s13e10: Dying Slowly, and then All At Once; Scrollytelling
This is so sad. And honestly, given I post many links a day, kind of scary. #Technology [Link]
Ben Werdmuller
Ben Werdmuller helps leaders at newsrooms, non-profits, and mission-driven organizations to navigate their biggest technology challenges.
Texas schools send parents DNA kits to identify their kids’ bodies in emergencies
““You have to understand, I’m a former law enforcement officer,” Walder, who has lived in Texas for 14 years, said. "I worry every single day when I send my kid to school. Now we’re giving parents DNA kits so that when their child is killed with the
Microsoft Full Circle
“The entire reason why Windows faltered as a strategic linchpin is that it was tied to a device — the PC — that was disrupted by a paradigm shift in hardware. Microsoft 365, on the other hand, is attached to the customer.” I’m a much bigger fan of the new Microsoft
The AT Protocol
“The world needs a diverse market of connected services to ensure healthy competition. Interoperation needs to feel like second nature to the Web.” I’m cautiously optimistic - and certainly curious. #Technology [Link]
The BBC at one hundred
“Its relationship with the British state has been fraught, a function of its peculiar dual status as both a news organization and a nominally unifying cultural service, and of its funding status.” #Media [Link]
Facebook owner Meta to sell Giphy after UK watchdog confirms ruling
“The only way this can be addressed is by the sale of Giphy. This will promote innovation in digital advertising, and also ensure UK social media users continue to benefit from access to Giphy.” #Technology [Link]
My bookmarks process
I tend to get my links from three sources: my feed subscriptions, links I find on social media (particularly using Twitter Blue’s excellent “top articles from people you follow” feature), and stuff that people send me directly. If I read something and find it particularly interesting, I’ll save
Monarch
“Not once at school was I told any of this stuff. I’d heard of the Raj before, although the British always spoke of it as if it was something to be proud of.” +1. And it is nothing to be proud of. #Society [Link]
My Sister, the Serial Killer, by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Smartly pointed satire loosely disguised as a thriller. Witty and dark as hell. I loved it. #Fiction [Link]
Coding
GitHub Copilot investigation
“Copilot’s whizzy code-retrieval methods are a smokescreen intended to conceal a grubby truth: Copilot is merely a convenient alternative interface to a large corpus of open-source code. Therefore, Copilot users may incur licensing
The 19th annual community survey
At The 19th, we’re running our annual community survey. If you’ve read a story on The 19th, or if you’re a woman or LGBTQ+ person, or are interested in policy and democracy news that affects women and LGBTQ+ people, we’d love to hear from you. Complete
How the web reads fiction
Last week, I asked you about your fiction-reading habits as part of my research for a personal project I’m working on. I also ran a separate survey on Google Surveys - getting in just before that service shuts down next month - to get a sense of what the average