How to Make a Bot That Isn't Racist | Motherboard
How to Make Your Robot Not Racist »
A Tribute to Garry Shandling | GQ
Read @msamywallace's tribute to Garry Shandling: And her 2010 profile of him for GQ »
    
Seattle, I will be at Safeco Field today at 4 pm PT for a rally. Join me: #BernieinSeattle http… »
Gary Shandling: The Reclusive Master of American Comedy | GQ
Lovely interview with Garry Shandling from a few years back, mentions the Gervais thing. »
There is no “my” in open source — Medium
This is the most interesting thing I've read so far about the Kik culture and expectation collisions »
A Bug-Free, Downtime-Free, Major-Version Upgrade of Elasticsearch » Backing & Hacking — Kickstarter
how @tiegz upgraded @kickstarter's elasticsearch infrastructure with confidence and zero downtime »
Join the Design Systems community on Slack!
@clarity_conf btw, is throwing an application error »
fw.to/SHRWHYV
I suppose I shouldn't be amazed by how many medical horror stories I'm hearing in response to today's column »
American Big Brother: A Century of Political Surveillance and Repression | Cato Institute
The Cato Institute’s timeline of US govt surveillance of political activists is incredible https:/… »
Chris Lay | Facebook
Who should I vote for? (US edition) By Chris Lay »
Wrestling With Inclusion at LambdaConf – John A De Goes
@wilpannell @doitwithalambda Here's the context. Hate isn't an "opinion." »
Hey Microsoft, the Internet Made My Bot Racist, Too — Medium
@robbiew read this one too if you get a chance »
The Story of We Make Seattle - We Make Seattle
Egads! @WeMakeSeattle is a great short film on why #seattle’s awesome for creatives/entrepreneurs #WeMakeSeattle »
Video Games Hot Dog - A Podcast
In spite of nature's efforts to prevent it, Episode 234 is finally here! »
Learning from Tay’s introduction - The Official Microsoft Blog
Interesting Microsoft response to Taygate: Most telling: The same bot got 40M users in China without this problem. »
5by5 | Road Work #23: The Day the Internet Opened
This was one of my favorite podcast episodes of all time: @johnroderick @danbenjamin »
Beyond email: could startup Slack change the way you work? | Technology | The Guardian
Here's a piece about what it's like to work at @SlackHQ and what we do there. It includes some quotes from me! »
Jimmy Kimmel Mansplains to Hillary Clinton - YouTube
Jimmy Kimmel mansplains to @HillaryClinton as women across the country sigh "too real." »
Itinerarium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It's Friday, folks; join me in this magnificent Wikipedia k-hole »
Microsoft’s Tay is an Example of Bad Design — Medium
"if your bot can be taught to be racist, that’s a design flaw" by @carolinesinders »
Mechanomorphs and the politeness of machines — Medium
ICYMI, on making bots that don't try to be like people. Mechanomorphs and the politeness of machines »
I’ll Never Delete Your Number — Medium
Do you still have the phone number of someone you loved who passed away? Worth a read by @amberdiscko »
World Water Day 2016: A Call for Data, Testing and Collaboration — Medium
So delighted that @sonaar and @WaterCanary are part of the White House's World Water Day program »
Taio Cruz - Hangover ft. Flo Rida - YouTube
Seriously, tell me you can't hear this entire song in Kesha's voice »
The new Ida B. Wells fellowship is looking for investigative reporters of color – Poynter
The new Ida B. Wells fellowship is looking for investigative reporters of color via @poynter »
We Want Our Children to Learn Fact-based South Asian History in their Textbooks. - Action Network
Support the campaign for fact-based history of South Asians in CA textbooks! Sign today: https… »
Garry Shandling's Larry Sanders Show Returning to HBO
#GarryShandling's 'Larry Sanders Show' Returning to HBO (Exclusive) »
GitHub - fureigh/unbias-me: A Chrome extension to let you review GitHub and LinkedIn profiles with minimal attribution information.
