Week Links (Feb. 7th)
I collect a lot of links. This is a periodic collection of 5 interesting items I encountered recently.
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Keyboard Window Management
In an effort to reduce my mouse usage as much as possible and mitigate RSI over time, I’ve been using a set …
Week Links
I collect a lot of links. This is a periodic collection of 5 interesting items I encountered this week.
Moving to WordPress.com
I recently 1 moved most of my personal websites to WordPress.com. Considering that I work at Automattic where many of us work on …
MacGuffins, hackerkids and the troublesome 21st century: Quinn Norton
Quinn Norton discusses a future of education that addresses the as yet unknown needs of the future rather than one …
3 Lessons from Hip-Hop History for Activists
DJ and social commentator Jay Smooth lays out some history behind the early hip-hop movement that might provide insight for …
William Gibson: The Future Will View Us as a Joke
William Gibson speaks to Tasneem Raja of Mother Jones magazine on the occasion of the pubication of his newest book, …
NPR Planet Money: When Women Stopped Coding
NPR talks to computing pioneers who are women about what changed in the technology industry through the years to …
Endnotes: David Foster Wallace on the BBC
Professor Geoff Ward discusses the work of David Foster Wallace and places it in context with other literary figures of …
Spitzer Space Telescope Wallpapers
When iOS 8 was released, I went looking for some new backgrounds for my phone and managed to stumble across this set …
The Internet’s Own Boy: Aaron Swartz
The full film about online activist and technologist Aaron Swartz, contributor to the Creative Commons project, RSS, and cofounder of Reddit. Aaron’s …
Working: How The Colbert Report Works
https://soundcloud.com/slateradio/working-stephen-colbert Stephen Colbert describes in great detail his process for building an episode of the The Colbert Report, from …
Why Privacy Matters: Glenn Greenwald
Glenn Greenwald puts the implications of government surveillance in context and explains why privacy matters even when a person …
A Day in the Life
This past week, many of my colleagues have been writing about their day to day work at Automattic, where we …
Pixel Miyazaki
A short tribute to famed animator Hayao Miyazaki in pixel style.
Troll: Shane Koyczan
A brief animated poem on the nature of internet trolls.
Becoming More Minimalist
Pretend you’re moving across the country, taking only what will fit in a 1997 Honda Civic sedan. I’ve been working …
This is Phil Fish
An examination of internet fame using an outspoken indie game designer as a case study.
He for She: Emma Watson
Emma Watson announces a campaign to end gender inequality called He for She and expresses a passionate explanation and advocacy for …
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