A Eulogy for Rdio - The Atlantic
Nice send off for Rdio by @yayitsrob, including bonus mentions of @hoverbird's playlists and my long-dead blog. »
Accounts Disabled - The Awl
Buried in the Gawker restructuring/layoff memo, Valleywag is "permanently shuttered." »
Statue of Liberty - Wikiquote
The words on the Statue of Liberty apply in Oregon just as they do in every other state. 2/2 »
Conversion via Twitter - The New Yorker
Amazing @AdrianChen piece on Megan Phelps-Roper, a former Westboro Baptist member who found empathy through Twitter. https:… »
Webstock, 9-12 February 2016
Webstock ’16, our special 10th birthday edition, is live. »
Changeset Consulting
I'm delighted to announce my new business: @ChangesetLLC blog announcement »
Obama and Bill Simmons: The GQ Interview | GQ
Obama and @BillSimmons: The GQ Interview via @GQMagazine »
Blackberry taking 'balanced' approach to encryption, lawful intercept
Well, that's certainly one way to compete against Apple. Good luck with that BlackBerry. https://t.c… »
businessinsider.com.au/the-onion-got-it-freakishly-right-in-2003-on-the-iraq-war-2015-11
BI wins the “Not An Onion Headline” award of the century; also, my head now embedded in desk »
Austin Kleon — Pages from The Steal Like An Artist Journal Every...
Big shout-out to @hchamp for posting a page from her #stealjournal every day in November. So, so cool »
Chrome Dev Summit 2015
Progressive Web Apps - app like user experiences built on the mobile web. Join us live https://t.c… »
Why Optimistic Merging Works Better - Hintjens.com
An argument that OSS projects should operate like Wikipedia pages: (Not sure I buy it, but it's interesting). »
One Block -- New York Magazine
How one block in Bed-Stuy has changed over 135 years, an incredible interactive from @nymag »
Wondermark » Archive » #1175; In which a Sacrifice is made
"Hey, it was great hanging out!" // #1175; In which a Sacrifice is made »
On this day in Florida history - June 4, 1939 - Jewish refugee ship turned away from Florida coast - Florida History Network - Your one-s...
Jewish refugee ship turned back by USA. 254 passengers died in the Holocaust. ht @mlvwrites https… »
Police Civil Asset Forfeitures Exceed All Burglaries in 2014 | Armstrong Economics
Last year, the value of civil asset forfeitures by police exceeded the value of all burglaries in the U.S. »
​'Offensive and hysterical’: Obama lashes Republicans over Syrian refugees | US news | The Guardian
Obama, on some of the courageous leadership that's recently been on display. »
ダメねこ : お腹のポッケに猫をin! - UNIHABITAT[ユニハビタット]
omg, it's a onesie with a giant pocket for a cat. /via @fet »
sheldoncomics.com/archive/151117.html
NEW COMIC: Anatomy of a Turtle »
thisiscolossal.com/2015/11/faig-ahmed-glitched-rugs
Faig Ahmed Creates Glitched-Out Contemporary Rugs from Traditional Azerbaijani Textiles »
medium.com/@v1vc/killing-the-spreadsheet-based-budget-model-v1-vc-s-investment-in-opstarts-f681fa65d512
Killing the spreadsheet-based business model - announcing our investment in @Opstarts »
The Origins of Tharsis - YouTube
This video discusses the origins of our upcoming game Tharsis! Please watch! »
You Won't Live to See the Final Star Wars Movie | WIRED
Saving this to read later, but the magnifying-glass layout for the illustration and a photo later is pretty cool »
At Nearsoft, No Managers and Complete Freedom Create Responsibility, Not Anarchy | Inc.com
At Nearsoft, no managers and complete freedom create responsibility, not anarchy. @ChuckBlakeman v… »
Syria's war: Who is fighting and why - YouTube
5 minute video summary of the War in Syria from @voxdotcom »
POP OFF FT BARACK OBAMA by JX CANNON | Free Listening on SoundCloud
someone made Obama’s “pop off” comment into a remix (h/t @merxaus) »
producthunt.com/tech/tumblr-gif-maker
The last product I worked on at @Tumblr just shipped. Congrats to the incredible team of engineers and designers. »
medium.com/thoughts-on-media/the-new-intimacy-economy-51c87dc4a4d6#---0-325
Great piece by @leighalexander abt faux intimacy of platforms, firms speaking as individuals »
medium.com/re-magazine/the-media-did-cover-attacks-on-insert-country-here-you-just-weren-t-reading-it-1543447db983
"“Why didn’t the media cover this?” appears to be shorthand for “Why wasn’t this story shared on my Facebook feed?” http… »
I was held hostage by Isis. They fear our unity more than our airstrikes | Nicolas Hénin | Comment is free | The Guardian
Former IS-hostage: Pictures of German “Willkommenskultur” very troubling to IS. This is not what they want to see. https://… »
Introducing Kit.com
Our newest from Expa New York – #kit »
Introducing Kit
Introducing #kit. »
Christopher Nolan's 'Memento' to Get Remake - Hollywood Reporter