This is fantastic. A Chrome extension to help remove unconscious bias when reviewing job applicants »
Kevin Kelly | 12 Inevitable Tech Forces That Will Shape Our Future | SXSW Interactive 2016 - YouTube
@kevin2kelly's SXSW talk on steering new technologies by embracing them instead of fearing them. One fine hour. https://t… »
Twitch
HELLO! WE ARE STREAMING @SECRETHITLER AGAIN! 6:00 PM CST! »
Batman V Superman - Sad Affleck - YouTube
Ben Affleck: I've made a huge mistake »
RTFM: ACTLab & Red Stage: Worse Than Tigers Review
I saw @ACTtheatre & @redstageseattle production of Worse Than Tigers & here's my review of it! Thanks @julianardin! »
Idle Thumbs > Shows > Playscape: Los Angeles
Want to dig into the L.A. game scene? Our new show #PlayscapeLA, by @TeddyDief, is out now! https:… »
My Lunch With Ev and the Birth of New Media — Medium
"When I asked Arianna what she would do if she launched HuffPo today, she said, ‘I wouldn’t have a website.’" Wow. https://t.… »
How millennials should deal with baby boomers at work - LA Times
“Restraint, millennials on Twitter agree, is indispensable, even when boomers aren't showing any” »
Petition · Quicken Loans Arena: Allow Open Carry of Firearms at the Quicken Loans Arena during the RNC Convention in July. · Change.org
Wizard-level troll starts petition calling for site of Republican Natoinal Convention to allow open carry. https://t.co… »
A Complete Guide to Grid | CSS-Tricks
Mr. @ChrisHouse83 updated _the snot_ out of our Complete Guide to Grid Layout We’ll keep updating as it goes! »
WIP - Diverse StardewValley - Leah | Chucklefish Forums
I don't normally mod games until I've beaten 'em in vanilla, but I'm about to make a BIG exception! #StardewValley »
digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/japanese-ai-writes-novel-passes-first-round-nationanl-literary-prize
Japanese AI program wrote a short novel that passed the first round of screening for a national literary prize »
How a TV Sitcom Triggered the Downfall of Western Civilization — Medium
“Friends may have triggered the downfall of western civilization.” — David Hopkins »
Tandis - YouTube
Here is a short video of my new project. A game where mathematical functions are used as modelling tool »
FBI vs. Apple: Where is this Going? — MacSparky
FBI vs. Apple: Where is this Going? — MacSparky »
Ted Cruz on Trump: "I have no desire to copulate with him" / Boing Boing
In this video, Ted Cruz makes it clear that he has “no desire to copulate” with Donald Trump. »
After Tay's very public crazy racist Nazi sexbot breakdown, Microsoft's like, 'Tay-a culpa, guys' / Boing Boing
After Tay's very public crazy racist Nazi sexbot breakdown, Microsoft's like, 'Tay-a culpa,… https:… »
Thousands pouring in to Bernie Sanders rally at Moda Center | KGW.com
Happening now: @BernieSanders at a YUUUGGEE rally in Portland WATCH: TWEET: #BernieInPDX »
ZACH GAGE
My first solo exhibition, Glaciers, opens Tonight - Postmasters Gallery, NYC - 5:30-8pm - - https://… »
18F - Content Designer
If you want to join me in doing content work as public service at @18F, apply for our team! »
China's military camo looks like Minecraft / Boing Boing
China's military camo looks like Minecraft »
nymag.com/thecut/2016/03/why-dont-we-have-registries-for-breakups.html
The most controversial thing I have ever written: buy housewarming shit for newly dumped friends, they're poor now https://… »
The Best of News Design 36 for iPad and iPhone – The Society for News Design – SND
For the first time, SND has created a digital version of the annual showcasing the 2015 print and digital medalists. »
Thomas Hjelm will be NPR’s new digital chief – Poynter
What concerns me about NPR digital moves is increasing separation from news operations »
NASA's Apollo Program: VII – XVII by Apollo VII – XVII — Kickstarter
Kinda surprised this NASA Apollo Program photography book isn't fully funded yet on Kickstarter... »
The npm Blog — kik, left-pad, and npm
The npm left-pad debacle is sad but the joke reactions are THE BEST. (ctx »
The Quest for a Permanent Memorial for the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Victims in NYC | Untapped Cities
#NYC The quest for a permanent memorial to the #TriangleShirtwaist Fire victims »
How News Genius Silences Writers | My business is generally pleasurable.
Does @newsgenius speak truth to power, or does it allow users to intimidate and retaliate against writers? »
Women and Minorities Are Penalized for Promoting Diversity
Heres an uncomfortable truth for you »
vulture.com/2016/03/rupaul-drag-race-interview.html
“I didn't come up with this shit. I studied.” –RuPaul »
AMA with Matter's Managing Partner, Corey Ford Live Stream
.@MatterVC managing partner Corey Ford is doing a live-streaming AMA on the Matter program right now »
How News Genius Silences Writers | My business is generally pleasurable.
