President Obama’s 2016 State of the Union Address — Medium
“President Obama’s 2016 State of the Union Address” by @WhiteHouse Great use of @medium »
digitalmateriality.com
“This desire to optimize as well as commercialize gifs ends up siloing these animations from each other.” — »
The Reductive Seduction of Other People’s Problems — The Development Set — Medium
@starrjulie @keith_ng seems relevant to our “list of shit we should keep our eye on” conversation. ps »
How I Stumbled Upon The Internet’s Biggest Blind Spot — Medium
How I stumbled upon the internet’s biggest blind spot (AKA, what I’ve been up to lately): https://t.co… »
Top Four 10: Top Secret Location — Top Four — Overcast
Holy crap this is amazing. More in a bit! Top Four: 10: Top Secret Location »
Angry Militia Leader: Stop Mailing Us Dildos 
I like how Y’all Qaeda jerk is wearing a $700 Arc’Teryx LEAF Alpha jacket. But you know, the gubment made him poor »
This Tunnel Put Together Like Lego Bricks Impossibly Sticks Together with No Support
Writer at tech site wowed by 2000 BC-era technology some call "arches." »
Everything I wish I’d known about technology speculation — Medium
Expanded: Everything I wish I’d known about the technology speculation industry »
Time May Change Me II Art Print by Helen Green | Society6
You can buy a print of that Bowie GIF that's been everywhere from the ACTUAL ARTIST here: https://t… »
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You wanna use our software? Come apply! RT @PixarRecruiting Pixar is looking for a Story Artist! Apply »
2016 State of the Union | whitehouse.gov
Here we go, folks. Last time we’ll do this. I couldn’t be prouder. »
Introducing Civil Comments - Willamette Week
Fixing internet comments starts with @wweek, and we couldn’t be more excited. Civil Comments 1.0 is live »
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On the dangers of a blockchain monoculture Excellent piece takes on a few sacred cows. via @billjaneway »
chemicalreactiongifs - Jiffier gifs through HTML5 Video Conversion.
these youtube prank videos are getting out of hand »
Watch drake & posh's Vine "
Let's take a moment to watch a cat scare another cat by sneezing. »
DIGITAL-MATERIALITY-OF-GIFS
Fantastic @NewHive essay from @shashashasha: The Digital Materiality of GIFs »
Top Four 10: Top Secret Location — Top Four — Overcast
I had a terrible great idea and @marcoarment made it come true. Top Four: 10: Top Secret Location »
Making a Murderer: Lessons for UX Research — Medium
“We have more knowledge in a form of data than ever, but presence of…” — @biologytodesign »
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No man knows the day or the hour »
He Fell In Love With His Grad Student — Then Fired Her For It - BuzzFeed News
More on the Caltech sexual harassment, from @azeen @buzzfeed. Students should not have to deal with… »
How we built Known
“A key goal for Known is the ability to install it virtually anywhere.” - @benwerd »
Help our GDC Scholarship recipients... by Tanya DePass | Generosity
#INeedDiverseGames is funding scholarships to get their developers to GDC - help them bring them to SF »
securityheaders.io
Show me a website where I need to get ‘A’ ratings and a nice green colour, and I’ll be there! … »
“We the People”: My brief reflection on President Obama’s final State of the Union — Medium
We the People. @byron_auguste names exactly how I felt listening to the #SOTU last night. Beautifully said by both. https://… »
potch/unmaintained.tech · GitHub
I am going to use this badge on some of my github projects thanks @potch ! »
THARSIS- Let's Eat People IN SPACE - YouTube
@AlexNoisy @helvetica @MikeNRoush PS- I got a copyright hit on this: Music claim. NBD but wanted to let you know. »
Apple Steps Back From Its iAd Advertising Business - BuzzFeed News
That thing you forgot Apple was doing. It’s probably going to stop doing it. »
Thanks, 2015 :: Mule
2015 was a great year for @muledesign! Read about our favorite moments: Also we miss you, @essl. »
Scott Benson on GNOG & VR (with image, tweets) · Seemo · Storify
I really appreciated this rant about VR & GNOG by @bombsfall so I storified it »
Seeing Drones Send Innovation Sky High - iQ by Intel
I wrote up my drone innovation observations from #CES2016 for iQ by @Intel »
69: We Are the Unlikely Gamers
I'm on the Unconsoleable podcast, talking about Blackbar, Grayout, hard puzzles, and how to fix the App Store! »
NEW Contest! #DIYMillion - DIY
