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Meanwhile, over at Modern Farmer, it’s Sheep Week. https://modernfarmer.com/tag/sheep-week/
Share this postI mean, sure. This seems normal. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-21/crypto-craze-sees-long-island-iced-tea-rename-as-...
In so many cases, "targeting" is really discrimination. The law still applies on the internet. https://www.propublica.org/article/facebook-ads-age-discrimination-targeting
The next new software project I create will absolutely, 100% for real, use this versioning syntax. http://drone-ver.org/
The subtext here: making money (which is an unfortunate necessity) while staying in line with open web principles is really, really hard if you’re focusing on consumers. https://www.howtogeek.com/336493/despite-firefox-quantums-success-mozilla-has-lost-its-way/
Sound advice from Andrew Chen. I've been blogging since 1998, but I haven't kept up a continuous site or domain name. I really wish I had. http://andrewchen.co/professional-blogging/
I feel privileged and grateful to be able to do this job every day. Today more so than most. Big day.
The nice thing about taking a left turn from engineering is that I’ll probably never have to whiteboard another algorithm.
The trick is making sure I still can.
In news media - and everywhere! - transparency is key to building trust. https://www.inma.org/blogs/media-leaders/post.cfm/for-news-media-to-rebuild-trust-the-industry-must-...
Net neutrality is about freedom. That’s why we need to keep it. My piece: https://words.werd.io/heres-why-net-neutrality-is-a-freedom-of-speech-issue-eabf99179076?source=link...
Find the perfect podcast for you and your love ones. This is really cool. https://pod.cards/?691oXZ
Net neutrality isn't a technical issue. It's all about freedom of speech. Here's why you need to care. https://words.werd.io/heres-why-net-neutrality-is-a-freedom-of-speech-issue-eabf99179076
1 in 4 people in Silicon Valley is at risk of hunger. This is our responsibility to fix. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/dec/12/the-silicon-valley-paradox-one-in-four-people-are-at...
This is so good. I agree 1000% with what Sue Gardner is arguing for here. https://www.knightfoundation.org/public-media-white-paper-2017-gardner
I tried to write the first version of a personal mission statement this morning before work. It's hard. Feedback is a gift! https://werd.io/pages/mission
Keith Chegwin, a British TV entertainer, sadly died from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis today. Awareness is important, but coverage of the disease is mixed. This is actually one of the better ones. http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/showbiz-tv/keith-chegwin-dies-idiopathic-pulmonary-14023395
A fascinating portrait of a terrifying President. Inside Trump’s Hour-by-Hour Battle for Self-Preservation
This is a weird sort of Christmas card, I guess. https://medium.com/@benwerd/an-atheist-kid-at-christmas-b5951351f3ef
You know it’s time to go home when https://medium.com/@benwerd/bee-pitch-b046f010778a?source=linkShare-3b16402f5b9d-1512787543
Listening to KRCB North Bay because my sister is going to show up and sing on it tonight. http://radio.krcb.org/programs/north-bay-songwriters
Sometimes, just sometimes, I want to set this industry on fire, make a Ben-shaped hole in the wall, and go running for the hills. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-07/silicon-valley-is-sneaking-models-into-this-year-...
The flow of data is subject to trade rules - and therefore, NAFTA negotiations. It'll be interesting to see how this plays out. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/trumps-trade-deficit-obsession-could-hurt-leading-am...