Last Year (Winds of Winter) - Not A Blog
I can think of a few. Has HBO considered a filler arc? »
The Price of Power: Power Seeking and Backlash Against Female Politicians | Gender Action Portal
Harvard Study: When faced with a woman we perceive as seeking power, outrage is a common response »
The Website Obesity Crisis
Maciej Cegłowski’s post seems to be about page bloat, but it’s actually an indictment of an industry’s thinking: https://t.… »
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Happy New Year! January 1st seems like a good time to announce @AugustWinfield and my new studio. Check it »
Economic Inequality
Thank goodness for Paul Graham, rich man and king of the straw men »
Andy Baio | Nuzzel
Twitter should buy @Nuzzel, and just replace Moments with it wholesale. It's infinitely more interesting and useful. https:… »
Austin Kleon
On perfectionism: read “Shitty First Drafts” chapter in @ANNELAMOTT's terrific BIRD BY BIRD »
The Web We Have to Save — Matter — Medium
“The Web We Have to Save” by @h0d3r »
Charlie Brooker's 2015 Wipe - YouTube
Any minute now we’ll completely forget what happened in 2015, but before we do there’s time for a quick review »
How to Discuss Race With Black People: FAQ Part 1 — Beginner — Medium
How to Discuss Race with Black People Pt 1. Now on Medium. Catch the Whole Series! »
Instagram
“Dad, can you please take a picture of me being Rey and put it on the Internet?” Yes, I can. »
Elided Branches: What is a Technology Company, Really?
"What is a technology company?" by @skamille is the most cogent and important thing I've read in a long time »
Watch Jonathan Liew's Vine "Van Barneveld wins match, summons forces of eternal life"
dart thrower wins tournament, ancient alien relic merges with his flesh, he rightfully becomes demigod of cosmos »
Pay Women the Money They Need to Make the Culture — Matter — Medium
"Women need to be in charge. At least half the time. Our culture suffers when this doesn’t happen." /by @rachsyme »
Firearms and Deaths
An interactive by @jonathanjuy on gun suicides, a topic hopefully "both sides" can agree »
Reading Marie Kondo on New Year’s Day (with images, tweets) · austinkleon · Storify
OK, in case you missed my thrilling live-tweet of reading Marie Kondo yesterday, you can relive the magic »
#screensaverjam - itch.io
Announcing #screensaverjam by @kittycalis and myself, Jan 22nd - 24th! Tell the world! »
The Trump Diet — Medium
Talk about a thought technology. Good luck, @mathowie! We are all rooting for you. »
Mirror test - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
@mikeindustries Do mirrors count? »
10 Electron Legend - Full Version by Planzbom | Phillip Lanzbom | Free Listening on SoundCloud
a buddy passed away, he was a really good composer please listen to his music »
Thirty one days of photography (well 28 to be exact) — Medium
“Thirty one days of photography (well 28 to be exact)” — @harper »
site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/yost4.pdf
A 1895 typewriter manual. Three spaces after a dot! The entire gorgeous manual is »
The Incomparable | I Love a Lot of Awful People - The Best of 2015 (Episode 281)
Our favorite stuff of 2015! Plus our favorite podcast moments. All in one (double-sized) episode! »
The new racial generation gap - LA Times
Baby boomers want us to choose between them & the diverse younger generation. I've chosen. »
Shields Down – Rands in Repose
The #JTBD for… jobs. Finding the first thought that leads to valued employees leaving »
Oscar Isaac on Star Wars, Carrie Fisher, Fame -- Vulture
Oscar Isaac: #TheForceAwakens is "a Star Wars movie about the people who are normally extras in a Star Wars movie." https://t.co… »
What We Talk About When We Talk About Lying Crazypants Liars Who Lie | Lynch Industries
What it looks like when one writer calls another writer onto the carpet, and then sets the carpet on fire »
What Didn’t Happen – AVC
my year end triptych; what didn't happen what did what might https://t.co… »
Listening to “Star Wars” - The New Yorker
An examination of John Williams and his Force Awakens score »
Daring Fireball: Fred Wilson's Predictions for 2016
Fred Wilson’s Predictions for 2016 »
TouchArcade Game of the Year 'Land Sliders' and the Best iOS Games of 2015 | TouchArcade
@AnnaTarkov Thanks! There's another one from TouchArcade... But we're in that too. :) »
‘Good Guy With A Gun’ Shoots Teen On New Year’s Day For Ringing Doorbell (VIDEO) «
‘Good Guy With A Gun’ Shoots Teen On New Year’s Day For Ringing Doorbell (VIDEO) »
The Missing 11th of the Month « David R Hagen
An xkcd once wondered why the 11th of most months is mentioned less than the other days. I think I figured it out. https://t.c… »
Anne Frank's diary is now free to download despite copyright dispute | The Verge
@doctorow Anne Frank's diary is now free to download despite copyright dispute »
Raccoons Invade Brooklyn - The New York Times
So glad we haven't had to deal with this. (Knock on wood.) »
Letter of Recommendation: Terro Liquid Ant Bait - The New York Times
In the NYT @ohheygreat is sharing the true horror of living in California »
Why the Post Office Makes America Great - The New York Times
I wrote about discovering the USPS & why infrastructure & innovation are linked. (NYT) https:... »
License To Launder: Cash, Cops and the Cartels
"they made no arrests of their own, and ended up returning all the money they laundered to the criminal groups." »
Myst Jam - itch.io
Myst Jam starts in a week, then goes on for a week: Make a game inspired by Myst »
Is Facebook the enemy of truth and civic unity? | Technology | The Guardian
History is on Zuckerberg's side - beautifully considered piece by Steven Johnson on social media and civic discourse »
For Donald Trump, Lessons From a Brother’s Suffering - NYTimes.com
Donald Trump cut off a sick child's medical care because of a dispute over his dad's will. https://t.co… »
The empathy gap: UX, IoT & interaction conference: O'Reilly Design, January 19 - 22, 2016, San Francisco, CA
Designing w/ empathy creates better products. @hondanhon shares how (& it might not be that hard) »
SFPC - School for Poetic Computation, Fall 2015 - Face
average face of objects that look like they have faces (by @robbykraft - »
Taco Charles (@charlesv) | Twitter
My 2016 resolution is to draw at least one butt every day. Let's go! »
Siren for Hire by Maddy Myers
anyway play my game about magical girls recovering from trauma, called "too dark" by a guy who tweeted at me once »
Bailout List: Banks, Auto Companies, and More | Eye on the Bailout | ProPublica
@tonx @ProPublica Has a project tracking payouts/payback. »
FBI overstated forensic hair matches in nearly all trials before 2000 - The Washington Post
FBI forensic unit gave flawed forensic testimony 257 of 268 trials. Sent 32 to death row. https://… »