We're reaching ✨1 MILLION✨ projects today! The countdown starts now, 1,044 projects to go! https://t.c... »
linkedin.com/pulse/were-obsessed-roi-alumni-relations-whom-mara-zepeda
If you're building any community as a profession, read @marazepeda post on "ROI" »
Diversity is not some PC BS — Medium
Yep! I loved @troutgirl's take on this very point »
Rapha | Front End Developer
Would anyone fancy working at @rapha? You get to sit next to me »
Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib - "Summer of 2009" - YouTube
hey look it's one of my favorite poems ever created do yrself a favor and take off like 4 min to watch this »
David Bowie: On Writing Flight of the Conchords’ ‘Bowie’s in Space’ | The Spinoff
The story of Flight of the Conchord’s Bowie in Space. Excellent. »
Announcing the 2016 Tournament of Books - The Morning News
So what this means is that @TheMorningNews 2016 Tournament of Books, sponsored by @FieldNotesBrand/@Powells, LIVES »
git-land/git-land · GitHub
git-land is a repo you probably wish you knew about »
From WeWork To WeLive: Startup Moves Members Into Its First Residential Building
WeWork Moves First Members Into Residential Building »
In the Blink of a Mind — Prologue — Medium
Google's Principal Filmmaker for VR @brillhart says editing VR is about circles, not lines »
Watch Casey Pugh's Vine "Has anyone seen Star Wars yet? The cast is amazing!"
Has anyone seen Star Wars yet? The cast is amazing! »
President Camacho's State of the Union - YouTube
The only State of the Union you ever need to watch »
Using Spotify & YouTube Playlists to Crowdsource the Definition of "Punk"
2/2 Rush to click and see this #dataviz mastery answering the question, what is #punk? by @matthew_daniels »
Eight Questions About Virtual Reality in 2016 (and beyond) — Medium
2016 is a pivotal year for VR, here are some of the questions I’m asking right now »
The Sad State of Entitled Web Developers — Medium
Just wrote my first and only rant post (3 min read): The Sad State of Entitled Web Developers -- »
The White House - YouTube
You can watch the State of the Union address online on YouTube in ~1.5 hours: or »
Choose a Number
If you have some free time, please visit this page and RT. I will explain at some point later what thi… »
Governor Whose Marriage Would Have Been a Crime in Her State 50 Years Ago: We’ve Never Had Racist Laws
Governor Whose Marriage Would Have Been a Crime in Her State 50 Years Ago: We’ve Never Had Racist Laws »
Forbes Welcome
Doing some very meaningful work at @hometeamcare. And hiring in nearly every dept. Talk to me if you want to help! https://t.co… »
Time Blur | happydorid: made a t-shirt design for...
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2016 ONA-Poynter Leadership Academy for Women in Digital Media | Poynter
Applications are now open for the ONA-Poynter Leadership Academy for Women in Digital Media! #digitalwome… »
Make Nice 2016 - Australian Cultural Fund
Want to help out an all ladies designy event in Australia? I'm all for more powerlady gatherings. »
People Can't Stop Mailing Dicks to the Oregon Dummies | GQ
The Oregon dummies kindly request that the American public stop mailing them "bags of dicks" https:… »
Messaging and Chatbot Developer Meet Up | SXSW 2016 Event Schedule
Are you interested in making bots or messaging apps? Are you coming to SXSW? Come to our official meet up! »
Electric Objects - Blog - New Year, New Investors
A short post about an important milestone for @ElectricObjects, welcoming a new round of investors to the EO mission »
Drawing Faces with Amy Reeder Tickets, Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 2:00 PM | Eventbrite
Learn to draw all kinds of faces with @amyreeder (Rocket Girl, etc.) @orbitalnyc! »
Bernays Academy by Kether Axelrod — Kickstarter
Support an incredible immersive theater project, CO's first. A dystopian tale set in a real high school. Please RT! https://t… »
Twitter Moments: President Obama's final State of the Union address
Hit ⚡️Follow to see the highlights from tonight's #SOTU address »
Official Google Blog: YouTube creators interview President Obama following his final State of the Union
You can watch the State of the Union address online on YouTube in ~1.5 hours: or »
Join us for the launch of GIFBATTLE! - Postlight (New York, NY) - Meetup
Friends: @PostlightAgency built a dumb, fun web thing for GIF-ONLY chatfights—GIFBATTLE. Launch party NYC Jan 26. »
Haley responds to SOTU backlash by ripping Rubio, Bush | TheHill
