George Hotz Is Taking on Tesla by Himself
Geohot comes of age! -- seriously, what a brilliant guy. »
Star Wars Minus Star Wars - Between the Lines - YouTube
This is the best Star Wars video essay ever: @KyleKallgren retells A NEW HOPE using only footage from other films »
Netflix socks
i always fall asleep watching movies at home... this would be useful... netflix socks that pause your video »
Congress Slips CISA Into a Budget Bill That's Sure to Pass | WIRED
Congress just destroyed what's left of your privacy, slipping vast new surveillance into must-pass budget bill. https://t.c… »
An Unbelievable Story of Rape - ProPublica
Heartbreaking. How to get someone to recant their (real) story of being raped »
Lawmakers Have Snuck CISA Into a Bill That Is Guaranteed to Become a Law | Motherboard
RIP consumer internet privacy & US internet business. »
topscallops.com
This week on @hotdogsladies and I went full morning zoo. »
Travis CI - Jobs
Want to work for Travis CI? We're growing our dev team. Come join us! »
Become A Morning Person in 7 Easy Steps — Medium
been a morning person for over two decades using these tricks. Just this morning I woke up at 2am »
How to Swallow $200 Million Accidentally — Medium
“Because anyone who builds products at scale already knows the secret…” — @blakeross »
"This song will change your life." - YouTube
"This song will change your life." »
New Ideas Everyday In Minutes With this One Simple Trick — Medium
I wrote a post on @Medium about creativity »
bit.ly/1RpeFkE
"Tech juggernauts begun before 08 required small amounts of capital. GOOG only raised $8M before turning profitable" https://t… »
wmc.3cdn.net/2bff10021ff8acf6c3_rkm6b4y2r.pdf
2/3 Read entire @womensmediacntr study on gender and #rape narratives. Stats are jarring https://t.co… »
Vox Media’s 2015 Year In Review
I’m not usually one to do this, but LOOK AT ALL THE STUFF WE DID THIS YEAR »
Scallops.mov
This week on @hotdogsladies and I went full morning zoo. »
EFF Publishes "Pwning Tomorrow," a Speculative Fiction Anthology | Electronic Frontier Foundation
We’re proud to announce our new, CC-licensed SF anthology, “Pwning Tomorrow: Stories from the Electronic Frontier." »
Eight Sensible Gifts for Hanukkah Donation to WBEZ
Sarah Koenig will use our money to go back in time and figure out who killed Hae Min Lee »
Frank Underwood 2016 - Anything for America
The Netflix campaign site for Frank Underwood is better than most of the real GOP candidates’ websites. »
Spotificator | Export your playlists to Spotify
Successful export of Rdio dara to Spotify (via and to Google Play Music (via »
Oops I Made A Feminist Joke On The Internet — Medium
I know I didn't need to do this but I wanted to, so I did. »
The Slack Platform Launch | Several People Are Typing
A treasury of apps, a fund to help you build your own: Hello Slack Platform. #changelog »
KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS
Check out our new website of our new studio. »
/Launch Platform — Slack Developer Blog — Medium
“We’re launching an $80M fund in partnership with our investors…” — @SlackAPI »
Clippy’s Revenge — Medium
Clippy’s Revenge - Smart #Messaging as Platform Shift [new blog post] »
Support Babycastles creating Computer Feelings
. @Babycastles is a great good in our sad world! Help support joy »
Why Brandon Herder Flipped His Science Class
Listen in as @gabbyh and Brandon Herder discuss the #technology he used to engage his AP biology class »
Introducing Taboola’s ‘Read More’ for Mobile Taboola Blog
Can we even talk about what a user-hostile vampire Taboola is »
Avalanche Studios - Careers
Avalanche in NYC has design job openings for System, Technical, & UX/UI Designer roles. Get in touch if interested! h... »
