The creativity is really rather clever. The fact that the police even think they need to do it speaks volumes.
Can Uber and Lyft’s Copycat Ballot Measure Win in Massachusetts?
It shouldn’t - BUT - unless Mass isn’t awake to what is going on, it will.
Interesting thread re Electron if you are tracking the 1Password debate.
“I think the history of tabs serves as a fascinating case study of how Apple’s neglect for its own UI frameworks assisted the rise and acceptance of cross-platform frameworks."
💬 Francisco Tolmasky
“Humor can be dissected, as a frog can, but the thing dies in the process and the innards are discouraging to any but the pure scientific mind.”
💬 E. B. White
(via Stowe Boyd)
How culture revived post WWII Scotland
Culture is one of the four ‘life forces’ of HumanIT … Business, Conflict and Politics are the other three.
Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow with Yuval Noah Harari
It’s an hour long but … it’s Harari .. click the link if you can’t see the video embed below.
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Culture is in a state of constant flux.
Great - and short - dive into what we think culture is .. and actually what it is.
A living list. Important (lest we forget).
Can We Please Stop Calling Everyone “Addicted”?
He has a point. It’s a disease.
Not just addiction … vocabulary. Words lose meaning as people use extreme terms to emphasise points.
Noise seems to be the word’s equivalent to ‘sound saturation’ used in modern music.
💬 Ansel Adams
“Should U.S. men and women be put into the middle of another country’s civil war when their own army won’t fight to defend them?”
I mean the U.S. gets pretty pissed when China, Russia et al involve themselves in their domestic affairs.
How Horses Created Firehouse Poles
Who knew?
The World’s Largest Ad Blocker Launches A DSP
… we used to call this a ‘shakedown’ or ‘pay-to-play’.
Twenty One and counting
“Companies transitioning from full-time employees, or opting to use freelancers instead of hiring full-time employees, are not doing so because freelance talent is more skilled or talented than employees. It is a massive cost-saving measure.”
💬 Stowe Boyd
Exactly Right.
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🚖 Rideshare fares are peaking, so why aren’t driver wages?
Anybody with half a brain could see this coming - and now we’re surprised?
Got to love the Monday Morning Quarterbacks … and we’re now into Tuesday!