Nikki Haley: "We’ve never in the history of this country passed any laws or done anything based on race or religion" https://… »
APF Imagination Machine(s) | ASSEMbler - Home of the obscure
Just discovered: Imagination Machine II, a (very) early console that was never released! https://… »
JoinTabs - Chrome Web Store
Do you have a favorite, can’t live without, Google Chrome Extension? I’ve been using JoinTabs for yrs. Recommended »
nymag.com/following/2016/01/twitter-is-a-mall.html#
“We are now discussing whether or not the mall has an adequate commitment to free speech.” »
Verge Co-Founder Josh Topolsky Is Raising Money For a New Website | Re/code
.@joshuatopolsky raising $5-$10 million for new media startup. »
WATCH: documentary featuring some of the best aurora borealis footage ever captured / Boing Boing
'Magnetic Reconnection' short: unreal aurora borealis footage + haunting Jim O'Rourke score »
Hypervisibility
Hypervisibility via @lennyletter »
Al Jazeera America shutting down | POLITICO
Al Jazeera America will be done by April 30. »
Object Lessons: short, thrilling books and essays about everyday objects / Boing Boing
Thanks for the @objectsobjects love, @doctorow! FYI, we have both “long” and “mini” sized OL’s at @… »
3D Systems abandons its Cube printers, but DRM means you can't buy filament from anyone else / Boing Boing
3D Systems abandons its Cube printers, but DRM means you can't buy filament from anyone else »
Yahoo settles e-mail privacy class-action: $4M for lawyers, $0 for users | Ars Technica
“Yahoo settles e-mail privacy class-action: $4M for lawyers, $0 for users.” The system works! »
Caltech suspends professor for harassment | Science | AAAS
Caltech suspends astrophysics professor for sexual harassment; "has not curtailed his research activities" »
Uber Denies Ride to Woman in Labor, Charges Her Anyways - Fortune
“… car services are prohibited by law from denying someone a ride to the hospital when they’re about to give birth” »
Transmisogyny And Disc Golfing Round Table - The Toast
in case you missed it yesterday - i got to talk to 4 amazing folks about transmisogyny in queer spaces and disc golf »
SoundCloud strikes licensing deal with Universal Music
.@MusicAlly talks with @alexanderljung on what the @UMG deal means for the future of audio: https:/… »
The life-changing magic of shut the hell up | dooce®
The life-changing magic of shut the hell up »
Feminist FrequencyThat Dragon, Cancer Review «
That Dragon, Cancer: @carolynmichelle @femfreq on love and grief in a videogame »
You are not what you read: librarians purge user data to protect privacy | US news | The Guardian
Librarians continue to be so badass. Expunging interlibrary loan records before the government can demand them »
It's That Time of Gruyère: Big Block of Cheese Day Is Back | whitehouse.gov
TIL that today is #BigBlockOfCheeseDay because politics is incredible. »
Comments on Willamette Week are about to get a lot more Civil « Silicon Florist
Comments on Willamette Week are about to get a lot more Civil /cc @wweek @HelloCivil #pdx »
Why The Next Generation of Online Video Companies Will be Vertical | Bothsides of the Table
..see Mitu, network for Hispanics, grow so quickly. Just raised $27m to continue expansion »
Bowie Street sign ch-ch-changed to honor David Bowie in Downtown Austin | Austin Music Source
Bowie Street sign in Downtown Austin ch-ch-changed to honor the late David Bowie »
The life-changing magic of shut the hell up | dooce®
The life-changing magic of shut the hell up »
The CIA-backed start-up that's taking over Palo Alto
It’s absurd that nerds wouldn’t see the tragic irony in naming a company “Palantir”. »
Apple’s Tim Cook Lashes Out at White House Officials for Being Wishy-Washy on Encryption
Apple’s Tim Cook lashes out at White House officials for being wishy-washy on encryption »
Why Labyrinth is awesome / Boing Boing
Why the '80s fantasy movie Labyrinth, starring David Bowie as Goblin King, is a classic. »
Biden Urges Paul Ryan To Check Out Nude Scene From ‘Porky’s’ On Phone - The Onion - America's Finest News Source
Biden Urges Paul Ryan To Check Out Nude Scene From ‘Porky’s’ On Phone #SOTU »
Apple’s Tim Cook Lashes Out at White House Officials for Being Wishy-Washy on Encryption
Apple’s Tim Cook lashes out at White House officials for being wishy-washy on encryption by @Jen… »
Jason Scott wants to create an archive of every AOL CD and diskette ever mailed — Herman Yung
Jason Scott wants to create an archive of every AOL CD and diskette ever mailed »