Online Star Register (OSR) presents One Million Stars
Hey friends! I'm proud to announce the release of One Million Stars! Check it out: #space »
Shopify’s voice and tone guide — Shopify UX — Medium
Ever wondered what content strategy is like @Shopify? We’ve published our voice and tone guide for all to peruse. »
I Read 50 Books by Women of Color This Year! | Bitch Media
How many books by women of color did you read this year? @LVikkiml read 50! Here's her list: https:… »
How To Predict Bad Cops In Chicago | FiveThirtyEight
Superb data journalism: @FiveThirtyEight crunches complaints-against-police data, finds "bad apples" drive the most: http… »
Propaganda Games: Sesame Credit - The True Danger of Gamification - Extra Credits - YouTube
When you're (rightly) aghast @ stuff like please don't treat scores, levels etc as "inherent to gam… »
Die Rebel Scum - YouTube
Slam poetry recited a long time ago in a galaxy far far away: #StarWars »
Longform Podcast #172: Kliph Nesteroff
Longform Podcast #172: Kliph Nesteroff (@ClassicShowbiz), author of "The Comedians" »
Specialized Types — Medium
Dear World of Startups, Hello! »
You’ll Be Okay. | Plucky
THIS MADE ME CRY, @jenniferdary »
EFF's Pwning Tomorrow
Donate to @EFF and get a free copy of the new scifi anthology PWNING TOMORROW, including a story from yours truly! https://t.… »
SF Sketchfest 2016: Roderick on the Line with Merlin Mann an...
Check out Roderick on the Line with @johnroderick & @hotdogsladies Jan 8 @swedishhall. http... »
Music for every moment of 2015: Hype Machine Zeitgeist
very proud to have over 50 wonderful contributors to this year's @hypem Zeitgeist »
Clockwise #117: Sunset My Brain - Relay FM
New! Listener submitted topics look back at 2015 and ahead to the future. With guests @hotdogsladies and @settern! https:… »
The New Normal: Codes of Conduct in 2015 and Beyond by Coraline Ada Ehmke | Model View Culture
My latest article for MVC is now available! “The New Normal: Codes of Conduct in 2015 and Beyond” »
In Who Do We Trust? How Privilege Plays Out in Security and Privacy Online by Stephanie Morillo | Model View Culture
My article on how privilege plays out in security and online privacy is up on @ModelViewMedia READ IT »
Auditory Illusions: Hearing Lyrics Where There Are None - YouTube
@sdw yeah it doesn’t look like a very well executed experiment. contrast w/ this »
Why This Socialist Feminist Thinks This Other Socialist Feminist is Full of Shit — Medium
“To me, Hillary Clinton is like the Susan Komen Foundation running for…” — @girlziplocked https://t.co… »
Building Blocks for Building Bots — Why Not? — Medium
Read a bit more about our goals and plans for Botkit »
docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20151214/CPRT-114-HPRT-RU00-SAHR2029-AMNT1final.pdf
oh hey what's an ENTIRE NEW CYBERSECURITY LAW doing in the middle of this gov't funding bill »
Botkit: Building blocks for building Slack bots
Botkit: The Building blocks for building Slack bots. »
ianloic/rdio-export · GitHub
Successful export of Rdio dara to Spotify (via and to Google Play Music (via »
Support Babycastles creating Computer Feelings
Today, @Babycastles has officially launched its @patreon we have SO MANY IDEAS for this year! plz halp… »
gravitron.com.au/tate
Luuuuuving this new interface into @Tate's collections. Takes a moment to load but well worth the wee wait. »
The Pickle: A Conversation About Making Digital Books — The Message — Medium
The. Future. Of. Books. @robinsloan @craigmod @russellquinn and Eli Horowitz discuss »
Hotline Bling - MP3 to MIDI and Back on Vimeo
If Drake was born as a player piano. »
Fold Paper Scissors!
