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
What is #opensource? Is it a viable alternative? What are the issues? An explainer: https://words.werd.io/what-is-open-source-cfbe3ccd22ea#.mrsaan578
Friends have been telling me America is intrinsically militaristic, fascist & imperialist for decades. Not sure they're being dissuaded ...
Enjoying Now I Know. Important extra fact: the Czech Budweiser is a good beer, while the American one is ... not. http://nowiknow.com/buds-but-not-buddies/
Ooh! Nadia Eghbal published her report on digital infrastructure (including #opensource) with the Ford Foundation: http://www.fordfoundation.org/library/reports-and-studies/roads-and-bridges-the-unseen-labor-behind-...
Observation: I genuinely may never understand why people say they love their countries, or why people stay in the same communities let alone the same nations, but my friends that do seem pretty happy.
My favorite thing about this story is that no journalist has apparently seen fit to ask them. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-36733450
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