Mar 26, 2023
The only way to escape the productivity treadmill is to actively choose what matters to you. If friendships are important to you, choose to spend an evening with friends instead of delivering that project report ahead of time.
From Inverted Passion
But women around the world are finding ways to access the pills despite barriers, from turning to telemedicine and online pharmacies through to black markets.
From Context
Hacker’s larger argument is that both high schools and colleges should switch to teaching more useful types of math that can help students navigate the real world.
From Math for Future Scientists: Require Statistics, Not Calculus
Finished reading: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver 📚Beautifully written examination of poverty and the rural south, through the fictional first person telling of a young boy’s life.
By the time Brazil’s environmental special forces team piled out, the miners were out of sight, but the mine’s two large pumps were still vibrating in the mud. The federal agents began dousing the machines in diesel fuel. New York Times
Mar 25, 2023
Datasette: An open source multi-tool for exploring and publishing data
It helps people take data of any shape, analyze and explore it, and publish it as an interactive website and accompanying API.
Why Engineers Need To Write - by Ryan Peterman
When I write design docs, I often discover optimizations or edge cases I didn’t think of at first. So long as critical thinking is necessary, writing will not be obsolete.
Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill
If the bill becomes law, those found guilty could face up to 20 years in prison, while those convicted of “aggravated homosexuality” could be executed.
Mar 23, 2023
I’m enjoying mastodon more and more
Not only the absence of algorithmic feeds, but the fact that the people I follow are just so erudite and intelligent.
Mar 15, 2023
The federated social web - here I’m talking about the idea, not specific protocols - has the potential to replace the building blocks of version one blogging.
It just occurred to me that ActivityPub could be used in ways comparable to a headless CMS.
Mar 14, 2023
Urge Congress: Permanently expand SNAP benefits! - Feeding America
It takes just a minute. Do this because we should.
Silicon Valley Learns to Love Socialism for the Rich - The Nation
But, you know, school loan forgiveness? Raise minimum wage?
Fragility & Boundary Conditions - Blog
Here are a few common ways that increase the fragility of startups (VC backed and others).
Good list. Leaves me wondering: what is the comparable list for NGOs?