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Think globally, microblog locally
Mon, 05 Feb 2018

Over the past month or so, every time I saw a tweet about the Eagles, I thought, "People seem overly concerned about the 'Hotel California'-singing Eagles, and seriously, who gives AF?" Then I realized it was the other Eagles.

Nobody cares, nor should they, but I'm following too many people on Twitter, and you probably are, too.

Modern CSS explained for dinosaurs – Actualize https://medium.com/actualize-network/modern-css-explained-for-dinosaurs-5226febe3525

Sun, 04 Feb 2018

Congratulations Super Bowlers -- 7-10 splits for all my friends!

I made @DuckDuckGo my default search engine in @firefox. I already have plenty of Google in my life.

Sriracha is for closers: Welcome to WeWork, the 8-year-old, billion 'shared space' nerve center of the New New Economy http://www.esquire.com/lifestyle/money/a14443776/wework-sriracha-is-for-closers/

If you’re so successful, why are you still working 70 hours a week? - Harvard Business Review https://hbr.org/2018/02/if-youre-so-successful-why-are-you-still-working-70-hours-a-week

Sat, 03 Feb 2018

I'm 'practicing' Emacs. I have avoided it ever since I knew what it was. The ecosystem is vast, the keystrokes mostly foreign. It's a different language than Vim, that's for sure.

Fri, 02 Feb 2018

Pandora lays off 5% of staff, expands hiring in Atlanta - Business Insider http://www.businessinsider.com/pandora-lays-off-5-of-staff-expands-hiring-in-atlanta-2018-1

I went from about 30 feeds in Tweetdeck to nine, and (not surprisingly) it runs a lot better. You can only do so much with a big hunk of JavaScript.

I quit Twitter and it feels great - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/01/opinion/quitting-twitter-lindy-west.html

Shotcut is a free, cross-platform video editing platform https://www.shotcutapp.com/features/

Bitcoin tumbles as crypto bubble shows signs of bursting - Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-02/bitcoin-drops-below-8-500-as-cryptocurrency-misery-continues

Thu, 01 Feb 2018

It's time for a serious talk about the science of tech "addiction" - WIRED https://www.wired.com/story/its-time-for-a-serious-talk-about-the-science-of-tech-addiction/

Women once ruled computers. When did the Valley become Brotopia? - Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-02-01/women-once-ruled-computers-when-did-the-valley-become-brotopia

PayPal slammed after eBay snubs it for another payment partner - Markets Insider http://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/paypal-stock-price-slammed-after-ebay-snubs-it-for-another-payment-partner-2018-2-1014807308

Twitter is opening up its full archive to the broader developer community -- but it'll cost you - TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/01/twitter-is-opening-up-its-full-archive-to-the-broader-developer-community/

Why you cannot quit Amazon Prime, even if maybe you should - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2018/01/31/why-you-cannot-quit-amazon-prime-even-if-maybe-you-should/?utm_term=.4c41509c4266

Tue, 30 Jan 2018

All code is disposable, just as it should be - Matthew P. Jones https://exceptionnotfound.net/all-code-is-disposable-just-like-it-should-be/

Kodak's dubious blockchain gamble - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/30/technology/kodak-blockchain-bitcoin.html

How I built a disposable email service in two hours - Lukas Klein https://medium.com/@lukas.klein/how-i-built-a-disposable-email-service-in-two-hours-7dd942d96d78

Amazon, Berkshire, JPMorgan to start health-care company targeting U.S. staffs - Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-30/amazon-berkshire-jpmorgan-to-set-up-a-health-company-for-staff

Mon, 29 Jan 2018

An introduction to the Web::Simple Perl module, a minimalist web framework - Opensource.com https://opensource.com/article/18/1/introduction-websimple-perl-module-minimalist-web-framework

My Delorean runs Perl - Opensource.com https://opensource.com/article/18/1/my-delorean-runs-perl

How two bored 1970s housewives helped create the PC industry - Fast Company https://www.fastcompany.com/3047428/how-two-bored-1970s-housewives-helped-create-the-pc-industry

Say what you will about Facebook (and I do), but the jazz guitar community on that service is very strong

Windows emergency patch: Microsoft's new update kills off Intel's Spectre fix - ZDNet http://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-emergency-patch-microsofts-new-update-kills-off-intels-spectre-fix/

Sun, 28 Jan 2018

Ivy is a static website generator built in Python. It's small, elegant, and easy to use. http://mulholland.xyz/docs/ivy/

With teen mental health deteriorating over five years, there's a likely culprit - The Conversation https://theconversation.com/with-teen-mental-health-deteriorating-over-five-years-theres-a-likely-culprit-86996

Most of what you’re going to read today is pointless https://medium.com/personal-growth/most-of-what-youre-going-to-read-today-is-pointless-4b774acff368

