2016.xoxofest.com
Of course we’re going to do another one. »
America's Whites-Only Weed Boom
This is GREAT: "For most jobs, experience will help you get ahead. In the marijuana industry, it’s not that simple." htt… »
Dear Tech, You Suck at Delight — Medium
"Quit painting a thin layer of cuteness over fundamentally broken interfaces." Required reading by @sara_ann_marie https://t… »
Google Puts Boston Dynamics Up for Sale in Robotics Retreat - Bloomberg Business
Google Puts Boston Dynamics Robotics Division Up for Sale »
BART gets candid in Twitter exchange with angry riders - San Francisco Chronicle
I talked to the dude behind the keyboard for all of @SFBART's tweets last night »
Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2016 Results
I love how many devs ID as "Full Stack-Overflow Developers" (I would have checked that box tbh) »
Drip Joins Kickstarter » The Kickstarter Blog — Kickstarter
Excited to see that @drip has found a new home inside of @kickstarter so that the mission can continue »
Where to Now for Drip, Kickstarter's Forward-Thinking 'Future Fan Club'? | Billboard
We're excited to announce that the creative community @Drip is joining Kickstarter »
Unmasking Startup L. Jackson, Silicon Valley’s Favorite Twitter Persona - Bloomberg Business
Secret’s out! @StartupLJackson revealed: by @BradStone @ellenhuet »
Home
Hey PDX! Come see some fun circus next weekend, with crazy EL/LED light effects (if I can get them working in time) »
In Defense of Homogeneous Design — Medium
Lots of yes-nodding from me… @Yarcom with a well-reasoned take on homogenous design »
BELOW -- DEATH'S DOOR on Vimeo
BELOW: Death's Door #GDC16 »
A Government Error Just Revealed Snowden Was the Target in the Lavabit Case | WIRED
Well now we know why the government was interested in Lavabit. »
We Are All Flint — Medium
Guess who’s on Medium! The actual flesh-and-blood Erin Brockovich »
Harlot
if you want to help us keep @harlotmedia producing amazing, intersectional content, support us »
NPR decides it won’t promote its podcasts or NPR One on air » Nieman Journalism Lab
"NPR is letting the present act as a strategy tax on the future." That always works well! »
A more seamless log-in experience | Twitter Blogs
Tweetdeck for Windows is going away. OH NO! oh wait, you can use a browser. »
Yale Sexual Misconduct Expulsion Threatens to Ruin March Madness, Sports Forever
“Oh noes! Will this sexual assault overshadow Yale’s March Madness chances?” — assholes. »
Can You Help Me Find My Mom? by The Truth Podcast | Free Listening on SoundCloud
@kevin2kelly This is the short story I was talking about (from the podcast The Truth). Listen twice. Genius. »
Every Fucking Bootstrap Website Ever
“HEY LOOK, IT'S EVERY BOOTSTRAP WEBSITE EVER” »
2016.xoxofest.com
eeeeeeee looks like i'm planning a trip to portland in september. #xoxo »
John King
There's a big public space in SF's new @LinkedIn tower. Put it to use, people! @sfpopos https:… »
Track Changes #0004: Anil Dash, Capitalist to Activist by Track Changes | Free Listening on SoundCloud
I'm really focused on how we can ensure that tech is more humane; was fun talking to @ftrain & @richziade about it. »
Guidance On Podcast ‘Back Announces’ | NPR Ethics Handbook
NPR says it will not promote its @nprone app on air, provides guidelines limiting “promotion of podcasts." https://t.c… »
Emails: Clinton sought secure smartphone, rebuffed by NSA
Clinton started using her email server a month after NSA refused her a secure Blackberry. https://t.… »
BELOW -- DEATH'S DOOR on Vimeo
BELOW: Death's Door #GDC16 »
5by5 | Road Work #22: All You Could See Was My Boots
Just posted: Road Work 22 with @johnroderick & @danbenjamin - »
Elizabeth Warren, in her own words, on Hillary Clinton
An amazing story from Elizabeth Warren on Hillary Clinton. Wait for the hammer to drop. Powerful, insightful stuff. https://… »
TAP into the Future — Medium
“TAP into the Future” @CODE2040 So excited by @mkfoxdc's leadership of #TAP2040! Big, big things to … »
Watch Bleacher Report's Vine "Yale is moving on!!!"
