dcurt.is/twitter
.@dcurtis hits 5 nails with 1 opinionated hammer, responding to @StartupLJackson's post about twitter. I agree 100%. »
Social Decay: How Tweets Can Predict The Death Of An App - BuzzFeed News
The problem with using Twitter to grow your app is that others can use Twitter to watch it die; meet social decay »
Podcasting Microphones Mega-Review – Marco.org
My mega-review of 13 podcasting microphones, with audio samples of each one by @tiffanyarment and me for comparison »
Does the Tech Industry Even Deserve Women? | Broadly
"Stick your head out…and you might be cut off at the knees." @vice asks: Does the tech industry even deserve women? »
Google Chrome reportedly bypassing Adblock, forces users to watch full-length video ads
Increasingly obvious that any debate about adblockers is a thin veneer over questions of basic control of computers »
djangogirls.org/story
it's really, really, really cool to be in a conference talk that's all women's success stories @OssAnna16 #djangocon http… »
LMGTFY – roguelynn
Let me google that for you: Good reads on feminism in the web dev industry #DjangoCon »
l.ynn.me/1Nm3Q0P
I want to be a Full Snack Engineer #lifegoals »
Jinjin Sun — Magic Objects
What an incredible thought provoking post - trawling fairy tales for magic objects and thinking about the IoT: http://t.c… »
Benson Bubblers | Community Programs | The City of Portland, Oregon
@colincornaby you can tell when someone is not from here when they call them "fountains" instead of bubblers. »
Diversity: We're Not Done Yet – roguelynn
Links for my #djangocon keynote - slides, blog post, LMGFY, IPython notebooks: - thanks for the warm … »
Close at Hand — Medium
My biggest research project in years: a history of technology told through the places we tuck things. Read & share:... »
Startups and Shit, Twitter’s Product is Fucking Fine
"most social apps fail...And the ones that win, win slowly. Forced hypergrowth is a cancer..." »
Bill de Blasio: The Vanity Fair Interview | Vanity Fair
On first read, this seems like a good perspective on De Blasio, including an accurate description of his faults »
Electric Objects Salon - Splash
The @ElectricObjects Salon, curated by @feeltraincoop with Kickstarter and Dots, is open to non-passholders by RSVP: https://t.co… »
The Pixel Factory
But before I head out, here are some really nice slides to explain CG to folks just starting out: (let it load) »
Larry Harvey on Burning Man's race gap: 'Black folks don't like to camp as much as white folks' - Boing Boing
Larry Harvey on #BurningMan race gap: 'Black folks don't like to camp as much as white folks' »
Electric Objects Salon - Splash
Portland folks: I'm showing some work in a @feeltraincoop-curated internet art show this Saturday at Holocene »
'I will build you a shrine' — 512 Pixels
Hey, did you know I’m donating my RSS sponsorship to @StJude this month? »
Tech Immigrants: A Map of Silicon Valley's Imported Talent - Businessweek
51% of Silicon Valley's population speaks a language other than English exclusively at home. »
The queer masculinity of stealth games - Offworld
The Queer Masculinity of Stealth Games, by @rcmacleod »
meetup.com/up-front-ug/events/224229409
We expect our 60th meetup to be packed due to our great speakers and #wwwtf – RSVP now so we can prepare :) »
FACT mix 512: Max Richter - FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music.
FACT mix 512 comes from pioneering classical composer Max Richter (@maxrichtermusic) »
Memories of Gefilte Fish - The New Yorker
Oliver Sacks's last essay for the @NewYorker is the sweetest thing you'll read about food and the comforts of life http… »
The Pixel Factory
this is a beautiful thing via @netik »
Apple and Other Tech Companies Tangle With U.S. Over Access to Data - NYTimes.com
Long rumored story breaks: Apple got an iMessage decryption order, refused to comply, DOJ dropped the case. For now. http://t… »
Watch Marion I Muszynski's Vine "Time."
Time. (Vine by @miszynski) »
San Francisco rents jumps again in August - On The Block
The median rent for 1-bedrooms in SF has reached $3,530 »
Apple and Other Tech Companies Tangle With U.S. Over Access to Data - The New York Times
Props to the NYT for correctly describing end-to-end encryption & giving Signal a shout-out. ht... »
$10,000 fellowship available to aspiring game developers with disabilities - Offworld
$10,000 fellowship available to aspiring game developers with disabilities »
Open Letter: Why Gov. Brown Should Veto California’s Unreasonable & Unsafe Anti-Drone Law — Medium
“Open Letter: Why Gov. Brown Should Veto California’s Unreasonable & Unsafe Anti-Drone Law” by @dannysullivan https://t.c... »
How to Tell a Story at Fray Cafe — Medium
For the first time in over a decade, @fraying is running Fray Cafe, and we want your true stories this Friday night. https://t.co… »
Apple's products are getting harder to use because they ignore principles of design. - jnd.org
Why are Apple's products are getting harder to use? Because they ignore principles of design. by @jnd1er »
1750 BC problems. - Imgur
Next time I get mad, I’ll ask myself “Am I angry enough to carve this in stone?” »
BuzzFeed Press Blog
Just FYI, Buzzfeed is still taking applications for their sensor journalism fellowship. »
Yes! Ham Goes Up An Escalator | ClickHole
Yes! Ham Goes Up An Escalator »
shop.jezburrows.com
Couple new zines up in my store »
Sponsorship Prospectus | AlterConf
If your company is serious about increasing diversity and inclusivity, we’d appreciate your support in Detroit: http://t.co… »
Desert Bus for Hope :: Welcome to Desert Bus for Hope
Desert Bus for Hope 9 begins Nov 14 at 10am PST at in support of @CPCharity! Spread the word! #Desert… »