What can a technologist do about climate change? A personal view.
★ What Can A Technologist Do About Climate Change? (A Personal View) »
chicagoreporter.com/how-chicago-tried-to-cover-up-a-police-execution
How Chicago tried to cover up a police execution via @ChicagoReporter #laquanmcdonald »
Historic Rocket Landing - YouTube
The rarest of beasts - a used rocket. Controlled landing not easy, but done right, can look easy. Check out video: https://t… »
, A lot of people have wondered why there has been a...
A VERY VERY important post! VERY!!! »
Donald Trump's alarming skid toward outright fascism
To casually invoke fascism in the discussion of American politics is silly. To carefully invoke fascism is not. https://t… »
strib.mn/1IcHmsD
Several people were shot near Black Lives Matter protest site »
medium.com/slack-developer-blog/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-unfurling-but-were-afraid-to-ask-or-how-to-make-your-e64b4bb9254
I interrogated @torrez for hours & then wrote everything I learned about making website previews in Slack look good »
Historic Rocket Landing - YouTube
And I thought @spacex was the only company making progress on rocket reusability... Great job @blueorigin @JeffBezos »
Secret Hitler by Max Temkin — Kickstarter
I just backed Secret Hitler on @Kickstarter »
Months ago, Rupert Murdoch bought NatGeo and fired most writers. This just hit the stands. - Imgur
This is sad: "Months ago, Rupert Murdoch bought NatGeo and fired most writers. This just hit the stands." »
Mr. Trump’s Applause Lies - The New York Times
In a masthead editorial, The New York Times at last calls Donald Trump what he is: A racist liar. In those words. https:… »
How to destroy an American family
How an 18 year old Finnish hacker destroyed the life of an American family by me and @ASankin »
A Cabinet of Infocom Curiousities « ASCII by Jason Scott
In which I announce that 4000 pages of Infocom design and process material is now browsable at the Internet Archive: https:/… »
electricobjects.com/collections/39
SO @Yacht made art for @ElectricObjects, as fantastic as their music. Put it on your wall. »
medium.com/darkchart-music/the-great-music-streaming-decision-of-2015-f30d459fd08f#.fkkoitcx9
Good for those who wanna know what comes post @Rdio. “The Great Music Streaming Decision of 2015” by @wiseacre https://t.co… »
Launching native video support for Twitter Kit | Twitter Blogs
Twitter Kit now supports native video and animated GIFs in iOS 8+. More here: #mobiledev https://t.… »
Is it Pokemon or Big Data ?
Tech industry, you've got some explaining to do. »
Play/Room | elevr
I documented a bit of @emilyeifler making Play/Room: Her post-Play/Room post is »
indiegogo.com/projects/indivisible-rpg-from-the-creators-of-skullgirls
#IndivisibleRPG needs your help! Try the free prototype on Win/Mac/Linux/PS4 and support! https://t.… »
thndr.me/DjKvCd
"#IndivisibleRPG is nearly funded & needs your help! Try the free prototype on Win/Mac/Linux/PS4/Steam & support! »
medium.com/@bryanjclark/rdio-you-ll-be-missed-4322d2e7fbc4#.u6mj23l47
Before it disappears - I wrote up what made Rdio special »
medium.com/message/the-politics-of-empathy-and-the-politics-technology-664437b6427#.3rda4bqm5
Run out of arguments over refugees or WWIII with family this week? Discuss Facebook. Me on empathy & technology. https://... »
medium.com/@pang/what-i-ve-learned-in-11-years-working-at-the-chicago-tribune-c81df4851bea#.ltj94ls3f
Great advice. “What I’ve learned in 11 years working at the Chicago Tribune” by @pang »
Orbital Speed
It is, however, important to clear up the difference between "space" and "orbit", as described well by »
Bakken & Bæck
We're hiring big time. Tell your friends! ☞ »
Five People Shot Near Black Lives Matter Protest In Minneapolis - BuzzFeed News
Five People Shot Near Black Lives Matter Protest In Minneapolis #4thPrecinctShutDown https://t.co… »
medium.com/@joshuatauberer/so-you-want-to-reform-democracy-7f3b1ef10597
“So you want to reform democracy” by @JoshData »
Baman Piderman - Watch Da Marathon! - YouTube
It's come to my attention that some of you haven't seen Baman Piderman. You should go fix that right now. »
Float: a puzzle-platformer for VR - YouTube
Float: a puzzle-platformer for VR »
MST3K - Space Mutiny - The many names of David Ryder - YouTube
And now—in honor of the impending Turkey Day—I present my all-time favorite #MST3K bit »
Locker Shot 2: Trunk Shot - YouTube
this viral video has an amazing twist at the end »
medium.com/@AshleyCFord/a-call-for-new-voices-54370d14d9ed#.xc4u0odcc
Excited for @iSmashFizzle's @ReadMatter project that will showcase emerging writers »
Bots, messaging, and the Interface Visibility Scale — Medium
I wrote a piece questioning how we think about interfaces: "Bots, messaging, and the Interface Visibility Scale" »
Play/Room - YouTube
I documented a bit of @emilyeifler making Play/Room: Her post-Play/Room post is »
Tiff on Periscope: "Simple pie crust."
