Americans Don’t Miss Manufacturing — They Miss Unions | FiveThirtyEight
We romanticize manufacturing jobs when what we really miss are unions. »
We romanticize manufacturing jobs when what we really miss are unions. »
Daring Fireball: Gboard
@daringfireball Re: it was our magnanimous decision, we should go all the way w/ design, and we wi… »
@daringfireball Re: it was our magnanimous decision, we should go all the way w/ design, and we wi… »
PCalc - The One Star Review Shirt | Teespring
The PCalc one-star review t-shirt is available now, for a limited time only! »
The PCalc one-star review t-shirt is available now, for a limited time only! »
Why Are Strippers More Heavily Vetted Than Uber Drivers?
Why Are Strippers More Heavily Vetted Than Uber Drivers? #loligarchy »
Why Are Strippers More Heavily Vetted Than Uber Drivers? #loligarchy »
itch.io week - itch.io
If you're at all interested in the state of game distribution you should check the crazy stuff at this week. »
If you're at all interested in the state of game distribution you should check the crazy stuff at this week. »
Wondermark » Archive » #1222; In which a Rodent takes refuge
"It's a superstition. Friday the 13th is just a day." #1222; In which a Rodent takes refuge htt… »
"It's a superstition. Friday the 13th is just a day." #1222; In which a Rodent takes refuge htt… »
Facebook Data Firms Are Being Awfully Quiet On The ‘Trending Topics’ Story
This is the most interesting facet of this whole Facebook thing so far - »
This is the most interesting facet of this whole Facebook thing so far - »
Sources: The Ambitious (Now Cancelled) Plans For Disney Infinity's Future Included Rogue One, Bigger Figures
If you missed it, here's my feature on the death of Disney Infinity. It seems they made way too many toys. »
If you missed it, here's my feature on the death of Disney Infinity. It seems they made way too many toys. »
In Oracle v. Google, a Nerd Subculture Is on Trial | Motherboard
"in this case, the law really is completely out of touch with what the technology actually is, with reality itself." https:… »
"in this case, the law really is completely out of touch with what the technology actually is, with reality itself." https:… »
Radio.wav - BFF.fm
Brilliant radio show concept: the host live DJs between different radio broadcasts from around the world. »
Brilliant radio show concept: the host live DJs between different radio broadcasts from around the world. »
Talkshow: NextDraft's Dave Pell
Talking with @davepell on @talkshow about his sick need for attention and Internet love. »
Talking with @davepell on @talkshow about his sick need for attention and Internet love. »
McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: Patent Application for a Genital-Operated Bathroom Door Locking Mechanism to Help Protect Children.
Patent Application for a Genital-Operated Bathroom Door Locking Mechanism »
Patent Application for a Genital-Operated Bathroom Door Locking Mechanism »
Pro tips for your two-wheeled commute — Several People Are Typing — The Official Slack Blog
I rounded up a ton of great advice from bike commuting experts, aimed at newcomers for Bike to Work Month »
I rounded up a ton of great advice from bike commuting experts, aimed at newcomers for Bike to Work Month »
Come And See Badu - the official BADU PARTY NEXT DOOR DUET REMIX by Erykah-She lLL- Badu | Free Listening on SoundCloud
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New Obamacare Rule Protects Transgender Patients - BuzzFeed News
Now the US feds have ruled that ACA prohibits insurance & medical services from excluding trans-specific healthcare:... »
Now the US feds have ruled that ACA prohibits insurance & medical services from excluding trans-specific healthcare:... »
The Tim and Diana Show: A Retrospective — The Tim and Diana Show — Medium
Eight years later, @dianakimball and I are giving the @timdiana show a retrospective re-release on @Medium »
Eight years later, @dianakimball and I are giving the @timdiana show a retrospective re-release on @Medium »
Paris, France | AlterConf
Paris! I’m looking for talks around diversity in tech & gaming, no experience reqs & we pay! »
Paris! I’m looking for talks around diversity in tech & gaming, no experience reqs & we pay! »
A Baseline for Fast, Accessible, Responsive Games on the Open Web - - Bocoup
So exciting to see this work @bocoup, DOM based games! »
So exciting to see this work @bocoup, DOM based games! »
motherboard.vice.com/read/philly-police-admit-they-disguised-a-spy-truck-as-a-google-streetview-car
Update: @PhillyPolice admit they disguised spy truck as a Google Maps vehicle - »
Update: @PhillyPolice admit they disguised spy truck as a Google Maps vehicle - »
Better pull tab and zip tab beer cans
This collection of pull-tab cans is killing me because it's like, every single one is the best design I've ever seen »
This collection of pull-tab cans is killing me because it's like, every single one is the best design I've ever seen »
Austin Kleon â When you thwart whatâs real about you in order to...
