Inputs
I’ve started to host my feed subscriptions on GitHub. If you have an RSS reader, you can import the OPML file at that link to take a look at the sources I start my day with. I’m thinking about building a simple headline reader on my site that
Ben Werdmuller
Ben Werdmuller helps leaders at newsrooms, non-profits, and mission-driven organizations to navigate their biggest technology challenges.
NOAA introduces heat.gov as climate change worsens
“Heat.gov is geared toward a wide range of decision makers, from companies to local governments to individuals, Spinrad told Protocol, “whether it's a mom trying to decide whether it's safe for kids to play outside, or a construction foreman trying to decide if it'
Erotica Author Chuck Tingle Has Some of the Best Writing Advice
“Having spent the last few days with Tingle’s voice in my head, the only way I can describe the experience is that it feels like the sun has come out after days of rain. To have a voice that is relentlessly upbeat and positive, telling me I can do
The Consequences of Silence
On the Celsius freeze: “My entire business is secured and backed by these funds. If they are not returned, my business would go bankrupt, my 15 employees would be let go, and 14 years of my life’s work lost and at the age of 49 years old, I would
Building a mobile subscription button
Last week, I built a small floating subscription button for The 19th. It’s pretty simple, and the design had been floating around since long before I got there: The button only displays on mobile browsers. There were a few nuances to getting it working in mobile Safari in particular.
All [White Supremacist Capitalist Patriarchy] is Local
Words of warning from Librarian Shipwreck: “What about books banned for depicting people of color and queers in a positive light, providing accurate information about health and sexuality, or for acknowledging the truth about American history? Bills (that thankfully didn’t pass) to fine and jail librarians for “obscene” (read:
Should class snobbery be banned under the Equality Act?
“One experiment cited in the report found teachers “give grades according to class”, explained Rickett. “When the pieces of work were identical, they’d give lower marks to children perceived to be working class.”” [Link]
How Crypto Is Evolving the Future of Books and Publishing
““Imagine when all of an author’s readers can suddenly make money as well,” says Margarita Guerrero, head of partner and publishing relations at the publishing startup Readl. “How much more would they be engaged?”” Seems like a complete misunderstanding of why people like books to me. [Link]
Two decades of Alzheimer's research may be based on deliberate fraud that has cost millions of lives
“[…] it looks like the original paper that established the amyloid plaque model as the foundation of Alzheimer’s research over the last 16 years might not just be wrong, but a deliberate fraud. [Link]
Hyundai subsidiary has used child labor at Alabama factory
"A subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Co has used child labor at a plant that supplies parts for the Korean carmaker's assembly line in nearby Montgomery, Alabama, according to area police, the family of three underage workers, and eight former and current employees of the factory.” [Link]
COVID cases and deaths are spiking in nursing homes, AARP data shows
“One in 35 nursing home residents tested positive for COVID-19 in June, a 27 percent increase from the previous month. The death rate from COVID between May and June of this year nearly doubled, from 0.04 deaths per hundred residents to 0.07 deaths per hundred residents.” [Link]
Amazon to Acquire One Medical Clinics in Latest Push Into Health Care
“One Medical, which is based in San Francisco, operates a network of primary care providers that offer in-office and virtual medical services, and is one of the leading competitors to a similar but smaller service Amazon had started to offer.” Exerci [Link]