Technology

“As digital culture becomes” dependent on centralized platforms “there is always a risk of it disappearing forever.” nytimes.com/2017/08/01/mag…

“The sooner we stop letting tech get away with being insular […] the sooner we’ll start building technology that works for all of us.” twitter.com/sara_ann_marie…

Makin’ websites.

So is the fire department just waiting with the hose next to Reddit’s servers? twitter.com/karaswisher/st…

I just tried looking at my timeline on twitter.com and it’s hard to imagine someone wanting that to be their Twitter experience.

The headline may be eye-rollingly alarmist, but this isn’t just some kids-these-days screed. The research presents real cause for concern. twitter.com/TheAtlantic/st…

Web builders: Know of a tool to generate a static site from a single CSV? A page for each row, a navigation taxonomy for each column header.

“There is much to emulate at Apple — but not that almost 1:1 ratio of office to parking.” nytimes.com/2017/07/08/opi…

Animated Subway Maps Compared to Their Actual Geography

These are a wonderfully concise look at design thinking.

How G.O.P. Leaders Came to View Climate Change as Fake Science

Murray Energy — despite its enormous clout with Mr. Trump and his top environmental official — boasts a payroll with only 6,000 employees. The coal industry nationwide is responsible for about 160,000 jobs, with just 65,000 directly in mining, according to the federal Energy Information Administration.

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I can’t believe the iPhone is 10 years old today. It still feels new and miraculous to me, even as the era that preceded it feels distant.

Watched the video, assumed it was a joke, looked very carefully, found no indication it’s a joke. 😐 indiegogo.com/projects/smart…

Mobile devices have improved our lives in many ways and I’d give them all up in an instant if it would forever put an end to vertical video.

Uber gonna Uber, I guess. twitter.com/washingtonpost…

“[W]e’ve given this feudal Internet the power to change our offline world in unanticipated and scary ways.” idlewords.com/talks/notes_fr…

Oh good, my favorite iOS Safari issue is now happening on desktop too. Anyone else have this problem constantly?

Anyone out there using @HemingwayApp? Is it useful for non-pro writers who need editing help?

Periodic reminder that digital archiving in its current form is at best unsustainable and at worst unobtainable. spectrum.ieee.org/computing/it/t…

A haiku for web developers:

my new computer
it can really do it all!
I wish yours could too

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick’s townhouse was nicknamed the “Jam Pad,” perhaps to entice fictional TV teens time-traveling from the early 90s? twitter.com/robweychert/st…

I know many lovely people in CA, but its megalomaniacal tech bro epidemic is a prime reason I don’t live there. nytimes.com/2017/04/23/tec…

I’d like to try the new @pandoramusic Premium since it presumably contains @Rdio’s DNA, but I think I’ll wait until it has a desktop option.

Microsoft Word did not expect you to quit because why would you ever want to do anything other than use Microsoft Word? twitter.com/hannahsbirch/s…

A crash course on the history of Emoji, the Unicode Consortium, and how Emoji expansion could be democratized. thenib.com/who-makes-emoji

Oh nice, not only is @creativecloud now doing notification spam, it’s also giving us opportunities to work for free!

I learned a bunch about projector throw ratios this weekend and am now available for your corporate seminars and school assemblies.

I liked the right better when they were Luddites. theguardian.com/politics/2017/…

I just don’t see why I should need two hands to perform the most basic functions of this pocket computer.

A nice roundup of policy proposals to help the increasing share of the workforce being displaced by automation. nytimes.com/2017/03/07/ups…

With every repetition of ⇧🔊 on a Mac, I expect Blondie’s “Heart of Glass” to kick in.

No big company is without issues, but giving your money to Uber has been indefensible for years. The latest chapter: susanjfowler.com/blog/2017/2/19…

Just re-upped my Letterboxd membership. I say this a lot, but if you love movies and you’re not using @letterboxd, you’re missing out.

Designers: Anyone else have issues lately with Illustrator CC ignoring/changing colors and/or strokes when it opens SVGs?

“Be a danger to your opponents, not your friends.” incisive.nu/2017/facebook/

Netflix spammed me relentlessly about its Michael Bolton Valentine’s Day special, but I had to search for its new series on design. Data! 👍🏻

“Rather than working to close the digital divide, this action widens the gap.” nytimes.com/2017/02/05/tec…

“We have the equivalent of a dynamic neural network running our government.” bloomberg.com/view/articles/…

In case anyone forgot irony is dead.

When Rdio’s demise pushed me over to Spotify, Discover Weekly was the main saving grace, but a year later, it is talking right past me. 😴

Actually, I want a @FrinkiacApp for all of @lorenbouchard’s shows. twitter.com/robweychert/st…

Super informative thread on how the Podesta hack went down. twitter.com/pwnallthething…

Today’s unsolicited Siri interjection.

What’s Your Ideal Community? The Answer Is Political

It’s conceivable that people who live in cities come to value more active government. Or they’re more receptive to investing in welfare because they pass the homeless every day. Or they appreciate immigration because their cab rides and lunch depend on immigrants. This argument is partly about the people we’re exposed to in cities (the poor, foreigners), and partly about the logistics of living there.

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2016 was what it was, but at least I was reunited with this beauty just before the finish line.

Web developers, when you feel the urge to abbreviate “performance” as “perf,” please consider instead ingesting a gallon of liquid mercury.

Her eyes widened in recognition. “If only I had heeded Black Mirror’s warnings,” she whispered, as the Roomba plunged the knife deeper.

Someone make a @FrinkiacApp for Home Movies.

I can’t wait to dig into the new book from @adactio, my favorite web philosopher. It’s called Resilient Web Design. resilientwebdesign.com

Just noticed that iTunes finally supports metadata for works and movements in classical music, so there goes Sunday.