Rio's filth
AP Exclusive: Water at some #Rio2016 Olympic venues’ virus levels on par with raw sewage, tests show »
subtraction.com/2015/07/30/itunes-is-the-locus-of-everything-apple-is-doing-wrong
Post: iTunes is a mess, but its real crime is in what it could be and yet it isn't. »
Don’t Be Fooled By Phony Online Reviews — Krebs on Security
@briankrebs was interesting--thanks for writing it up. »
Law Enforcement Guide to Satanic Cults: recognizing satanists and bad mullets in the park - Boing Boing
Law Enforcement Guide to Satanic Cults: recognizing satanists and bad mullets in the park. http://t.… »
Bill Nye endorses Jewelbots! - YouTube
Bill Nye says you should support our Kickstarter, are you going to argue with SCIENCE? »
Create a whole landscape from your own webcam - Offworld
Whoaaaaa. Wander around landscapes generated by your own webcam. Spooky and cool! »
Victoria & Albert Museum
Hey game/art folks! @tigershungry is looking to hire a Research Curator to help her at London's V&A Museum! Aw... »
Earthquake early warning system gets a $4 million boost from USGS - Boing Boing
Earthquake early warning system for U.S. gets a $4 million boost from @USGS »
Interview with Trump supporters: his presidency would be "classy" - Boing Boing
Interview with Trump supporters: his presidency would be "classy" »
Invisibility Blues: Help open up the conversation about race in games - Offworld
Invisibility Blues: Help open up the conversation about race in games »
Woman gets hysterectomy and discovers her teeth are missing - Boing Boing
Woman gets hysterectomy and discovers her teeth are missing »
For the woman afraid of technology's progress, a set of horse blinders - Boing Boing
For the woman afraid of technology's progress, a set of horse blinders. Electrolux ad, 1932. »
Coding Camps Climb Professional Ranks | On Point with Tom Ashbrook
If you heard me on @OnPointRadio today One recommendation I got from people I respect is »
The strange stories behind country-code top-level domains - Boing Boing
The strange stories behind country-code top-level domains »
Offworld Satellite Transmission by Offworld
Offworld <333s you! Follow @offworld, RSS at join our weekly newsletter »
Yeah Maybe, No Trailer - YouTube
Yeah Maybe, No Trailer: via @YouTube »
Ai Weiwei claims UK is restricting his stay over his “criminal record” - Boing Boing
.@aiww was "never formally arrested, not to mention indicted, tried, convicted or sentenced," but UK doesn't care. »
Ai Weiwei claims UK is denying him entry over his “criminal record” - Boing Boing
.@aiww claims UK denying entry over “criminal record.” He just got passport back from China. »
#RebootTheSuit: A Message From Chris Hadfield & Adam Savage - YouTube
.@Cmdr_Hadfield & @donttrythis are excited about #RebootTheSuit: [video] »
MyTransHealth: A Healthcare Website for the Trans Community by The Betsy Community Fund — Kickstarter
Everyone! Back this! I just backed MyTransHealth: A Healthcare Website for the Trans Community on @Kickstarter »
Domainr on the App Store on iTunes
Find + buy domains with ludicrous speed with the new @Domainr app for iPhone »
OUR NEXT ALBUM: President Snakes: CD, release & party information! - The Doubleclicks
OUR NEXT ALBUM: President Snakes: CD, release & party information! »
translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fnetzpolitik.org%2F2015%2Fverdacht-des-landesverrats-generalbundesanwalt-...