Yale is moving on! #RevengeOfTheNerds »
If I Were a Ballerina - The New Yorker
"If I Were a Ballerina" this is so funny »
Put You on the Map by Parakeet - Dribbble
Parakeet Primaries will put you on the map. 256 icons for only $200. »
Why You Should Subscribe to Model View Culture | Model View Culture
This is why you should subscribe to MVC. Even if you don't agree with everything we publish »
Framer & Sketch: An Intentional Workflow — Medium
it's true, @framerjs and @sketchapp are a match made in heaven ❤️ »
Type: Fakt in Nylas N1 by Sebastiaan de With ✏️ - Dribbble
The @Nylas N1 UI is set in Fakt, a beautiful typeface. Showcasing some of its typesetting on @dribbble »
Finally, Real-Time Django Is Here: Get Started with Django Channels | Heroku
Finally, Real-Time Django Is Here: Get Started with Django Channels »
Girl Scout Cookies Emoji by Alexa Grafera - Dribbble
Girl Scout Cookie Emoji on @dribbble »
America's Whites-Only Weed Boom
How black folks are being denied one of the biggest economic opportunities in a generation. https://t.… »
Drip Joins Kickstarter — Medium
We’re happy to share an exciting change of plans. Drip will be joining @kickstarter. »
Donald Trump Is Successfully Conning The Entire Country
Trump is gaslighting the entire US: a technique that involves lying, then feigning outrage when caught »
BuzzFeed Openlab Blog
Cool opp. for artists, storytellers and programmers: Spend a year at @Buzzfeed's open lab (plus, a… »
All Way, Roundling, Databook, Counterer - YouTube
♫ Yosemite Day 3 Song! ♫ With wisdom from: @twittelator, @jamesdempsey, @jdalrymple, @mrgan, @macgenie »
How to start a fire with a lemon
How to start a fire with a lemon »
Memento Mori Tattoo by Pablo Garcia — Kickstarter
I just backed Memento Mori Tattoo on @Kickstarter because we are all mortal. »
If CPS ever misses a debt payment, property owners would see taxes jump - Chicago Tribune
Why don't millennialis want to buy houses? We'll probably never know. »
Lauren Michelle Slott | Spending Time
I totally forgot about this brief interview @xoxo this past year. Delightful. »
Apple Encryption Engineers, if Ordered to Unlock iPhone, Might Resist - The New York Times
Apple employees are speculating who would have to write the FBI's demanded code—and whether they'd quit instead »
11 juicy quotes from Tim Cook's interview on encryption | Cult of Mac
I completely agree with @tim_cook's on encryption, and Apple's stance on it »
Make: a "TSA compliant" multitool mod / Boing Boing
Make: a "TSA compliant" multitool mod »
Seattlish — UPDATE: Transphobic bathroom initiative has a ballot title
IMPORTANT INITIATIVE UPDATE: The transphobic bathroom people have ballot titles and language. Read up. »
Introduction to Unreal: GDC Thursday Tickets, Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 9:30 AM | Eventbrite
Today's FREE "Intro to #UE4" event doesn't even require a #GDC16 badge! See you there! https://t.… »
"SUPPORT FOR HR" - House of Roulx
"Support For HR" hope you can spread the word! #PMA #BadBrains »
iPhone 6s - Timer - YouTube
Pretty funny iPhone 6S ad from Apple. With Cookie Monster. »
Gimlet Media | » #58 Earth Pony
Alright, the episode's up, no thanks to PJ. This week we have superpundit @carl_diggler and Jason Mantzoukas. »
The Invention of E.J. Whitaker by The Gibbs Sisters — Kickstarter
Join us tomorrow @ 8pm ET w the Gibbs Sisters, of @iamEJWhitaker on #BlackComicsChat! https:/… »
Boston Dynamics to be sold by Alphabet/Google | Fusion
wait wait Alphabet named their robotics division REPLICANT who the heck is CEO of Naming Things there, smdh »
“It’s shameless financial strip-mining”: Les Leopold explains how the 1 percent killed the middle class - Salon.com
Great piece about “financial strip mining” as the source of growing inequality #WTFeconomy »
Redaction fail: government admits it went after Lavabit looking for Snowden / Boing Boing
A US gov redaction error just revealed @Snowden was real target in feds' case v Lavabit + Ladar Levinson @KimZetter »
I Would Like to Buy a Drink for the Poor Soul Who Ran the San Francisco BART Twitter Account Last Night
Update: If you're in San Francisco, you should really buy @iwriterealgood a drink »
A Very Simple Voter's Guide For The 2016 Presidential Election - MTV
a lot of people have been asking me who I'm voting for and who THEY should vote for, so I wrote up a quick guide https://… »