you can now download a zine version of my origami and mathematics talk at Euruko 2015 here! »
kushaldave.com/urbanbot
Needed a way to look up slang from Slack (because @dolapo). Enter Urban Dictionary Bot. »
'Freedom requires strict order': China preps for second World Internet Conference - LA Times
Maybe Trump and Hillary can get some internet censorship ideas from China's Internet conference that starts today. »
The Jacob’s Ladder of coding — Medium
This is more interesting than your startup... “The Jacob’s Ladder of coding” by @toxi »
Announcing a new partnership with one of the most celebrated game developers in history - YouTube
Announcing a new partnership with one of the most celebrated game developers in history: https://t… »
For the undying 9/11 MORONIC JET FUEL ARGUMENT - YouTube
Still doesn't address #CHEMTRAILS “@zachlubarsky: @johnroderick @hotdogsladies Jet Fuel Can Melt Steel Beams »
Instagram
8:36pm Launching #slackplatform with @benbrown, @owenthomas's dog, etc @ Terra Gallery & Event Venue »
Grid Systems for Screen Design — Figma Design — Medium
On modern design tools — “Grid Systems for Screen Design” by @johanprag »
My 70s
U.S. Army audiovisual tech stands at her editing station-1973 »
Watch Computer Scientists Recall Their First Computers | Mental Floss
I dig this @computer_phile video, featuring people discussing their first computers. TI-99/4A here! »
~ Holiday Art Party ~ | Facebook
Limited edition Gruen Day pins in the wild soon, starting @thegalallery this Friday »
Eight Sensible Gifts for Hanukkah Survey Results
This is the most relevant polling I’ve seen yet of the American electorate, via @CAH »
Beyond Slide Decks - Soledad Penadés - YouTube
If you liked my 3D Web Audio slides you might want to watch me explaining how they're built! https:/… »
Star Lords - The Awl
Amazing: Peter Thiel thinks he is Luke Skywalker. (this is beautifully done.) »
formeldeharv: i put “All I Want for Christmas is...
This glorious train wreck of a MP3 - to - MIDI - to - MP3 conversion of 'All I Want For Christmas'. Notebarf. »
The Home - The Awl
Cormac McCarthy’s version of ‘Home Alone’ - »
wired.com/2015/12/a-new-social-media-network-to-help-you-deal-with-stress
Koko is a new social network designed to help you deal with stress via WIRED »
76 Viral Images From 2015 That Were Totally Fake
Everything is fake. The internet is a work of (mostly) fiction. »
Fight for the Future
PRESS STATEMENT: #CISA included in #omnibus. "Congress has failed the Internet once again." htt… »
Daily Cartoon: Monday, December 14th - The New Yorker
The Republican primary is such a mess (ht @taddsche) »
Cruz and Trump’s ISIS Plans Sound a Lot Like War Crimes - The Daily Beast
Cruz wants to "carpet-bomb" ISIS. Trump wants to kill ISIS's family members. Both of those things are war crimes https… »
Breaking News on EFF Victory: Appeals Court Holds that Email Privacy Protected by Fourth Amendment | Electronic Frontier Foundation
Stunning #EFF Victory: E-mail is once again protected by the 4th Amendment according to the 6th Circuit Court. »
Apparently the sole admin for the Silent Hill wiki...