100,000 NYC School Children Face Airport-Style Security Screening Every Day - ProPublica
100,000 NYC School Children Face Airport-Style Security Screening Every Day »
At Thomas Keller’s Per Se, Slips and Stumbles - The New York Times
“It definitely wasn’t a lukewarm matsutake mushroom bouillon as murky and appealing as bong water.” Yikes. »
U.S. Will Track Secret Buyers of Luxury Real Estate - The New York Times
Money-laundering in high end real estate?! Oh really, you don't say. »
The Golden Horseshoe Review: A Disney Theme Park Podcast by Alex Pasco, Greg Maletic, and Louie Mantia on iTunes
NEW EPISODE: We wrap up our Florida trip at Hollywood Studios! (Greg enjoys it…Alex and Louie, not so much…) »
Eileen Myles Wants Men to Take a Hike - The New York Times
Poetry is "the un-Trump: The poet is the charismatic loser." Eileen Myles talks to @anamariecox, every line's a gem: https:/… »
Concerning JSConf Beirut
We no longer recommend you attend or speak at the event currently known as JSConf Beirut »
Accelerating AI with GPUs: A New Computing Model | NVIDIA Blog
Insightful overview of the real progress in AI from the makers of the chips that most AI is now running on: GPUs. »
Anatomy of a moment in macho foreign policy posturing - The Washington Post
Iran returned our sailors quickly & professionally. Good analysis here (via @TroyGoodfellow) »
Airbnb lists properties in illegal settlements on disputed land in Israel | Technology | The Guardian
Airbnb lists properties in illegal settlements on disputed land in Israel »
Iggy Pop on David Bowie: ‘He Resurrected Me’ - The New York Times
“Young man, please, you are from the Detroit area. I think you should write a song about mass production.” »
Al Jazeera America to Shut Down in April - The New York Times
Al Jazeera America to shut down in April »
A Bronze Age fire yields unparalleled artifacts, preserved for 3,000 years - The Washington Post
A Bronze Age fire yields unparalleled artifacts, preserved for 3,000 years »
Iggy Pop on David Bowie: ‘He Resurrected Me’ - The New York Times
Iggy Pop on David Bowie: ‘He Resurrected Me’ »
Al Jazeera America to Shut Down in April - The New York Times
Al Jazeera America to Shut Down in April It said its "business model is simply not sustainable" in t… »
How Michigan literally poisoned an entire city to save a few bucks
I just want to remind everyone again that the state of Michigan deliberately poisoned the people of Flint. »
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15 ways to catch up with friends that aren't grabbing coffee or a cocktail - Yes and Yes
This makes me happy: ideas for catching up with friends beyond grabbing drinks or coffee! »
Obama Is Right: Terrorism Has Taken Over Cable News
Obama has said the media is oversaturated with coverage of terrorism. He is right. #SOTU https:/… »
Tell Congress to Vote No on the TPP | EFF Action Center
Obama just asked Congress to approve TPP in his #SOTU. Let's ask our lawmakers to defend the Internet and vote no »
SF Sketchfest 2016: Computer Show Live with Rob Baedeker, Ro...
Want more Come to “Computer Show Live” at Sketchfest in SF this Saturday, January 16, 1983. »
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Want more Come to “Computer Show Live” at Sketchfest in SF this Saturday, January 16, 1983. »
Twitch
@SpuTweets @TinyQuercus ill tweet about it, but it’ll be on my channel - »
fightthetpp.org
Retweet this until it breaks. Then retweet it again. We need this all over the Internet now. https://t.… »
fightthetpp.org
Retweet this until it breaks. Then retweet it again. We need this all over the Internet now. https:/… »
Projects | Rails Girls Summer of Code
To all Open Source maintainers! Want to be part of @RailsGirlsSoC 2016? Submit your OSS project now! »
Sunburn! on the App Store
You can free us from a slow and lonely death for free :) :) :) :) »
How to honor Aaron Swartz’s life - Boing Boing
How to honor Aaron Swartz’s life #1yrago »
t.co / Twitter
what will the next president do about links, that’s what i want to know »
The White House
The feed of the SOTU is blissfully commentary-free. »
2015 State of the Union | whitehouse.gov
If you aren't watching the stream, you are missing some excellent overlays. #SOTU »
2015 State of the Union | whitehouse.gov
Reminder: the Preshow starts in 15 minutes! »
Grace Hopper - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Didn't expect to hear a Grace Hopper shout-out in the #SOTU. Glad to be wrong! »