Have We Hit Peak Mattress? Why Chicago Has So Many Mattress Stores | WBEZ
I've been wondering why there are so many mattress stores. Curious City solves the mystery »
nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/03/cruz-names-anti-muslim-paranoic-as-top-adviser.html
Slimy, racist hate-monger running for president names slimy, racist hate-monger as top foreign policy adviser. https://t.c… »
Fire Emblem Fates: Get It On, Have Some Kids, Save The Kingdom - MTV
Thrilled to have @xoxogossipgita here @mtvnews on gaming. She debuted with a hell of a lead. https://t… »
The Apple Fight Is About All of Us | Electronic Frontier Foundation
EFF, ACLU, and Access Now call on @POTUS to reject backdoors »
Unmasking Startup L. Jackson, Silicon Valley’s Favorite Twitter Persona - Bloomberg Business
Unmasking Startup L. Jackson, Silicon Valley’s Favorite Twitter Persona via @technology »
The problem with a technology revolution designed primarily for men - Quartz
The problem with a technology revolution designed primarily for men via @qz »
Behold! The off-the-wall, always-growing world of Hello From the Magic Tavern | Feature | Chicago Reader
Wonderful piece about my favorite podcast, @MagicTavern. (Sorry, other podcasts.) »
#ByeAnita: Black Women Led the Movement to Oust Prosectors In Cleveland & Chicago - Clutch Magazine
How Black women led the charge to oust those prosecutors in Chicago and Cleveland »
Behold! The off-the-wall, always-growing world of Hello From the Magic Tavern | Feature | Chicago Reader
It's always fun to watch @misterarnie, @morepeoplehappy and @adalrifai do their thing on @MagicTavern. »
Cops in small MA town warn about roving rap-battle challengers / Boing Boing
Cops in small MA town warn about roving rap-battle challengers »
'President Trump' as big a threat as jihadi terror to global economy - EIU | US news | The Guardian
Not on the list: a rapidly warming planet. Perhaps it’ll only feature once the centres of capital are under water… »
Russia's military uses gigantic wooden comedy props for punishment / Boing Boing
Russia's military uses gigantic wooden comedy props for punishment »
Long-lost H.P. Lovecraft manuscrupt found / Boing Boing
Long-lost H.P. Lovecraft manuscript found »
The Journalist and the Troll: Benjamin Wey Spent Two Years Trying to Destroy Me Online - Bloomberg Business
Prettttty nice animations on the callout text on scroll to make a point: cc @vlh »
Republican Politicians Planned And Participated In Key Aspects Of Refuge Occupation . News | OPB
Treason: Republican Politicians Planned And Participated In Key Aspects Of Refuge Occupation #utpol »
Comics&Cola: Don’t Be a Dick: Tips and Tricks for How to Talk About Comics
'Don’t Be a Dick: Tips and Tricks for How to Talk About Comics' -new @shallowbrigade column »
2017 Fellowship
Design and build products for low-income New Yorkers »
It has happened before. It will happen again. And it can happen here. — Theodore Gray
@BklynMiddleton Just struck me profoundly reading Theodore Gray (supporting Apple) »
Coding Bootcamps and Emotional Labor by Tilde Ann Thurium | Model View Culture
ICYMI: I wrote about bootcamps & how the tech industry is built on the emotional labor of marginalized folks. https:/... »
Amazon's Weapon to Fight YouTube: TV Chef Julia Child | Media - AdAge
Remember when there was the marathon of Bob Ross? Now we've got Julia Child: (via @MsMatchGirl) »
How to make friends and thinkfluence people at SXSW | The Verge
So @kait_tiffany tried to make friends in TX and it's the funniest SXSW essay I've ever read »
The mystery of “when women stopped coding” – the triketora press
the mystery of "when women stopped coding" (a brief excerpt from my sxsw talk) »
Black Lives Matter and the 'Irish slave' myth - Al Jazeera English
Happy St. Patrick's Day - on black lives matter and the derailing anti-black mythology of 'Irish slaves' »
Trump: 'I think you'd have riots' and 'bad things' if I'm not GOP nominee / Boing Boing
Trump: “Riots,” “problems like you've never seen,” and “bad things” if he's not GOP nominee »
The Brooklyn 100: Amber Gordon, Founder Of Femsplain
Brooklyn 100: Talking to Amber Gordon, Founder of Femsplain, a safe space for women online https:/… »
The GOP’s treatment of Merrick Garland is disgraceful.
