As a Dutch citizen who grew up in Britain, I appreciate the Netherlands submitting a Britpop song more than most. #Eurovision
Contrary to the title, the results aren't surprising at all. http://www.lifehack.org/385878/research-finds-the-effects-of-homework-on-elementary-school-students-...
A solid proposal (and smart compromise) for DRM in web standards, from the EFF. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/05/open-letter-members-w3c-advisory-committee
"You're not blue flame enough."
*adds freeform slap bass to website*
"For the last time, blue flame is not the name of a 90s lounge act."
Joe Biden is crowdsourcing stories and research on Medium as part of his moonshot effort to cure cancer. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2016/05/11/cancer-moonshot-start-crowdsourcing-stories-s...
For my UK friends, We Work Contract is a listing of contract developers with day rates. Don't be a PHP coder, I guess: http://weworkcontract.com/
"Traditional" online ads are a bubble. What's next? https://medium.com/@dsearls/is-the-online-advertising-bubble-finally-starting-to-pop-d4a6edfebb2e#.5...
*reads a few pages from Trump manual*
*turns to minion*
"Initiate phase two."
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/728297587418247168
Although some of my personal details have changed, these are the things I think are important. Also foreign policy: https://words.werd.io/blowback-mountain-f1f926169a3#.xeyeadwek
I wrote this about Bernie Sanders back in February. It's still my position. https://words.werd.io/i-m-a-startup-founder-here-s-why-i-support-bernie-sanders-8cb0fa41e87b#.6jqrwr...
Sharing this for interest's sake, but for the record, I think Cafe Gratitude food is tasty. http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/may/03/vegan-restaurant-meat-eating-owners-cafe-gratitu...
MetaFilter is still my favorite website. Sorry, other websites. Great chat between Matt Haughey and Indie.vc: https://medium.com/strong-words/a-lifestyle-business-can-kill-you-2e45add4107f#.h7kx4rfv5
@aral I obviously don't support invasive ads, but Flattr / Blendle don't work. And free-to-read media has social value that subs erase. Hard
This weekend I wrote the story of how I helped build an enduring web community that I'm incredibly proud of. https://words.werd.io/we-are-the-monkeys-of-rum-70f81d4a02df
This isn't on my CV and I've never written about it before, but it might be the most important thing I ever built. https://words.werd.io/we-are-the-monkeys-of-rum-70f81d4a02df#.nxw74bil0
Surveillance makes people more compliant. As if that isn't the whole point. https://theintercept.com/2016/04/28/new-study-shows-mass-surveillance-breeds-meekness-fear-and-self-...
Candidates are eager to show us how tough they are. I'd prefer smart. https://words.werd.io/blowback-mountain-f1f926169a3#.odx9crpfi #election #politics #military
@buster Singing. Making friends in rooms full of strangers.
UC Davis spent thousands to erase the pepper-spraying cop. Please reshare. http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article71659992.html #streisandeffect #ucdavis #justice
My friends made this pretty amazing little atom-building game. http://springtale.co.uk/atomic-arcade/
Not that I want to be buried, but if I was, I'd want the inscription on my headstone to read: "I was wrong".
@mapkyca Words can be violence too. Private spaces don't need to allow all viewpoints, and actual Nazism isn't just another opinion.
The only reason women earn less than men is bias and discrimination. It has to end. https://medium.com/@WhiteHouse/when-women-succeed-america-succeeds-a124612eb118?source=linkShare-3b1...
Koyaanistocksi: Koyaanisqatsi in stock footage. https://vimeo.com/162039610
Istaqsinaayok: Koyaanisqatsi backwards. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5Hr1C62Smk
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