“What Is That Box?” — When The NSA Shows Up At Your Internet Company
Interesting.
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Nice one: changing the Creepy Guy narrative
“Let’s establish a simple usability principle: avoid taunting the customers.”
“Let’s establish a simple usability principle: avoid taunting the customers.”
Users might overlook things that change too fast—and even when they do notice, changeable screen elements are harder to understand in a limited timeframe.
Interesting discussion on why people just click on things
Interesting discussion on why people just click on things, and the impact of being tired & stressed on online safety.
Fascinating: Twitter plots the location of geotagged tweets, leaving out all other map data.
Twitter creates stunning images of New York City, Tokyo and Istanbul using only geotagged Tweets
Fascinating: Twitter plots the location of geotagged tweets, leaving out all other map data. Cities and roads are instantly recognizable.
Funny: Linux vs. Windows, as reviewed by the author of DM of the Rings
Funny: Linux vs. Windows, as reviewed by the author of DM of the Rings
Comic Con International attendance through the years.
Comic Con International attendance through the years.
San Diego Comic-Con update: infographic and more badges
XKCD makes an interesting point about birds and dinosaurs.
XKCD makes an interesting point about birds and dinosaurs.
Leveraging Social Media to Help During Emergencies – IEEE
I’d previously thought from the individual perspective, Twitter/Facebook would be a good way to multiply your tiny “I’m OK”/”Building fell on me” SMS message through the clogged cell network. Looking at it from the other side is an interesting approach.
Art Nouveau Posters Of ’80s And ’90s Movie Heroines
10 Beautiful Art Nouveau Posters Of ’80s And ’90s Movie Heroines
Artist Kishokahime created a beautiful series of posters that reimagines our favorite movie heroines.
Several eclipses lines up to show Earth’s shadow.
WOW! Photographers answer the question: What is the most amazing photo you have ever taken? – Quora
WOW! Photographers answer the question: What is the most amazing photo you have ever taken? – Quora
“These days no one really remembers who got something right first. People do remember who got it wrong first.”
“These days no one really remembers who got something right first. People do remember who got it wrong first.”
Just when you think the week’s news can’t get more surreal: “Ricin suspect hired by senator as Elvis impersonator”
Just when you think the week’s news can’t get any more surreal, you see a headline like “Ricin suspect hired by senator as Elvis impersonator”
Ricin suspect hired by senator as Elvis impersonator
WASHINGTON — A U.S. senator who was the intended recipient of a letter apparently laced with ricin said he had hired the suspected sender, an Elvis impersonator, to play at a wedding a decade ago.
The next time someone tells you email confirmation is too hard, consider: Every Facebook user confirmed their address
The next time someone tells you email confirmation is too hard, consider: Every Facebook user confirmed their address
Tweeting during a disaster: Mistakes for journalists to avoid.
Tweeting during a disaster: Mistakes for journalists to avoid
Another take: The PC isn’t dying. Sales are down because…well, the old PCs are still alive and kicking.
Another take: The PC isn’t dying. Sales are down because…well, the old PCs are still alive and kicking.
Cool video: Silly putty eats a magnet
Cool video: Silly putty eats a magnet. https://slate.com/technology/2013/04/silly-putty-eats-a-magnet-time-lapse-video-of-magnetism-at-work.html via @badastronomer
Another reason I still treat my blog as my primary online presence…
Another reason I still treat my blog as my primary online presence, not my Facebook, or Twitter, or Google +, etc.
Why Facebook, Twitter and Instagram put up roadblocks to each others’ content
Here’s one to make your blood boil: A plagiarist sent the original author a
Here's one to make your blood boil: A plagiarist sent the original author a cease-and-desist letter.