Linked1 min read Linked: “How Things Work” via Gawker: But the readers don’t have the power. It’s difficult to recall now, but at Gawker’s founding… October 31, 2016
Linked1 min read Linked: “The 100 greatest films of the 21st Century” via BBC: For our poll to determine the 100 greatest American films, we surveyed 62 film critics from… October 28, 2016
Linked2 min read Linked: “This is How South Florida Ends” via Gizmodo: In 2014, after a large parcel of land south of the lake went on the market,… October 27, 2016
Linked1 min read Linked: “The Dwindling Promise of Social Media” via HapGood: I read this heartbreaking story today about the U.S.’s current opioid epidemic. The surgeon general was… October 26, 2016
Linked1 min read Linked: “Rating the silos” via Scripting: The point: we could come up with a Consumer Reports-like rating for all sites that indicates… October 25, 2016
Linked1 min read Linked: “Cordcutting Isn’t a Bargain Anymore” via Gizmodo: So, let’s see, if you pay for Hulu Plus (which is now just Hulu, since they’re… October 24, 2016
Linked1 min read Linked: “All 25 [er, 26] of Apple’s Dongles in One “ via 17Orbits: This was 25 when I saved the article to Instapaper. Apple is a company of simplicity.… October 21, 2016
Linked1 min read Linked: “Gunner’s Journey” via Vimeo: Gunner is a student in Black Mesa, AZ on the Navajo Nation. A one-way journey from… October 20, 2016
Linked1 min read Linked: “Apple’s New High-End Watch Is Crazy Tough. “ via Wired: APPLE’S USING A cool material in its latest stable of Watches: ceramic. The shiny white wearable… October 19, 2016
Linked1 min read Linked: “How to Inspire a New Generation of Writers Through Blogging” via KQED: However, because I also want my students to have ownership of their own blogs, I encourage… October 18, 2016
Linked1 min read Linked: “iPhone 7 Lines Start Growing Ahead of Friday’s Launch” via MacRumors: Old post (I’m a little behind on this linked stuff) but the comments on this post… October 17, 2016
Linked1 min read Linked: “This is what’s missing from journalism right now” via Mother Jones: Here’s the other approach. If, before the end of our next scheduled pledge drive in… October 14, 2016
Linked1 min read Linked: “Kanye deconstructed: The human voice as the ultimate instrument” Excellent break-down. I don’t follow what you’d call “modern rap”. I haven’t heard a single Drake-Song and I… October 1, 2016
Linked1 min read Linked: “Most Of Us Are Blissfully Ignorant About How Much Rancid Olive Oil We Use” via Five Thirty Eight: Though there’s a long history of scandal in the olive oil world, the problem… September 30, 2016
Linked2 min read Linked: “Zack Snyder on ‘Watchmen’ legacy as ‘the anti- “Avengers” movie’” via LA Times: HC: There’s another version of “Watchmen” coming out on Blu-ray. This seemingly never-ending interest in… September 27, 2016
Linked1 min read Linked: “News Publishers’ Facebook Problem” via Monday Note: Last year, I had a discussion with the publisher of a renowned investigative US media… September 26, 2016
Linked1 min read Linked: “Facebook admits to blocking Wikileaks links in DNC email hack” via NY Post: Facebook admitted Sunday that it had blocked links to the Wikileaks trove of emails hacked… September 23, 2016
Linked1 min read Linked: “67 Years of Lego Sets” via Mode Blog: As an analyst, I turned to data for answers. I found a dataset on Rebrickable… September 22, 2016
Linked1 min read Linked: “Green Tea IT’s IT” A large scoop of green tea ice cream, sandwiched between two old-fashioned oatmeal cookies, and dipped in dark… September 21, 2016
Linked1 min read Linked: “Looking ahead for WhatsApp” But by coordinating more with Facebook, we’ll be able to do things like track basic metrics about how… September 20, 2016