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?
Mar 12, 2023
Joe Biden Is a Mediocre Liberal, Yet a Successful President
The truth is that Biden fulfilled a small fraction of his campaign goals. The biggest surprise of his presidency may be that he has left almost no mark at all on the social safety net.
Mar 11, 2023
This is what we are trying to do at Caravan Studios for civil society organizations.
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”?
Mar 7, 2023
From a day of walking.
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.