Ben Werdmuller helps leaders at newsrooms, non-profits, and mission-driven organizations to navigate their biggest technology challenges.
As an experiment, I’m trying out Kagi as my default search engine, switching from Google (no link required; they’re probably behind you right now). I like the idea of an ad-free experience: a paid-for engine puts the incentives in the right place. But it’s got to be
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This report found that removing access to Twitter created significant economic and social impacts. Question: are some of these now replicated with the switch to X? #Technology [Link]
It’s no surprise to anyone that I prefer reading peoples’ long-form thoughts to tweets or pithy social media posts. Microblogging is interesting for quick, in-the-now status updates, but I find myself craving more nuance and depth. Luckily, Blogging is enjoying a resurgence off the back of movements like the
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Another reason why the really sustainable solution to pollution from cars is better mass transit. #Climate [Link]
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Intuit has a stranglehold on how taxes are filed in America. For what? Many other countries just have an easy to use tax portal of their own. This is a business that shouldn't even need to exist. #Democracy [Link]
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This is really important, and why we talk about "eating your own dogfood". If you don't use what you build, you can't build anything great. #Technology [Link]
Tracy Durnell celebrates 20 years of blogging: A blog is a much nicer place to publish than social media, sparking fewer but more meaningful interactions. Blogging allows writers a more forgiving pace with slower conversation. On their blog, people can be themselves instead of playing to an audience and feeling
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Once again, this looks completely like magic. Very high-fidelity images across a bunch of different styles. The implications are enormous. #AI [Link]
I’ve been neck-deep in a long-form first draft for months; at this point I’m many tens of thousands of words in. Every time I look back at my writing from tens of thousands of words ago, it’s a horrible mistake that opens up floodgates of self-questioning. How
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Non-Tesla EV charging infrastructure is awful. It's good that Tesla has opened the standard, but it's not good that the only really viable charging infrastructure is owned by one company. It needs to be fixed. #Technology [Link]
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I'm a heavy Notion web clipper user, but this is far better for my needs. I was worried I'd need to build it myself. Luckily: no! #Technology [Link]
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Every image here is stunning. #Culture [Link]