For writers who already limit themselves to pubs without comments, this shit will drive them off the internet »
North Carolina's Anti-Trans Bathroom Bill Just One Of Many - The Toast
lots of A++ people mentioning add'l resources in the comments of our NC 'bathroom bill' link roundup »
Recording the Upgrade in-car podcast - Six Colors
I wrote a quick thing about how we recorded the @_upgradefm in-car podcast this week »
Avidly / This Week in Ferrante
I did wonder what was up with those Europa Editions cover designs of the Ferrante Neapolitan novels... »
Teen driver takes corner too fast, drives up electric pole wires | OregonLive.com
"...resulting in a crash that left each of the car's four tires completely off the ground" »
Beyond email: could startup Slack change the way you work? | Technology | The Guardian
Guardian >> Beyond email: could startup Slack change the way you work? »
4 Theories About How the FBI Is Cracking the San Bernardino Shooter's iPhone
Gizmodo: "4 Theories About How the FBI Is Cracking the San Bernardino Shooter's iPhone" »
Science explains why tattoos, dark skin may foil Apple Watch | theGrio
This is what happens when the people making technology for the diverse world are not themselves diverse. »
Against the cult of the pussy eaters | Fusion
You don't want to hear it but by god I'm going to say it: it's TOTALLY FINE for women to hate being eaten out »
Not Up for Debate: The Science Behind Vaccination - The New York Times
4/ “There is simply no scientific evidence that links vaccines to autism.” - @aaronecarroll »
One Statement from Bachmann, Two Steps Back for HPV Vaccine - The New York Times
7/ Remarks by celebrities & politicians, even false alarms, can ripple for years and cause reduced vaccination rates h... »
Not Vaccinating Children Is the Greater Risk - The New York Times
6/ “[Y]oung children readily handle the immune challenges of multiple vaccines.” »
732,000: American Lives Saved by Vaccination - The New York Times
5/ CDC recently estimated that vaccination of children from 1994-2013 will prevent 732,000 early deaths in the U.S. https://… »
Microsoft deletes 'teen girl' AI after it became a Hitler-loving sex robot within 24 hours
Crowdsourcing to Twitter the intelligence needed to train an AI does not seem to work. »
Kutiman & Princess Shaw - Stay Here - YouTube
Any day with a new @kutiman YouTube remix is a good day. »
Retracted Scientific Studies: A Growing List - The New York Times
3/ The Lancet, the journal that published the study on vaccines and autism, retracted it in 1998 »
Council Bars Doctor Who Claimed Link Between Vaccines and Autism - The New York Times
2/ Andrew Wakefield, the doctor who linked vaccines w/autism, was banned in 2010 from practicing medicine in Britain https:/… »
Brutalist Websites
After working on the web platform for so long my taste in website design is converging »
buff.ly/1RCn9Gn
In case you are curious: "iPhone data protection in depth" (PDF »
Microsoft’s Chatbot Fail Offers a Lesson on Hate for Humans | Re/code
She's the bot the internet deserves, but not the one it needs right now. »
A Mailman Handcuffed in Brooklyn, Caught on Video - The New York Times
He was delivering mail in Brooklyn, when police approached him »
Twitter taught Microsoft’s AI chatbot to be a racist asshole in less than a day | The Verge
Twitter taught Microsoft’s AI chatbot to be a racist asshole in less than a day »
demcaucus.com/register
followers who are democrats in WA: please remember to caucus tomorrow morning if you can afford the time/effort »
INTL.LOL
Bogotá! »
Ordinary Women | Seed&Spark
We have some great rewards for backing Ordinary Women & your donations are tax deductible! »
International Women’s Day 2016: What are you going to make? - YouTube
This is why the stories we tell about the past matter. Let's write women back into history. »
Hella Personal Film Festival | Open Mike Eagle
Hella Personal Film Festival is out now. click these buttons. »
Saddle Creek | The Thermals | We Disappear *PRE-ORDER*
Happy Release Day to @thethermals! We Disappear is sooooooo good!!! It's in stores now https://t.… »
So you want to join 18F? - Joining 18F
If you want to join me in doing content work as public service at @18F, apply for our team! »
Freaks and Geeks - scene with Bill - YouTube
RIP Gary Shandling. Strangely, Judd Apatow and Martin Starr have already made the perfect tribute... »
camp.santacruzmah.org
Today's the last day to apply for MuseumCamp! Camp out in @santacruzmah (31Aug) and talk changemaking. (PLUS »
Overcast
Want to help me beta-test a big bugfix update? 500 slots now available for active users: Thanks! »
Every Noise at Once
This map of musical genres is truly wild (Click to hear a sample, click the double-arrow to go deep on a genre.) »
SweepAround.Us: A Chicago street sweeping alert system and searchable calendar
Chicago friends: the 2016 street sweeping schedule is now live »
REFUGE restrooms
Crowdsourced database of safe restrooms for trans, intersex, and gender nonconforming folk »
Twitter
@brianloveswords aka »