The Memento remake will suck. He'll just unlock his iPhone with TouchID and review previous notes and photos. »
French father and son have the most... - Jerome Isaac Rousseau | Facebook
This video of a teeny boy and his father interviewed in Paris is incredible. I might have something in my eye. »
Best Books 2015 — Goodreads Choice Awards
GREAT HORNYTOADS! @sydneypadua’s masterful Lovelace & Babbage is a Goodreads Choice Awards finalist! VOTE SYDNEY! https... »
medium.com/@mathowie/loading-32a76fc4ec62
I don't know why I'm trolling everyone tonight but it's fun to let off some steam »
The Secret to Sustaining High Job Performance - The New York Times
This paragraph describes every successful team I've ever been a part of. Via »
Cara Ellison: Embed With Games Book Launch Party! Nov 23 | Facebook
HEY NYC - @Babycastles launch party for @caraellison's new book, Monday: I'll be there hogging the Downwell station. »
Why Rdio died | The Verge
"From the start, Rdio had more product sense than business sense." »
Game Show | Game Night: Stephen Hawking Said (Episode 24)
Game Night! Family Feud '77 returns with @slutz @Aleen @GlennF @_brianhamilton @dmoren @dloehr & host @monty_ash... »
Chrome Summit 2015 from Ben Ward on Twitter
Started curating interesting Tweets from #chromedevsummit »
Blackout | A virtual glimpse into the lives of strangers by Specular — Kickstarter
Just launched: Eavesdrop on the brains of your fellow subway passengers in this VR film. »
medium.com/backchannel/pac-man-s-siren-call-4b589ea1d1e
Wrote a story of the most fascinating bug I ever created (and then fixed): “Pac-Man’s siren call” »
Sponsor a refugee
@mollycrabapple I just found out Canadian citizens can privately sponsor refugees: - can you pass t… »
nymag.com/thecut/2015/11/15-famous-men-whether-theyre-feminists.html?mid=twitter-share-thecut
15 famous men asked if they are feminists. Salmon Rushdie has the best answer. »
Instagram
My excellent friend @itsroodog »
Pinboard on the Next Economy Conference (with tweets) · bnwlfsn · Storify
Thoroughly enjoyed reading through @baconmeteor’s livetweet dispatches from the O’Reilly Next Economy conference. »
The Original Mobile App Was Made of Paper | Motherboard
When mobile apps were made of paper: @interdome on the beauty and lineage of (my beloved) volvelles »
OpenVis Conf by Bocoup
If you're thinking of submitting a talk to @openvisconf, we just wrote an FAQ to get you started! »
Measuring the Impact of the Snowden Leaks On the Use of Encryption by Online Jihadists - Flashpoint
How has @Snowden changed the behavior of online jihadis? Study says: little to no impact. https://t.c… »
medium.com/@jkriss/clouds-ownership-and-control-81bb1e802b05
Here are some things I’ve been thinking about re: clouds, ownership, control, and alternative architectures »
sikhcoalition.org/documents/pdf/2015_VeerenderJubbal_Statement.pdf
My statement on the doctored photo is here from @sikh_coalition. Not taking other interview requests at this time: https… »
Ben Carson, this map of the United States is terrible | Fusion
Anybody know *how* Ben Carson's map could have gotten screwed up like that? »
Over 100,000 women in Texas have tried to give themselves an abortion, study finds / Boing Boing
This is what happens when you pass shitty laws: Over 100,000 women in TX have tried to give themselves an abortion »
A trip through iOS 5.1.1 — 512 Pixels
Old iOS is kinda gross now. »
readwrite.com/2013/12/06/streaming-music-competition-pandora-rdio-spotify
@tayhatmaker Good day to revisit this old piece of yours. »
Former ISIS hostage: they want us to retaliate / Boing Boing
Former ISIS hostage: they want us to retaliate »
There is no record of US mass surveillance ever preventing a large terror attack / Boing Boing
There is no record of US mass surveillance ever preventing a large terror attack »
Doctor Who's real name is d³∑x² / Boing Boing
Doctor Who's real name is d³∑x² »
Gamergate Supporters Are Responsible for the Terrorist Photoshopping of Journalist Veerender Jubbal | VICE | United Kingdom
Gamergate supporters WERE responsible for the terrorist Photoshopping of Veerender Jubbal. https://… »
Our show is 20 years old today! | This American Life
"I hate nostalgia so I’ll keep this brief." Ira Glass on 20 years of This American Life. »
Tips for Creating and Exporting Better SVGs for the Web
Sending this to every designer I work with »
Turns out that "unsubscribing" from spam actually works / Boing Boing
Turns out that "unsubscribing" from spam actually works »
[vlc-devel] [PATCH 0/1] freetype: handle non-Latin family names and non-English style names in Windows
Amazing text from VLC contributor living in Aleppo (Syria) writing about the Paris attacks »
ISSofBC | How can I help Refugees?