Louis C.K. (via @austinkleon) on building and serving an audience: “…stay close to [your] gut…” »
Louis C.K. (via @austinkleon) on building and serving an audience: “…stay close to [your] gut…” »
nymag.com/selectall/2016/05/the-strange-journey-of-dat-boi-the-years-best-meme-so-far.html
ok but now i need to see dat boi doing push ups »
ok but now i need to see dat boi doing push ups »
The Tim & Diana Show: Eight Years Later — The Tim and Diana Show — Medium
Eight years to the day since @timhwang and I released the first episode of The Tim & Diana Show, it’s time to »
Eight years to the day since @timhwang and I released the first episode of The Tim & Diana Show, it’s time to »
linkedin.com/pulse/think-viral-growth-dead-you-havent-met-theskimm-gina-bianchini
I wrote a love letter to @theskimm. Oh, and @mightybell launched an Ambassador program free in every network #nbd »
I wrote a love letter to @theskimm. Oh, and @mightybell launched an Ambassador program free in every network #nbd »
Watch Batman 66 Labels's Vine "Some days you just CAN'T. GET. RID. OF A BOMB."
Some days you just CAN'T. GET. RID. OF A BOMB. »
Some days you just CAN'T. GET. RID. OF A BOMB. »
An Astronaut Finds Himself in Greenland - The New Yorker
Piers Sellers, facing his own end, doubles down on trying to save the planet, by @jongertner via @new… »
Piers Sellers, facing his own end, doubles down on trying to save the planet, by @jongertner via @new… »
Afoot | Veronica Mars: Season 1 (Episode 6)
Veronica Mars: Season 1! Time for marshmallows, everyone! w/@scarequotes @thoughtbrain @_katie_lane… »
Veronica Mars: Season 1! Time for marshmallows, everyone! w/@scarequotes @thoughtbrain @_katie_lane… »
Uplift 2016 | Indiegogo
We have a ton of new perks up, including putting words in @hankgreen's mouth and a @JuliaNunes bundle! »
We have a ton of new perks up, including putting words in @hankgreen's mouth and a @JuliaNunes bundle! »
‘Issue N°9 — Pentagram’ by Flat File | Readymag
Irresistible interactive look at the 1962 mailer that launched Fletcher, Forbes, Gill https://t.… »
Irresistible interactive look at the 1962 mailer that launched Fletcher, Forbes, Gill https://t.… »
SW 10th and Yamhill Garage | Proposed - Page 7 - SkyscraperPage Forum
Looks like @pdxdevelopment is at it again. $25M for a rebuild of the SW 10th and Yamhill Garage... »
Looks like @pdxdevelopment is at it again. $25M for a rebuild of the SW 10th and Yamhill Garage... »
BBC - Earth - The bizarre beasts living in Romania's poison cave
A toxic cave, isolated for 5.5 million years, no sunlight. The life within? SUPER WEIRD: https://… »
A toxic cave, isolated for 5.5 million years, no sunlight. The life within? SUPER WEIRD: https://… »
Registration – Power of Play
Announcement: West of Loathing is a finalist in the Seattle Indie Game Competition! Come see it! »
Announcement: West of Loathing is a finalist in the Seattle Indie Game Competition! Come see it! »
18f.gsa.gov/2016/05/13/how-18f-handles-information-security-and-third-party-applications
How 18F handles information security and third party applications »
How 18F handles information security and third party applications »
hellowebapp.com/news/giving-away-hwa-v1-copies
Giving away my last few 1st-print-run @hellowebapp’s! Ideally to community orgs. More info »
Giving away my last few 1st-print-run @hellowebapp’s! Ideally to community orgs. More info »
Americans Don’t Miss Manufacturing — They Miss Unions | FiveThirtyEight
Why do factory workers make more in Michigan? In a word: unions »
Why do factory workers make more in Michigan? In a word: unions »
itch.io week day 5 part 1: itch.io refinery
INTRODUCING refinery: A customizable toolset for first releases & playtests #gamedev http... »
INTRODUCING refinery: A customizable toolset for first releases & playtests #gamedev http... »