"Apparently the sole admin for the Silent Hill wiki is a radical anti-circumcision guy..." https:… »
Mast Brothers: What Lies Behind the Beards (Part 4, Confessions) – DallasFood.org
I am very entertained by how pissed this guy is at the Mast Brothers #remelting »
rhrealitycheck.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Communications-Assistant-Announcement-2015-12-14.pdf
We have a couple job openings at @rhrealitycheck if you're into that sort of thing: and https:/… »
rhrealitycheck.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Senior-Political-Reporter-Announcement-2015-12-16.pdf
We have a couple job openings at @rhrealitycheck if you're into that sort of thing: and https:/… »
High Schoolers Troll Rahm Emanuel With Chants Of '16 Shots' : Chicagoist
High Schoolers Troll Rahm Emanuel With Chants Of '16 Shots' »
nymag.com/thecut/2015/12/saudi-millionaire-rape-charge.html
holy. shit. holy. shit. what. the fuck. holy fucking shit. holy shit. »
LAPD investigated 1356 complaints of racial profiling and decided they were all without merit / Boing Boing
LAPD investigated 1356 complaints of racial profiling, decided they were all without merit »
Moving beyond the Portland Six: 17 other Portland startups to watch in 2016 « Silicon Florist
Moving beyond the Portland Six: 17 other Portland startups to watch in 2016 #pdx »
It's Nice That | New designs for Tokyo 2020 Olympics logo, by some very young talent
Preschool children aged three and four have created designs for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics > htt... »
Missouri House of Representatives
Just checked the #HB1743 link on #MOLeg. It has been WITHDRAWN! #FightBack #Missouri #BLM https://… »
A Music Video for They Might Be Giants : Kelli Anderson
I met my other-half at a @tmbg videoshoot. 14 yrs later, we made a music video w/ the band! http… »
Brand relevance and revenue in the age of Snapchat » Nieman Journalism Lab
WE’RE ALL DOOOOOMED says @mathewi NOPE says @alishalisha »
Hands-on Web Audio
If you liked my 3D Web Audio slides you might want to watch me explaining how they're built! https:/… »
Survey results from Cards Against Humanity's Hannukah Gifts package / Boing Boing
Survey results from Cards Against Humanity's Hannukah Gifts package »
An Unbelievable Story of Rape | The Marshall Project
You’ll want to take the time to read this incredible story of a rape investigation from @MarshallProj & @ProPublica:... »
Housequake.com - Starfish & Coffee / Prince & Susannah Melvoin | Facebook
Wonderful story from Susannah Melvoin about the inspiration for @Prince3EG's "Starfish and Coffee" »
Harvey Mudd College | Facebook
The reaction as this young man checks to see whether he's been admitted to his dream school to study engineering… »
If Drake Was Born A Piano - Waxy.org
laughing with @lmcooksays at the disturbing sounds of midi from @waxpancake »
LA's "credible" terror threats were reportedly anonymous email from cock.li / Boing Boing
"Extraordinary effort" = dear god please don't let em read about on @BoingBoing »
Goldie on 20 years of Timeless
*Stellar* interview w/ Goldie about drum&bass, Timeless, technology, music »
MIT Researchers Train An Algorithm To Predict How Boring Your Selfie Is | TechCrunch
MIT Researchers Train An Algorithm To Predict How Boring Your Selfie Is »
The Typekit Blog | Better font events with the native font loading API
Performance update! We’re now using the CSS font loading API to improve your kit load time. »
Mobile Uploads
Armaan, you deserve better. So sad about demagogues in the Dallas area being so Islamophobic. Kids suffer for it. »
dailysabah.com/europe/2015/12/13/denmark-passes-law-to-seize-jewelry-from-refugees-to-cover-expenses
Denmark, you're doing it wrong. Denmark passes a law allowing govt to seize jewelry from refugees to cover expenses. https://t… »
David Letterman Interview | Whitefish Review Archives
David Letterman on his new crazy beard »
Media Companies Will Lose Even More Control in 2016 - Fortune
WE’RE ALL DOOOOOMED says @mathewi NOPE says @alishalisha »
The Force is strong with Apple's new Star Wars radio station - Six Colors
Guys, Apple’s added a Star Wars radio station to iTunes. This is the best thing ever. »
The Surrealist Republican Debate Scorecard - The Daily Beast
Surrealist Scorecard: Rick Santorum (my latest column!) »
Why Does Kojima Productions' Team Look Like They're Gonna Drop the Hottest Album of 2015?
