I used to be ambivalent about heritage. But these days: I'm proud to be descended from immigrants, refugees and radicals. People who fled because of their beliefs on the Mayflower; who fled because of their Jewish ethnicity in Ukraine; who left for America in the aftermath of internment camps in Indonesia. Union leaders, anti-war activists, writers and philosophers. People who fought the Nazis, and were captured by them. People who for hundreds of years crossed borders and resettled in search of a safe home with equal opportunity. I'm proud of my heritage. And I'll fight for it.
This is so good. Tech needs reform - and a deep sense of ethics, both in organization and service design. https://medium.com/humane-tech/how-do-we-reform-tech-581d58ee11fd#.2vvzmghcb
Sofar Sounds is new to me. Have you all been holding out on me? https://www.sofarsounds.com/san-francisco
"Realize that the behavioral data services collect is not consensual. There can be no consent to mass surveillance." http://idlewords.com/talks/deep_fried_data.htm
All those years of being powerless to vote out the Tories are paying dividends this year. I'm delighted to be able to vote against that man.
Anxy is a bi-annual print magazine about our inner conflicts and self-care. I really love this idea. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/redindhi/anxy-the-magazine-for-your-inner-worlds
It's Global Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month. Take a moment to learn about this condition: https://words.werd.io/what-is-pulmonary-fibrosis-e299b18d941e#.mhfvue157 #ipf #KissIPFGoodbye
If you're interested in Silicon Valley, or critical of it, you should know how it works. I wrote a primer: https://words.werd.io/what-is-silicon-valley-87fcf49f30c8?source=linkShare-3b16402f5b9d-1473177908 #startups
Thinking of all the wins the labor movement has given us - from the 8 hour workday to weekends. #laborday http://www.epi.org/publication/union-decline-lowers-wages-of-nonunion-workers-the-overlooked-reason-...
What is Silicon Valley, exactly? How does it work? And why is there so much money? An explainer: https://words.werd.io/what-is-silicon-valley-87fcf49f30c8#.mssu17yc1 #startups
It's now a requirement to use a password manager. Never use weak passwords. I've converted to 1Password: https://1password.com/
The web as Wild West only protects the privileged: sometimes, even safe spaces aren't safe. https://words.werd.io/sometimes-even-safe-spaces-arent-safe-a5bfddbb1eaa#.2oan0oltc
I fear standards may have slipped. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-37154550
I found out what the movie Tickled was about today, and I'm totally creeped out. Here's why. https://words.werd.io/competitive-endurance-tickling-was-the-encore-41f1cda5d6db#.b2mqdz4k5
Building healthy communities means laying down rules about what can be said. https://words.werd.io/an-equity-of-voices-c6d3c83ad040#.g7x26113p
Open listicle as a format: not so bad. https://words.werd.io/an-open-listicle-to-startup-founders-897ed8bdacd?source=linkShare-3b16402f5b9d...
An open listicle to startup founders: here are some ideas to avoid. https://words.werd.io/an-open-listicle-to-startup-founders-897ed8bdacd#.rc79tcmj6 #startups #bots #opensource
Focused my Medium publication. If you care about emerging technology from an openness perspective, click follow! https://words.werd.io
My friends at Pie opened their platform for discovering and sharing immersive 360º video. Go take a look! https://medium.com/@cecimourkogiannis/the-lives-of-pie-6124015cad81#.5w2rvm6wh
Minds.com just open sourced the codebase for its engine, based on @elgg: https://github.com/minds/engine #opensource #elgg
Comcast and friends want to charge extra for privacy. The FCC (hopefully) won't let them. http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Comcast-Says-It-Wants-to-Charge-Broadband-Users-More-For-Privacy-...
Medium has acquired Embedly (following Superfeedr earlier this summer). https://medium.com/the-story/a-new-team-embeds-e3c69a74ee8e#.i4retfunh
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