If you’re in BC and want to help Syrian Refugees, including housing, employment or donations, start »
medium.com/matter/on-gawker-s-problem-with-women-f1197d8c1a4e
Essential reading about sexism in the media at what's supposedly one of the most progressive media outlets there is https://… »
David Cameron capitulates to terror, proposes Britain's USA Patriot Act / Boing Boing
David Cameron capitulates to terror, proposes Britain's Patriot Act #tories #snooperschater »
Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year 2015 is… | OxfordWords blog
Good news for fans of emoji/bad news for enemies of emoji via @katemond »
siliconera.com/2015/11/17/eastward-is-being-made-to-resemble-90s-japanese-animation
Got my eyes locked on Eastward - "being made to resemble '90s Japanese animation" »
Announcing Changeset Consulting
I'm delighted to announce my new business: @ChangesetLLC blog announcement »
iPad Pro: New tricks for old dogs - Six Colors
Some thoughts on iPad Pro and the Mac and why it’s not about better, but different. »
Gawker Is Said to Retool as Politics Site - The New York Times
Speaking of people who love to blow Denton, why does the Times always let his friend Ravi publish these hand jobs? »
The Doomsday Invention - The New Yorker
New Yorker articles on AI make me wish for a hard takeoff by a paperclip optimizer, just to make it stop. »
Did you know Carl Sagan designed a game? / Offworld
Did you know Carl Sagan designed a game? »
Relieve stress with Trumpinata, a Donald Trump pinata app / Offworld
Relieve stress with Trumpiñata, a Donald Trump piñata app »
Intelligence agencies pounce on Paris attacks to pursue spy agenda | Trevor Timm | Comment is free | The Guardian
Officials wasting no time attempting to exploit the Paris tragedy to pass anti-privacy laws they've wanted for years https:… »
Twenty-four hours after an attack by Da'esh (the organization formerly known as…
The root causes of the Paris attacks & refugee crisis are both more complex & simpler than they may seem. MUST READ: https://t.co... »
The Making of a ‘Terrorist’: How I Was Framed for the Paris Attacks By GamerGate Trolls - The Daily Beast
The Making of a 'Terrorist': How I was framed for the Paris attacks by #GamerGate trolls https:/… »
Sonic Blog » Blog Archive » Flying
Please read: my thoughts, at 550mph »
A Field Guide to Psychedelics - The New Yorker
mega-solid @NewYorker with @AdrianChen's "Unfollow" and @embot on @erowid »
The World of Penguin Classics
Who do we publish? This is who: #WorldOfPenguinClassics »
A Baby Dies at Day Care, and a Mother Asks Why She Had to Leave Him So Soon - The New York Times
“If we truly valued 47% of the workforce who are women, and the value of our families, things would look different” http… »
The Verge Review of Animals: the capybara | The Verge
loving the review-of-animals series, kids »
The Paris attacks weren’t stopped by metadata surveillance. That hasn’t stopped officials from saying it might have.
Surveillance of metadata didn't stop the Paris attacks. Politicians are lying to you. »
What Americans thought of Jewish refugees on the eve of World War II - The Washington Post
as they were being slaughtered by Nazis, majority of Americans opposed taking in Jewish child refugees »
Encrypted Messaging Apps Face New Scrutiny Over Possible Role in Paris Attacks - The New York Times
Encrypted Messaging Apps Face New Scrutiny Over Possible Role in Paris Attacks. »
Britain to build cyber attack forces to tackle IS, hackers | Reuters
In reality: more money for internet surveillance: "Britain to build cyber attack forces to tackle IS, hackers" »
Presidential Candidates on Allowing Syrian Refugees in the United States - The New York Times
Here's where presidential candidates stand on allowing Syrian refugees in the United States https:… »
Jindal suspends presidential campaign: ‘This is not my time’ - The Washington Post
please tell me this is the actual name of Bobby Jindal's chief strategist »
Turning back Syrian refugees isn't just wrong — it helps ISIS - Vox
Refusing Syrian refugees isn't just wrong — it helps ISIS »
Finding the Links Between the Paris Attackers - The New York Times
None of the Paris attackers identified so far have been Syrian refugees. »
Help Kill Screen Reinvent Their Magazine by Kill Screen — Kickstarter
HEY FRIENDS: have you backed @killscreen on kickstarter yet? free U.S. shipping & now with a digital subscription.... »
Future Visions
Microsoft releases short sci-fi anthology featuring major writers. I assume zombie processes are covered. »
kit.com
Introducing #kit. »
kit.com
@sampullara what’s in your »
Webstock 2015
Here ya go, folks!! »
Cotton Bureau – A curated online community for design- and tech-focused t-shirts.
The latest strike in the War on Christmas. 100+ new and classic Cotton Bureau shirts. »
Apply | Highway1
Our application period ends tonight! Take your #prototype to the next level. #Make with us: https:/… »