LIVE on #Periscope: Simple pie crust. »
MeTV Network | R.I.P. Jim Perry, host of 'Card Sharks' and '$ale of the Century'
#RIP Jim Perry, host of Card Sharks and $ale of the Century. »
zine.electricobjects.com/interviews/zach-gage
*Unbelievably smart* artist statement by @helvetica - yes yes yes (from »
What can a technologist do about climate change? A personal view.
leverage points + what can a technologist do about climate change? »
producthunt.com/tech/teleport-86008a3b-c3eb-4cae-845c-e23c3ecb93c5
Congrats @mkwng, looks awesome !! Everyone go check out Teleport on @ProductHunt ! »
Latency Tests: Cintiq 21UX vs iPad Pro and iPad Pro with Astropad - YouTube
Here's video of latency between iPad Pro, iPad Pro + Astropad, and the Cintiq. Many thanks to @rstevens for footage! https://t… »
ia801305.us.archive.org/7/items/gov.uscourts.njd.322555/gov.uscourts.njd.322555.15.0.pdf
King of Kong's Billy Mitchell lost his lawsuit against The Regular Show. (via @sarahjeong) »
medium.com/@sui/we-are-all-complicit-on-abuse-dd6e1903992a#.qvrug29m2
A great piece about complicity in abuse. A subtweet to abusers, if you will. »
Killer Mike Gives A Powerful Speech At Bernie Sanders Rally In Atlanta Nov.23rd 2015 - YouTube
This, too, is important: Killer Mike speaking out on Bernie Sanders. Wake up, people! Let’s do this. »
Is it Pokemon or Big Data ?
Pokemon or big data? »
Take a Trip Through Space! - YouTube
In which I take up XKCD's challenge and make a @SciShow video using only the 1000 most used English words »
Rolling Out Responsive · An A List Apart Article
One of many reasons you should take this workshop with @karenmcgrane and @beep is this: https://t… »
This is what a Tor Supporter looks like: Laura Poitras | The Tor Blog
TODAY Tor is launching our first crowdfunding campaign! #SupportTor https:/… »
Donate to keep Tor alive!