Really disturbing. Germany tells the news site @netzpolitik its reporters are being investigated for treason »
12 Questions on Game Design — Medium
.@doougle, @hentaiphd, @davidoreilly, & others on game design and the games they admire: htt... »
Uber denies researchers' 'phantom cars' map claim (Wired UK)
Uber goes from a categorical denial of our article to admitting “white lies” in the UX »
nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/07/rbg-has-been-reading-up-on-the-notorious-big.html
Ruth Bader Ginsburg says the Notorious R.B.G. meme inspired her to brush up on hip-hop history »
Update: An Open Letter To WeWork | TechCrunch
Reading this as I'm pumping. Really appreciate @eileenmcarey advocating for this publicly. »
Mark Zuckerberg says virtual reality is the obvious next step for Facebook | The Verge
Yikes, it really looks like the two fellas in this picture are being punsished Yay VR “presence” »
MyTransHealth: A Healthcare Website for the Trans Community by The Betsy Community Fund — Kickstarter
A brilliant and necessary idea: @MyTransHealth, a startup to bring healthcare to the trans community #digitalhealth http://t.c… »
Park Service to Big Water: No federal funding for bottled water bans? We’ll find our own money, thanks. - The Washington Post
Nat'l Parks want to stop selling bottled water because of litter. Bottle companies get Congress to cut park funding. http://t.… »
Safeguarding Choice and Control Online | The Mozilla Blog
Safeguarding Choice and Control Online via @firefox »
Exclusive: Pinterest launches innovative diversity project
We (@Pinterest) are committing to diversity. Thanks to @triketora for driving such important conversations & change. »
Your HR Team Needs To See Slack's Defiant Take on 'Values'
Big reason I love my work (and the team I work with) is the thought we put into things like this: #teamplayful »
A Renegade Trawler, Hunted for 10,000 Miles by Vigilantes - NYTimes.com
Like a real life Captain Planet story: seafaring heroes chase down illegal fishing vessel for 110 days via @mgiraldo »
That 'Useless' Liberal Arts Degree Has Become Tech's Hottest Ticket
I knew that English degree would come in handy »
Why do you really hate Kanye West? | The Verge
"There are lots of assholes in the music industry — but only one gets petitioned against" »
Failing Forward — Medium
I just published “Failing Forward” Thanks to @xuhulk and @garychou ! »
The Case for Fetal-Cell Research - The New York Times
The Case for Fetal-Cell Research. "A promise had been made; these cells were not simply trash." »
Mom Throws Dream Party for Personal Injury Lawyer-Obsessed Toddler - Law Blog - WSJ
this is the most incredible thing I have ever read in my life »
How Classical Musicians Use iTunes (and Why They're Ready to Stop) - The Atlantic
“But when “Britten Te Deum” is searched nothing comes up. ” Apple music loses Classical. (I get 28 tracks in Google) »
The Shooting of Samuel Dubose - The New York Times
The Shooting of Samuel Dubose, via @nytimes »
Facebook’s solar-powered internet plane looks like a stealth bomber | The Verge
Facebook’s solar-powered internet plane looks like a stealth bomber »
Fairly Random Thoughts on Ashley Madison & the Swiftly Moving Line — The Message — Medium
I just published “On Moving Lines and Network Life” in response to @ftrain's »
Exclusive: Feds Regularly Monitored Black Lives Matter Since Ferguson
Documents Reveal Feds Regularly Monitored Black Lives Matter Since Ferguson »
Baggywrinkles: A Lubber's Guide to Life at Sea by Lucy Bellwood — Kickstarter
Over 900 backers for @LuBellWoo’s Baggywringles, a collection of comics on her life at sea. Let’s get it to 1000 »
Offworld — Page 2
Please go to to visit ALL of our latest, greatest features PRIMARILY by great women in games »
Working at Cadasta — Cadasta
Cadasta is hiring remote! Open mapping tech nonprofit providing avenues for marginalized people to assert land rights http://… »
Jobs at BuzzFeed
Need more time to get your application in to the Open Lab? No problem! We're going to give you until Sunday to file »
Send Idle Words to Antarctica by Maciej Ceglowski — Kickstarter
The "Send Idle Words to Antarctica" Kickstarter has almost finished! I can't wait to see what he writes. Back him! »
Rock Musician Challenges Progressive Seattle's Quiet Racism In Run For City Council | ThinkProgress
I can't vote in Seattle, but if I could I'd vote for my pal @johnroderick for Pos. 8 on City Council. This is why: http:… »
Boing Boing » offworld
Offworld <333s you! Follow @offworld, RSS at join our weekly newsletter »
Let's Encrypt
Job alert! Let's Encrypt is hiring a sysadmin. Remote work is ok. Help make https ubiquitous »
ethereum
The Ethereum Frontier release happens today. Amazing. »
Internet.org
is just the complete opposite of what it should be – Facebook controls the whitelist »
californiasunday.com
Our August issue is online now, out in print this weekend (do you subscribe?) Pass it on! http://t.co… »
Health Insurance Marketplace, Affordable Care Act | HealthCare.gov
Orig enroll site: $200M to build, $70M/yr to maintain. USDS revamp: $4m to build, $4M/yr. https://t.… »