Coding
The transitional web
“What I mean is that we’re at the start of another wave of change in our industry, where old trends and best practices give way to something new.” #Coding [Link]
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An intent-centered desktop
I’ve been thinking about how I use my computer, and why I’m so dissatisfied with the experience. Here’s what I think, in a nutshell: My computer, as currently set up, is application-centric (or, if I wanted to be really uncharitable, brand-centric). If I want to save a
Publishing Prejudice: The Oregonian's Racist Legacy
“The newspaper helped create the Oregon of today: A majority white state, with the West Coast’s smallest proportion of Black residents, anchored by Portland, America’s whitest big city. Despite Oregon’s progressive reputation and growing population of color, its major institutions — lawmakers, schools, police, housing systems and health
The Hollow Core of Kevin Kelly's "Thousand True Fans" Theory
“On closer examination, it turns out there are many things wrong with it. Thousand True Fans is a hollow philosophy. It is Chicken Soup for the Digital Creator's Soul, ultimately devoid of any real nutritional value. […] We can have a tiny rich patron-class whose tastes and whims are
BBC And Disney Branded Television Join Forces on Doctor Who
I don’t know what Doctor Who with a Disney budget even looks like, but I’m in. Obviously. #Culture [Link]
The Only Crypto Story You Need, by Matt Levine
“Which is why we asked the finest finance writer around, Matt Levine of Bloomberg Opinion, to write a cover-to-cover issue of Bloomberg Businessweek, something a single author has done only one other time in the magazine’s 93-year history (“What Is Code?,” by Paul Ford). What follows is his brilliant
Who is Curtis Yarvin, the monarchist, anti-democracy blogger?
“Yarvin argues that a creative and visionary leader — a “startup guy,” like, he says, Napoleon or Lenin was — should seize absolute power, dismantle the old regime, and build something new in its place.” Genuinely frightening, and idiotic, stuff. #Democracy [Link]
Fake books
“With GPT-3, we now have an infinitely-scalable technology that is years away from being able to enrich our lives, but is already more than capable of drowning out all remnants of authentic content on the internet. And because you can leverage this to earn money or sway opinions, that outcome
Get Blogging!
A lot of people ask me how to get started blogging. I figure a lot more are going to want to know how as the major social media sites start to fade. So I made you a guide! Get Blogging! is your easy-to-use guide to starting to blog. It covers
Airline hired for UK’s Rwanda deportations pulls out of scheme
“This is a victory for people power – for thousands who took action and for the torture survivors who stood up against the UK government’s cruel ‘cash for humans’ Rwanda scheme.“ Activism works. #Society [Link]
Could the Tory turmoil get even worse?
“As her premiership fell apart, Truss tried to find new bogeymen who she insisted were derailing the post-Brexit revolution, blaming an “anti-growth coalition” that included people with podcasts, Scottish nationalists and north London liberals.” My people! #Democracy [Link]
Microplastics found in human breast milk for the first time
“We would like to advise pregnant women to pay greater attention to avoiding food and drink packaged in plastic, cosmetics and toothpastes containing microplastics, and clothes made of synthetic fabrics.” #Health [Link]