(“All screen activities are linked to less happiness, and all nonscreen activities are linked to more happiness.”)
Saved links
A saved link is not an endorsement. It's just a thing I read or thought about reading.
(“I know a poem is done when I can identify three distinct pleasures: linguistic, emotional and intellectual.)”
Faszinierend: Why Everyone Missed the Most Mind-Blowing Feature of Cryptocurrency
More on YouTube's out of control anti-ISIS campaign
on the increasing convergence of right and left
How chess and Brandon Marshall prepped Jets' Dexter McDougle for possible breakout year (via @darrylslater)
Why we terminated Daily Stormer.
Lovely essay by @craigmod that explores the twists and turns of making a beautiful book.
Technology evolves from raw, to complex, to simple. From fist, to hand axe, to hammer. Where is iA Writer today?
@iA Have you read Eames' banana leaf parable?
("There is nothing more human, more natural, more fundamental to our freedom than transporting ourselves by foot.")
RT @craigmod: (a website, viewable only if you are offline 👏👏👏 )
How hip-hop is introducing children to coding and technology via @theeconomist #music #tech…
Eureka: How @Outlier co-founder @abe1x launched a brand that’s creating the future of clothing
“using a foreign language gives people some emotional distance…that allowed them to take the more utilitarian action”
Herbie Hancock: “There are no mistakes, just chances to improvise.”
"it’s just as unconscionable when we’re the ones complicit in war crimes" - #mustread on Yemen by @NickKristof
How about a collaborative iA Writer for Web?
The “About Us” Page of Every Digital Media Agency - McSweeney’s Internet Tendency
This story of her building a single engine airplane at 14 reminded me of that article I read abt young @addyosmani
Summer's over, back on my bullshit...
A great writeup on dealing with mental health issues through organising and habits. ❤️ @ctrlaltjustine.
I know it’s not exactly humble to say so, but I’m rather proud of the resource and the design. #csstdg4e
About “the fear of forgetting the pieces to solve the puzzle, the worry of putting them together all wrong”
(hard to imagine much of the goodness of the web today existing without A List Apart. Backed. (Patron'd?))
This was good
“Stop pretending you really know what AI is”
“… better or worse off when a 12-year-old can access [all] human sexuality down to every misogynist fantasy?”
Exactly 2 years ago I wrote a post on "Why I left the job in the world" I'm amazed to have had the opportunity to..
I'm reminded of @moia's prescient talk on the design of the Nokia N9:
RT @moia: I would have studied the #N9 harder #iphonex #wewouldsaythat #betternotjustdifferent #nokia #revisionist #anyway
Context around Putting Thought Into Things:
Find your design inspiration in nature and architecture—not in Apple’s or your competitor’s digital products.
“Organisations are increasingly putting visceral experience at the heart of how people learn” #ethnography #mrx
“They argue it'll hurt user experience and campaign targeting…”
A pretty fascinating read on the technicalities of Face ID and other biometric security precautions.
RT @studio_d_rad: We’ve broken down all the numbers behind our recent Kickstarter:
All of my writing is now accessible here → . I might have fixed two bugs in the meantime and introduced one, whoops!
“Words and the design process” by @bizsanford
Here’s the transcript of a talk I’ve been giving this year on technology, the web, and asking questions:
Great video review of the Apple Watch 3 “Edition” from @HODINKEE -
My next #AskPreethi question answered: "What programming language should I pick?"
How @Bellingcat geolocated the site of a mass execution by a commander in General Haftar's army #Libya #ICC
Cambridge evening soundtrack @nstructionco
Listen to Revisionist Radio by Construction #np on #SoundCloud
The new Wes Anderson trailer looks 🐶🙌❤️:
RT @iam_preethi: I wrote a post on how Ethereum works, explaining core components: State, accounts, transactions, blocks, gas, mining
There's a burnout epidemic. Is it time to start micro-dosing at work? -
Blog post: Drupal looking to adopt React
(fog appreciation society)
Drupal 8.4.0 with stable media+layout APIs, workflows, inline errors, date range support and various fixes available
I wrote about all of the things that #drupal governance will impact - including your community safety.
More officers die of suicide than die of shootings and traffic accidents combined. Commentary:
My top ten political books starter pack. No Chomsky or Huntington. Don’t @ me.
Ebooks on the blockchain?
Thank you @alexismadrigal for wrapping your head around this:
“The self doubt will never go away, but staying humble is the key to growth…”
Are Smartphones The Cigarettes of Our Generation?
Excited about the new Google Calendar! 🎉
(Sam Winston, darkness visible)
The Tragic Legacy of Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently
A New, More Rigorous Study Confirms: The More You Use Facebook, the Worse You Feel
This will probably change how you feel about a requirement for cash bail.
Now this is how you start a column about Richard Spencer:
Confused about what's happening in Kurdistan? My piece with @NadineDahan for @MiddleEastEye will help you out
The Mobile Photography Workflow Solution: Fstoppers Reviews the 12.9-Inch Apple iPad Pro | Fstoppers
10-years ago me struggled with negatives, scanners, printers… Now me grabs #iPadPro and edits photos with glee.
That's why our team at @spatie_be created a small and beautiful site to lookup dns info!
I really love this book. A must read for anyone working on design systems. Fantastic work @craftui.
🔥🔥🔥 “The Meaning of AMP”
Example of a pattern that’s both annoying and useless? .6% use social media buttons on desktop, only .2% on mobile.
The @bovacademy looks intriguing—somewhere between a bootcamp (but more involved) and a degree (but much cheaper)
#Drupal Layout icons can be dynamically generated in in 8.5.x!
Lando is a (great) "open source, cross-platform, local development environment and DevOps tool built on Docker".
“One Bitcoin Transaction Now Uses as Much Energy as Your House in a Week” 😳
(in case you wanted to play with the model 3's touchscreen interface)
Not every article needs a picture. True.
Exemplar reporting, on the IS exodus from Raqqa.
”can an ethically-minded non-profit win the browser wars?” It’s worth a try.
First stable #release available for #drupal8 #module bg_image_formatter (8.x-1.0)! More info:
This AI Bot That Messes With Email Scammers As Long As Possible Is Brilliant
A closer look at Google Calendar’s new design – Noteworthy — The Journal Blog
It was a struggle to hit publish, but here it is:
The relationship between design deliverables and presentation skills
10 years! Congratulations, @SpoonTamago
In search of the perfect writing font:
For those interested:
How Elon Musk Learns Faster And Better Than Everyone Else
THEN: Google forking WebKit NOW: Google forking Swift (Inquiring minds edition.)
‘Marko Ahtisaari on AI music party tricks, and how music could take the place of drugs’ on #SoundCloud #np cc @moia
2017 will be the 13th year of @24ways. Our archives becoming a history of thinking about and building the web
8000 premium icons for your next project -
Video: Point of Sale (POS) for Drupal Commerce 2 -
GrowBio is live! This feels big.
Passed 500 resources on 🎉