SF teachers struggle amid costly housing
"After adjusting for inflation, pay for a mid-career teacher...actually decreased between 2005 and 2015..." #WTF SF? »
"After adjusting for inflation, pay for a mid-career teacher...actually decreased between 2005 and 2015..." #WTF SF? »
The Hidden Cost of a Free Lunch — The Submersible — Medium
Really loved this by @tempo. Lovely thoughts on change + tech in our city. “The Hidden Cost of a Free Lunch” »
Really loved this by @tempo. Lovely thoughts on change + tech in our city. “The Hidden Cost of a Free Lunch” »
Donald Trump masqueraded as publicist to brag about himself - The Washington Post
This is just like in Better Caul Saul, where Jimmy pretends to be his own receptionist »
This is just like in Better Caul Saul, where Jimmy pretends to be his own receptionist »
Scientific consent, data, and doubling down on the internet
wow reading up on the OKC data dump (ht @timoni) full-blown asshole »
wow reading up on the OKC data dump (ht @timoni) full-blown asshole »
Maryland Just Made Birth Control, Plan B, And Vasectomies Free - BuzzFeed News
Maryland Just Made Birth Control, Plan B, And Vasectomies Free »
Maryland Just Made Birth Control, Plan B, And Vasectomies Free »
Thousands of Hip Hop Mix Tapes, Why Not « ASCII by Jason Scott
oh my god oh my god hip hop mixtapes and digital archiving and I do not know where to begin in thought or play order »
oh my god oh my god hip hop mixtapes and digital archiving and I do not know where to begin in thought or play order »
Research Blog: Announcing SyntaxNet: The World’s Most Accurate Parser Goes Open Source
Google named their new cutting edge open source Deep Learning-backed natural language parser "Parsey McParseface". https://… »
Google named their new cutting edge open source Deep Learning-backed natural language parser "Parsey McParseface". https://… »
Artificially Intelligent Lawyer “Ross” Has Been Hired By Its First Official Law Firm
I would just like to note that all the assistant AIs are given female names, but the lawyer AI is named Ross. »
I would just like to note that all the assistant AIs are given female names, but the lawyer AI is named Ross. »
Donald Trump's old spokesman John Barron was actually Donald Trump / Boing Boing
Donald Trump's old spokesman John Barron was actually Donald Trump »
Donald Trump's old spokesman John Barron was actually Donald Trump »
My Father, Woody Allen, and the Danger of Questions Unasked (Guest Column) - Hollywood Reporter
A must-read piece by @RonanFarrow on Woody Allen & the media culture of impunity & silence protecting powerful men »
A must-read piece by @RonanFarrow on Woody Allen & the media culture of impunity & silence protecting powerful men »
Telcoms companies try to rescue TV by imposing Internet usage caps on cord-cutters / Boing Boing
Telcoms companies try to rescue TV by imposing Internet usage caps on cord-cutters »
Telcoms companies try to rescue TV by imposing Internet usage caps on cord-cutters »
UCI Feminist Illuminati Fundraiser | Teespring
@xeni Here's the fundraiser we're doing. Any $ we raise beyond what we need to fund our event will go to @metavivor! h… »
@xeni Here's the fundraiser we're doing. Any $ we raise beyond what we need to fund our event will go to @metavivor! h… »
In power, Trump will punish the media first / Boing Boing
In power, Trump will punish the media first »
In power, Trump will punish the media first »
The Blissfully Slow World of Internet Newsletters | WIRED
"They’re engineered not for virality but originality: It’s a chance to listen in while someone thinks out loud." »
"They’re engineered not for virality but originality: It’s a chance to listen in while someone thinks out loud." »