The GOP’s treatment of Merrick Garland is disgraceful »
Legacy Systems: call for contributors | The Recompiler
Would you like to write about software that's older than you? Or what code has been around the longest? »
What Donald Trump Doesn’t Understand About ‘the Deal’ - The New York Times
Great column by @SurprisingShow host @adamdavidson Such a smart interesting take on Donald Trump. »
Apple Encryption Engineers, if Ordered to Unlock iPhone, Might Resist - The New York Times
This is an incredible story: Apple engineers may resist if ordered to unlock iPhone. https://t.c… »
This City Will No Longer Use Grand Juries For Cop-Involved Killings | ThinkProgress
Minneapolis Will No Longer Use Grand Juries For Cop-Involved Killings »
Saffron Colonial Now Softly Open and Serving British Colonial Cuisine on N Williams - Eater Portland
Can someone tell me who thought it was a good idea to setup a "colonial cafe" in a gentrified neighborhood in PDX? »
Iran says it recovered information from Navy sailors' devices
If only the Navy issued phones that were encrypted so even governments couldn't get in... »
SeaWorld ending orca breeding program - CNN Video
Blackfish had an obvious agenda and laid it on pretty thick in parts, but it had a point. Glad to hear this. »
Ordinary Women | Seed&Spark
The stories we tell about our past influence our sense of what's possible in the future. Help us tell these stories. »
UX/UI Designer — Mozilla Jobs — Open Positions
We’re looking for a junior designer, and maybe that’s you or someone you know »
Crossing the Ocean for You | Marian Call
Amsterdam show tonight, Rotterdam tomorrow, then a circuit of Germany. Returning AT LAST to Berlin, then Vienna! »
A Book Apart, Design for Real Life
Last year I saw @meyerweb give one of the most important design talks of our time. Now he's turned it into a book. https://t.… »
Style & Class Ottawa — Number One | Facebook
@feather You should come to Style & Class on Tuesday. We can hang out! Bring the rest of the @sateaches crew too? »
Pwning Tomorrow: Today! | Electronic Frontier Foundation
This Saturday: @doctorow, @annaleen, @rudytheelder, @eileen_gunn, @ramez, @hannu & @cjewel at SF's Internet Archive! https:/... »
The Supreme Court Nominations | The White House
Some wise words from President Reagan. #SCOTUSnominee »
THAT.PARTY
I've got 1 extra ticket to - text me or something if you need one! »
bit.ly/1M9iSBU
Midwest folks: looking for companies who care about marginalized ppl to sponsor my diversity in tech & gaming conf »
Somerset
I am so angry at how good this is »
Drip.com
Unexpected development: goes to Kickstarter, a month after saying it would shut down. »
The Gray Area Festival
We're proud to announce the Friday lineup for the 2016 @GrayAreaorg #GrayAreaFest! Apr 21-24 https:… »
Design and Content 2015 / Vancouver, BC / August 5-7 2015
Come hang out with me at Design & Content this July. I was lucky enough to attend last year and it was awesome! »
Essay; Sink the Clipper Chip - New York Times
Powerful new NYT column on the folly of US laws banning crypto (jk it's Safire in 1994) »
BELOW
BELOW: Death's Door #GDC16 »
BELOW
BELOW: Death's Door #GDC16 »
The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia
If you read stories on a laptop or tablet @nytdesign, @nytdevs »