TODAY Tor is launching our first crowdfunding campaign! #SupportTor https:/… »
Object Set | Benchmarking in Manipulation Research: The YCB Object & Model Set
The haptic Turing Test: Can a robot hand/arm/wrist grasp and manipulate all these objects? (via @… »
Support Conservancy - Software Freedom Conservancy
.@conservancy wardens git, @EvergreenILS, @outreachy, etc. & protects licenses. Become a member! /RT pls #FLOSS »
Cartoon Cast | We Ship Cartoons (Episode 1)
Introducing a new fortnightly podcast about animation: Cartoon Cast, starring @mikahsargent and @film_girl! https://t.… »
5by5 | Road Work #14: Jinx! You Owe Me a Coke Pt. 2
In ep14, @johnroderick and I discuss success, failure, conspiracy theories, bigfoot, water fluoridation, and aliens »
guernicamag.com/daily/omar-robert-hamilton-welcome-to-lesvos
I spent 2 weeks volunteering in a refugee camp in Lesvos. When I got home, I wrote this »
Black Lives Matter Minneapolis
If you've donated to @BernieSanders, today donate to @BlackLivesMpls: #4thPrecinctShutDown http… »
Historic Rocket Landing - YouTube
Congrats to the Blue Origin crew! Non-trivial accomplishment. »
medium.com/essays-and-non-fiction/terrorism-et-tu-google-ac9bd2cedad7#.enxol1s6u
I fixed that piece in the Telegraph about crypto by colour-coding it for inaccuracy, rhetoric and incompleteness: https://t.c… »
Hypercard : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive
Kind of fascinating how many of core OS interactions revolve around the interaction model from things like Hypercard »
Killer Mike Introduces Bernie Sanders in Atlanta - YouTube
Holy shit - Killer Mike gives the speech of the campaign season introducing Bernie Sanders in Atlanta »
This is the best restaurant spiciness scale / Boing Boing
This is the best restaurant spiciness scale ever »
Can't You See The World Is Ending? - The Doubleclicks - YouTube
Yeah guys we released a new video today! If you like it share it if not just nevermind https:… »
The Ultimate Black-Owned Online Business Holiday Gift Guide (U.S. Online Shops)
(For example, almost _none_ of these ecommerce companies have been covered as startups by the usual tech press: ) »
The Quarry No Longer Exists | The Cooper Union
Vic & I are giving a free/public lecture and releasing a book next Tues 12/1 at 7pm. Come! https:... »
My Time as an Artist at the Center of the Insane Financial Industry Boom | VICE | United States
. @Vice just released a new excerpt of Drawing Blood,on being an artist during the depravity of NYC's financial boom »
Climate Change Is Here - National Geographic Magazine
FFS. Don’t mourn NatGeo, this is not recent: The newest issue is »
Feminist Frequency • Some Brief Thoughts on The Martian
I wrote some brief thoughts on The Martian, the best film I've seen in a long time. »
nber.org/~jwolfers/teaching/OneSkillTwoSkill.pdf
I have a student who insists on writing his economics essays in Suess. They're infuriatingly brilliant »
Incomparable Radio Theater | That's What Sidhe Said (Episode 1.10)
Marjorie Carter pursues the evil Ritchie Belloq! Charles Babbage markets his Analytical Engine! And There… You… Are! htt… »
The Power of Vulnerability | Brene Brown | TED Talks - YouTube
I'm probably super late to the Brene Brown party (look how late I got to SU!) but better late &c: (via @_bene... »
Chinese Food and the Joy of Inauthentic Cooking - The New Yorker
I wrote about inauthentic Asian food + new books by Talde, @dannybowien and @LuckyPeach for @NewYorker »
thisiscolossal.com/2015/11/an-ancient-chinese-gingko-tree-drops-an-ocean-of-golden-leaves
An Ancient Chinese Gingko Tree Drops an Ocean of Golden Leaves »
White men shot several people at a Black Lives Matter rally in Minneapolis - Quartz
White men shot several people at a Black Lives Matter rally in Minneapolis »
The Serial Swatter - NYTimes.com
Best piece on swatting I've read. »
On Pandering | Tin House
Wow, this is excellent. @clairevaye's "On Pandering". Watching Boys Do Stuff, indeed »
rstevens’ Joe Biden Fan Club Tree House of Furor, bh-flint: heyhowiee: obviousplant: I added...
