We can’t fail our Afghan allies

Despite being thoroughly vetted by Homeland Security, Afghan refugees still have to apply for asylum, a largely redundant and overly onerous process that takes years and requires extensive paperwork, in order to stay in the U.S. permanently.

Barbican library creates map of LGBTQ authors

It’s colour-coded and designed similarly to the London Underground map, segmenting the authors into general fiction, plays, essays, memoir, science fiction and poetry.

A Racially Biased Scoring System Helps Pick Who Receives Housing in L.A. – The Markup

A question you might be asking yourself is, Until this new, better system comes out, why would LAHSA still use the one it knows has “troubling racial disparities”?

From a day of walking.

A wall of graffiti, with a bare tree just in front.

The vibration is the way in (presets and intros)

A great sample works on the original in a sense, it changes it a bit, makes you hear it in a different or more interesting way.

Google is giving Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides a Material You redesign - The Verge

I’m excited about the addition of third party smart chips.

val town

Vals are snippets of code that live under your username, can be scheduled, called, and more.

Via Waxy.org.

Stand up tile counters keep diners moving at Los Tacos No. 1.

Fountain Society

Many public things are utilitarian; they are also interfaces to what economists call public or common goods, like security and education and health care, that ideally are accessible to all without restriction.