Why Does Kojima Productions’ Team Look Like They’re Gonna Drop the Hottest Album of 2015? https://t… »
The Elements of Focus — A free video class by Shawn Blanc
Today's "Elements of Focus" video by @shawnblanc is a great example of the "be kind to your future self" principle https… »
The Environmental Impact of the Data-Center Industry - The Atlantic
The environmental toll of your Netflix binge »
Jizz-wailer - Wookieepedia - Wikia
my god how deep does this rabbit hole even go »
TimesMachine: Sunday September 12, 1976 - NYTimes.com
We called Stormtroopers robots in a 1976 Star Wars review and have yet to correct in print. https:… »
pvslib/MPoly.pvs at 3b423dc0715ca57dc2b63f64426664f864c4bf72 · nasa/pvslib · GitHub
Watching my screener of The Martian and V IMPRESSED hab shutdown code is actual NASA code »
Idle Thumbs > Shows > Idle Weekend
Yay congrats to @idleweekend for being New and Noteworthy! »
Don’t Blame Mental Illness for Gun Violence - The New York Times
The biggest lie of all is that mental illness drives gun violence. @nytopinion »
An Unbelievable Story of Rape | The Marshall Project
She said she was raped. Then she said she made it up. And that’s where our story begins. New, wit… »
“Marvel’s Jessica Jones” - The New Yorker
Smart, disturbing dive into Jessica Jones from @emilynussbaum: Kilgrave as pickup artist apotheosis i… »
What Happens When the Fed Raises Rates, in One Rube Goldberg Machine - The New York Times
Hey internet. We built a rube Goldberg machine. About the economy. »
Amazon.com: Drawing Blood (9780062323644): Molly Crabapple: Books
Thanks to @mollycrabapple for being awesome! Check out her excellent book "Drawing Blood" »
Congress wants to give NASA $19.3 billion next year, even more than Obama asked for | The Verge
Congress wants to give @NASA an even bigger budget than it asked for »
10x15
03. Panda Bear - Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper »
LifeLock used to electronically stalk Arizona woman
LifeLock used to electronically track Arizona woman »
Apple shuts down Twitter analytics service Topsy | The Verge
I loved Topsy :( Apple shuts down Twitter analytics service Topsy via @verge »
How to Shave Obama: Behind the baffling, nearly two-year-long quest to find Frog Fractions 2 | Polygon
How to Shave Obama: The baffling, nearly two-year-long quest to find Frog Fractions 2 »
The sad economics of being famous on the internet | Fusion
Get rich or die vlogging: @gabydunn on the sad economics of social media fame via @thisisfusion »
Amazon.com: kleon: Kindle Store
STEAL LIKE AN ARTIST and SHOW YOUR WORK! are $2.99 on Kindle today. That's a... steal. »
UXNight: Mentor Night Tickets, San Francisco | Eventbrite
Today is the last day to buy early bird tickets for #UXNight #mentornight! Get them »
App Camp Quiz Compendium 2015 on the App Store
For 99 cents, you can help some young ladies feel good about shipping an app. This is not optional. Just do it: https://t.… »
Boing Boing Gift Guide 2015 / Boing Boing
Do consider shopping in our @BoingBoing Gift Guide. Your support helps us stay weird! »
shop bysusanlin
Last two days to get Miniprints & Stickers before the holidays. »
What's It Like in Space?: Stories from Astronauts Who've Been There: Ariel Waldman: 9781452144764: Amazon.com: Books
What better present for the holidays than an I.O.U. from me to you? Pre-order my new book, WHAT'S IT LIKE IN SPACE? »
shop bysusanlin
Last two days to get Miniprints & Stickers before the holidays. »
politifact.com/personalities/donald-trump
Donald Trump, 75 fact-checks, zero statements rated True. »
Here’s who was winning the presidential race four, eight and 12 years ago today - The Washington Post
At this point in -- 2004: Dean +18 2008 (D): H. Clinton +18 (R): Giuliani +2.3 2012: Gingrich +10.5 »
grei skuring
.@Furmadamadam it's by Grei Skuring »
Twitch
Don't miss tonight's Secret Hitler stream - we've got @wordwill, @mforbeck, and @kennethhite in the house »
Relay FM
Our last episode of the year, streaming live at the top of the hour with guests @settern and @hotdogsladies! https://t.co… »
Twitter
@thekarami @jo_bouk thank you for introducing me to this amazing account. Truly the finest on Laybek Schnitzel »