"I added some fake Black Friday deals to this store’s weekly in-store flyers." »
Comments
The #4thPrecinctShutDown terrorists live-streamed driving to the shooting. »
blog.cloudfour.com/seriously-dont-use-icon-fonts
Seriously, Don’t Use Icon Fonts by @tylersticka All the arguments needed to persuade others in one conv… »
Dear Media, Stop Freaking Out About Donald Trump’s Polls | FiveThirtyEight
Share of people "voting" for Trump in polls = share who think Apollo moon landings faked. https:… »
Killer Mike Introduces Bernie Sanders in Atlanta - YouTube
This video of @KillerMike introducing @BernieSanders in Atlanta is truly exhilarating and great. »
Evidence.com
TASER switched from AWS to Microsoft Azure to host their police video management offering https:/… »
Mad Max: Fury Road on iTunes
Mad Max: Fury Road is currently only $9.99 to own in HD on iTunes. That's only $5 more than renting it. »
rawstory.com/2015/11/emails-reveal-racists-plotted-confrontation-with-black-lives-matters-activists-days-before-shooting
Emails reveal racists plotted confrontation with Black Lives Matters activists days before shooting - »
The Serial Swatter - The New York Times
Had the opportunity to talk to @jfagone about our harassment by obnoxious. Hopefully this informs and educates. »
Cultural appropriation? Hindu nationalists used yoga as an anti-colonialist export / Boing Boing
Cultural appropriation? Hindu nationalists used yoga as an anti-colonialist export »
J Edgar Hoover was angry that the Boy Scouts didn't thank him effusively enough / Boing Boing
J Edgar Hoover was angry that the Boy Scouts didn't thank him effusively enough »
Five shot at Black Lives Matter protest; white gunmen sought / Boing Boing
White gunmen sought after shooting of #BlackLivesMatter activists who were protesting police shooting of black man »
Shop — Laura Helen Winn
Picked up these prints from @LauraHelenWinn last Friday. »
WTO rules against US dolphin-safe tuna labels because they're unfair to Mexican fisheries / Boing Boing
WTO rules against US dolphin-safe tuna labels because they're unfair to Mexican fisheries »
Olivier Lacan on Makerbase
This morning I spent some time to create @makerbase profiles for three ladies who inspire me in the Ruby community. »
zine.electricobjects.com/interviews/zach-gage?mc_cid=15281be61f&mc_eid=7bb7ef0561
i did a tiny interview with @ElectricObjects about & my art practice »
Emerging Markets Outspend Rich Countries in Clean Energy - Bloomberg Business
Emerging Markets Outspend Rich Countries in Clean Energy: China adds more renewables than US, UK, & France combined. »
Nothing Funny About a Leading Presidential Candidate Spreading Racist Propaganda on Crime
There's nothing funny about a leading presidential candidate spreading racist propaganda. https:… »
Shamrock shake: Pfizer's Irish "unpatriotic loophole" ducks US taxes / Boing Boing
Shamrock shake: Pfizer's Irish "unpatriotic loophole" ducks US taxes »
the-toast.net/2015/11/24/eating-tips-for-holiday-parties
How To Make Sure You Get Enough To Eat At Holiday Parties | »
Introducing Pokedex.org: a progressive webapp for Pokémon fans — Pocket JavaScript
60 fps, offline-first, mobile web app. @nolanlawson is killing it »
Five people shot at Black Lives Matter protest in Minneapolis: Police - Salon.com
Five people have been shot by white supremacists at a #BlackLivesMatter protest in Minneapolis. This is terrorism. https://t.… »
Gunmen Sought After 5 Are Shot at Protest of Police in Minneapolis - The New York Times
Prayers and solidarity for the people injured and people still protesting at #4thPrecinctShutDown. »
Telegraph Publishes The Dumbest Article On Encryption You'll Ever Read... Written By David Cameron's Former Speechwriter | Techdirt
Telegraph Publishes The Dumbest Article On Encryption Ever... Written By Cameron's Former Speechwriter | Techdirt https:… »
The Thing All Women Do That You Don’t Know About | Drifting Through My Open Mind
That thing all women do - that men don't know about. Here it is, boys. »
Police Data Management is Getting a Security and Speed Boost - Route Fifty
TASER switched from AWS to Microsoft Azure to host their police video management offering https:/… »
Difficult Times at our Credit Union | Internet Archive Blogs
New York Times on how the Feds are crushing our Credit Union: So sad,… »
Updated Take Control of Your Apple Wi-Fi Network (and a Discounted Bundle!)