Billy Corgan upset that "the wrong racial epithet" could destroy his career / Boing Boing
Billy Corgan upset that one word could destroy his career »
Billy Corgan upset that one word could destroy his career »
Security lines snaking out the airport, and the TSA hasn't even finished its layoffs / Boing Boing
Security lines snaking out the airport, and the TSA hasn't even finished its layoffs »
Security lines snaking out the airport, and the TSA hasn't even finished its layoffs »
Researchers just released profile data on 70,000 OkCupid users without permission - Vox
The summer research program is on hiatus this year, but this would've been the case study if it weren't »
The summer research program is on hiatus this year, but this would've been the case study if it weren't »
Social Network Algorithms Are Distorting Reality By Boosting Conspiracy Theories | Co.Exist | ideas + impact
Interesting read on how the design of social media platforms is inadvertently proliferating the lunatic fringe. »
Interesting read on how the design of social media platforms is inadvertently proliferating the lunatic fringe. »
Katherine Dunn has died; the 'Geek Love' author once took the world by storm - LA Times
Being an ardent fan of Geek Love helped me find friends and love at a weird time. RIP Katherine Dunn. »
Being an ardent fan of Geek Love helped me find friends and love at a weird time. RIP Katherine Dunn. »
Gallery show of forks stolen from rich people, sealed to preserve crumbs & saliva / Boing Boing
Gallery show of forks stolen from rich people, sealed to preserve crumbs & saliva »
Gallery show of forks stolen from rich people, sealed to preserve crumbs & saliva »
Turning Pirates into Future Customers - Lumi Blog
We made something new for your playlist. Listen to ep.1 of Well Made w/ @veen »
We made something new for your playlist. Listen to ep.1 of Well Made w/ @veen »
intel-outside/companies.md at master · piepdx/intel-outside · GitHub
To those affected by Intel and Jive layoffs. Hang in there. Nearly 150 Portland companies have got your back #pdx »
To those affected by Intel and Jive layoffs. Hang in there. Nearly 150 Portland companies have got your back #pdx »
Azealia Banks' Twitter Ban Reminds Us Freedom of Speech Is For Whites Only - The Establishment
"Racism needs to have consequences, always— not just for Azealia Banks." #AzealiaGotSuspendedParty… »
"Racism needs to have consequences, always— not just for Azealia Banks." #AzealiaGotSuspendedParty… »
10. On the OSF/OkCupid Data Dump: A Batman Analogy | Sak on Science
wow reading up on the OKC data dump (ht @timoni) full-blown asshole »
wow reading up on the OKC data dump (ht @timoni) full-blown asshole »
Historic computers look super sexy in this new photo series by Docubyte and Ink – Creative Review
Beautiful photography of old computers by @creativereview »
Beautiful photography of old computers by @creativereview »
Gen Con attains gender parity for its Industry Insider panelists / Boing Boing
Big RPG convention does something awesome. Gen Con attains gender parity for its Industry Insider panelists »
Big RPG convention does something awesome. Gen Con attains gender parity for its Industry Insider panelists »
Donald Trump masqueraded as publicist to brag about himself - The Washington Post
Oh my goodness. This update to the Wa Po's piece about Trump Fake Spokesperson Gate »
Oh my goodness. This update to the Wa Po's piece about Trump Fake Spokesperson Gate »
Donald Trump and the Twilight of White America - The Atlantic
For many Trump supporters, economic anxiety and racial resentment are inextricably linked https://t.co… »
For many Trump supporters, economic anxiety and racial resentment are inextricably linked https://t.co… »
‘Straight into the paper shredder:’ Texans the first to decry Obama’s schools directive about transgender bathrooms - The Washington Post