Fri, 26 Jan 2018

Here’s why you should stop revealing your salary history in California - Derek Ling https://medium.com/@derekling_56594/heres-why-you-should-stop-revealing-your-salary-history-in-california-d16a043b8d13

The startling link between sugar and Alzheimer's - The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/551528/?single_page=true

The dirty war over diversity inside Google - WIRED https://www.wired.com/story/the-dirty-war-over-diversity-inside-google

Mayor quits FCC committee, says it favors ISPs over the public interest - Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/01/fcc-broadband-committee-wants-to-restrict-publicly-owned-networks/

'Space graffiti': astronomers angry over launch of fake star into sky - The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/26/space-graffiti-astronomers-angry-over-launch-of-fake-star-into-sky

VPS for $1 a month? Yes https://www.chicagovps.net/

How (and why) i run my own DNS servers – zwischenzugs https://zwischenzugs.com/2018/01/26/how-and-why-i-run-my-own-dns-servers/

What gig workers can learn from romance writers - BBC http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20180119-what-gig-workers-can-learn-from-romance-writers

I've been using the Podbean podcast player for Android. It's not bad. Most shows appear to be available, and you can add RSS for those that aren't. It beats using the standard, non-podcasty Android audio player, which I was doing before. https://www.podbean.com/podcast-app-iphone-android-mobile

Thu, 25 Jan 2018

The one thing Amazon lacks, and why it matters a ton - No Black Mirror, Thanks http://noblackmirrorthanks.blogspot.com/2018/01/the-one-thing-amazon-lacks-and-why-it.html

Yondr wants to neutralize your phone and un-change the world - WIRED https://www.wired.com/story/free-speech-issue-yondr-smartphones/

Code less, think more ... incrementally! – gitconnected https://levelup.gitconnected.com/code-less-think-more-incrementally-98adee22df9b

Why social media bosses don’t use social media - The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/jan/23/never-get-high-on-your-own-supply-why-social-media-bosses-dont-use-social-media

Google doesn’t necessarily need innovation – Steve Yegge https://medium.com/@steve.yegge/google-doesnt-necessarily-need-innovation-95cea96d0eeb?r=1

Waze Carpool: It's a thing. Should Uber be worried? https://www.waze.com/carpool/

Wed, 24 Jan 2018

Is there a ticking time bomb under the Arctic? | NPR https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2018/01/24/575220206/is-there-a-ticking-time-bomb-under-the-arctic

Milton's 'Paradise Lost' is 350 years old, and it's the greatest epic poem in English | The Weekly Standard http://www.weeklystandard.com/miltons-morality/article/2011211

Tue, 23 Jan 2018

Nextcloud vs ownCloud – The whole story | CiviHosting https://civihosting.com/blog/nextcloud-vs-owncloud/

Tronc and Axios are in talks for a news partnership | WSJ https://www.wsj.com/articles/tronc-and-axios-are-in-talks-for-a-news-partnership-1516726574

Amazon's HQ2 is going to the Washington, D.C. area, says D.E. Wilson, and the reason is AWS https://medium.com/@dwilson22180/amazons-hq2-here-s-where-it-s-going-13b862a47431

A man bit a smartphone battery as a test, and it exploded | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/23/16923200/china-customer-bites-iphone-battery-replacement-explosion

Snapchat to let users share stories outside its mobile app | Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-23/snapchat-to-let-users-share-stories-outside-its-mobile-app

Post-work: The radical idea of a world without jobs | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/jan/19/post-work-the-radical-idea-of-a-world-without-jobs

Social scientists have warned Zuck all along that the Facebook theory of interaction would make people angry and miserable | Boing Boing https://boingboing.net/2018/01/22/facebook-is-sad.html

Why discrete math is important | Art of Problem Solving https://artofproblemsolving.com/articles/discrete-math

DuckDuckGo moves beyond search to also protect you while browsing https://spreadprivacy.com/privacy-simplified/

Will work for no benefits: The challenges of being in the new contract workforce | NPR https://www.npr.org/2018/01/23/579720874/will-work-for-no-benefits-the-challenges-of-being-in-the-new-contract-workforce

Mon, 22 Jan 2018

Complaining about low pay online ‘destroyed my life’ | New York Post https://nypost.com/2018/01/20/complaining-about-low-pay-in-an-open-letter-online-destroyed-my-life/

Is your child a phone 'addict'? | The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/17/well/family/is-your-child-a-phone-addict.html

Should you still do remote freelance WordPress development? Here’s a look at the stats. | Derick Sozo https://medium.com/@dericksozo/should-you-still-do-remote-freelance-wordpress-development-heres-a-look-at-the-stats-e69f2f5585c1