Updated Take Control of Your Apple Wi-Fi Network (and a Discounted Bundle!) »
The reusable space rocket is nearly here with Blue Origin’s first successful landing | The Verge
Incredible to think that the space race used to be between entire countries. Now it's Bezos vs Musk. »
the-toast.net/2015/11/24/signs-youre-about-to-be-in-a-gay-subplot-in-a-period-drama
"Your scenes are shot with the least amount of light possible." Signs You’re In A Gay Subplot In A Period Drama »
Blackout | A virtual glimpse into the lives of strangers by Specular — Kickstarter
How documentary filmmakers approach VR: interviews with @Charliekbuddy + @hannahjayanti #blackoutvr »
I'm Jessamyn West, a famous librarian. AMA! : IAmA
Doing an AMA, right now. You can ask me anything. I will probably respond. »
Gunmen Sought After 5 Are Shot at Protest of Police in Minneapolis - The New York Times
White supremacists shot 5 #BlackLivesMatter activists at Minneapolis #4thPrecinctShutDown protests last night https://t.c… »
You are the Animal Inspector, and some pets just aren't any good / Offworld
You are the Animal Inspector, and some pets just aren't any good »
An Army colonel is in trouble for complaining that a $500k gas station cost $43 million to build / Boing Boing
An Army colonel is in trouble for complaining that a $500k gas station cost $43m to build https://t.… »
Where should a good millennial live? | Fusion
How much of what "Millennial" means is about adapting to declining median living standards? ht… »
Dance to Calypso | Matt Mullenweg
.@Wordpress building Calypso on @nodejs is very cool, but the fact that its API-first is the really big thing »
Canada: We'll resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees - CNN.com
Canada to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees within three months. »
The Serial Swatter - The New York Times
Awful, and important to understand that this is happening: The Serial Swatter »
How Railroad History Shaped Internet History - The Atlantic
How Railroad History Shaped Internet History »
Terror Politics - The New York Times
lol the cat photo is still up »
Dream of New Kind of Credit Union Is Burdened by Bureaucracy - The New York Times
New York Times on how the Feds are crushing our Credit Union: So sad,… »
5 Black Lives Matter Protestors Were Shot in Minneapolis Monday - The Atlantic
The five Black Lives Matter protesters who were shot last night via @GrahamDavidA »
Gunmen Shoot 5 at Minneapolis Black Lives Matter Protest - NYTimes.com
. @nytimes your passive tone is harmful. "Where police have shot black men" would be better. »
You’re more likely to be fatally crushed by furniture than killed by a terrorist - The Washington Post
In WashPost: You’re more likely to be fatally crushed by furniture than killed by terrorism "exceed… »
Law enforcement took more stuff from people than burglars did last year - The Washington Post
Cops took more stuff from people than burglars did last year. »
Espacenet - Bibliographic data
Did you know that the design of Katamari Damacy is patented »
Ambigram Dan
Oh my god a homophobic tumblr post became the best YA sff novel you’ll ever read »
Adele Mailer, Artist Who Married Norman Mailer, Dies at 90 - The New York Times
(RIP Adele Mailer) RT @creolemommie: i know of Norman Mailer thanks to @TalibKweli lyrics #GetBy »
Five things Spotify should steal from Rdio | The Verge
AHEM. I present: Five things @Spotify should steal from @Rdio »
Randall Munroe Explains It All for Us - The New York Times
Randall Munroe's fans include Bill Gates and Neil Gaiman. His new book is "Thing Explainer." https… »
The Man Beaten And Choked At A Donald Trump Rally Tells His Story | ThinkProgress
"[t]hey shouted ‘all lives matter’ while they were kicking and punching me." »
Where the candidates stand on Syrian refugees, in one chart - Vox
Where the candidates stand on Syrian refugees, in one chart »
The Serial Swatter - The New York Times
Swatted: How Internet trolls have learned to exploit our over-militarized police. »
The Book is a Camera (really) : Kelli Anderson
It's a pinhole camera! In a book! Another terrific project by @kellianderson »
Paris is being used to justify agendas that had nothing to do with the attack | Trevor Timm | Comment is free | The Guardian
Paris attackers were 1) known to intel 2) bragged in IS's mag 3) met via Facebook 4) used SMS. But ban encryption!! https:/… »
5 Are Shot Near Minneapolis Protests, Police Say - The New York Times
The five people shot outside a Minneapolis precinct do not have life-threatening injuries, per a police spokesman. https://… »
Anil Dash: Share Your Values and You’ll Share Success - 99u
My favorite talk from this year's @99U, it challenges me to think about how to change the world. Thanks @anildash https:/… »
The End of the Internet Dream? — Backchannel — Medium
“If we don’t do things differently, the Internet is going to end up being TV” — @granick! »
BubbleSort Zines
@lara_hogan is it ok to plug my own books? i write zines about computer science for high schoolers! »
Science Ambassador Scholarship
ONE WEEK until applications close for our full ride scholarship for women in STEM »
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