Because of course they are. - Texans the first to decry Obama’s school directive about »
Because of course they are. - Texans the first to decry Obama’s school directive about »
Texas’ Lieutenant Governor: State Will Forego Federal Funds Over LGBT Policy – Houston Public Media
I am disgusted in @DanPatrickTX and the Texas State Government. »
I am disgusted in @DanPatrickTX and the Texas State Government. »
Your Donald Trump fake spokesman name generator is here - The Washington Post
Hello. I am my spokesman, Benjamin Uso. - i think i'll use this as a pseudonym for some fiction writing i'm doing »
Hello. I am my spokesman, Benjamin Uso. - i think i'll use this as a pseudonym for some fiction writing i'm doing »
Archiving A Website For Ten Thousand Years - The Atlantic
How to archive a website for 10,000 years. Hint: non-digitally. »
How to archive a website for 10,000 years. Hint: non-digitally. »
With its new keyboard, Google has colonized every major function of my iPhone | The Verge
With its new keyboard, Google has colonized every major function of my iPhone via @verge »
With its new keyboard, Google has colonized every major function of my iPhone via @verge »
robinsloan.com/notes/writing-with-the-machine
haven't seen anyone tweet about @robinsloan's RNN-generated sci-fi in a few hours so here it is again. so great. »
haven't seen anyone tweet about @robinsloan's RNN-generated sci-fi in a few hours so here it is again. so great. »
CSS Mosh Pit
Guess what? The CSS Mosh Pit is back up! (who knows how long it will survive the open internet) »
Guess what? The CSS Mosh Pit is back up! (who knows how long it will survive the open internet) »
Submissions Are Now Open For Fantastic Arcade 2016 | JUEGOS RANCHEROS
HEY DEVS: there are 60 days left to submit your game for @fantasticarcade 2016! »
HEY DEVS: there are 60 days left to submit your game for @fantasticarcade 2016! »
Mallory Ortberg, The Toast - XOXO Festival (2015) - YouTube
Gotta share @mallelis' talk at @xoxo because it was hilarious. Cheers to "finding your werid space on the internet" »
Gotta share @mallelis' talk at @xoxo because it was hilarious. Cheers to "finding your werid space on the internet" »
Adhesive Comics » McDonald’s Coffee Lawsuit
A helpful reminder of how that McDonald's 'hot coffee' lawsuit actually went down. by @muchcoffee »
A helpful reminder of how that McDonald's 'hot coffee' lawsuit actually went down. by @muchcoffee »
I'm From Philly. 30 Years Later, I'm Still Trying To Make Sense Of The MOVE Bombing : Code Switch : NPR
Today is the 31st anniversary of the MOVE bombing. @GeeDee215 essay from last year is worth a re-read »
Today is the 31st anniversary of the MOVE bombing. @GeeDee215 essay from last year is worth a re-read »
Stupid Shit No One Needs & Terrible Ideas Hackathon
Last Reminder! Come to the Stupid Shit That No One Needs and Terrible ideas hackathon this weekend »
Last Reminder! Come to the Stupid Shit That No One Needs and Terrible ideas hackathon this weekend »
Join us - BFF.fm
Who wants to join a community of the best music obsessed DJs out there? We have a time slot open Wednesdays 8-10am. https://t… »
Who wants to join a community of the best music obsessed DJs out there? We have a time slot open Wednesdays 8-10am. https://t… »
shop.jezburrows.com
Started shipping Clock, Work! prints. Less than half remaining. Buy now! Or whatever! »
Started shipping Clock, Work! prints. Less than half remaining. Buy now! Or whatever! »
Electric Objects
Electric Objects lowered the price on their digital art display. Now $299. I love mine. »
Electric Objects lowered the price on their digital art display. Now $299. I love mine. »
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