A Coder Considers the Waning Days of the Craft
newyorker.com/magazine/2023/11/20/a-coder-considers-the-waning-days-of-the-craftCoding has always felt to me like an endlessly deep and rich domain. Now I find myself wanting to write a eulogy for it.
Buy Your Loved Ones a Sequinned Double Cheeseburger: A Food-Themed Holiday Gift Guide
newyorker.com/culture/the-food-scene/a-food-themed-holiday-gift-guideKitchen tools, culinary trinkets, tinned treats, dinner-party fixings, and many more curios for the person of appetites in your life.
Block Telethon 1992 — the day we ‘pissed on pity’ | by Georgia | Medium
medium.com/@theNDACA/block-telethon-1992-the-day-we-pissed-on-pity-69117b03825aThe Telethon was a 24-hour charity broadcast which raised money for disabled people — and patronised them in the process. The campaign to rid TV screens of ITV’s Telethon began in early summer 1990…
Everything by David
davidoreilly.itch.io/everythingBe the Universe
The African Accent and the Colonial Ear
mubi.com/fr/notebook/posts/the-african-accent-and-the-colonial-earIn Western films set in Africa, misrepresentations of spoken language can harmfully homogenize the cultural nuances of diverse nations.
Self-Promotion Without Social Media – Book
creativemindshq.com/books-resources/self-promotion-without-social-mediaTired of performing for (or conforming to) social media? This book reveals how artists, designers, freelancers and solo business owners from all industries can increase their visibility, attract clients and market themselves, without the daily grind of active social media promotion.
Product Talk Academy
learn.producttalk.org/recommended in Triangles as a great course
How we made our Figma workflow 15% more efficient | by Brooke Altman | Deliveroo Design | Medium
medium.com/deliveroo-design/how-we-made-our-figma-workflow-15-more-efficient-b64098114de5Here at Deliveroo, our Experience team uses Figma as a canvas to capture, iterate and communicate our thoughts in one place. In addition to actual product design, any of our files (especially our…
Crew aboard a U.S.-bound plane discovered a missing window pane at 13,000 feet
npr.org/2023/11/10/1212144515/plane-missing-window-london-usPassengers said the cabin seemed "noisier and colder than they were used to." That's when a crew member noticed a window seal flapping at the back of the aircraft.
David Kirke believed safe sport repressed people’s imaginations
economist.com/obituary/2023/11/09/david-kirke-believed-safe-sport-repressed-peoples-imaginationsThe world’s first bungee-jumper and founder of the Dangerous Sports Club died on October 21st, aged 78 | Obituary
Austin Kleon
tumblr.austinkleon.com/post/120472862666How to graciously say no to anyone “There is no money in answering letters.” —Groucho Marx A couple of years ago, I was getting sent this article, “Creative People Say No,” at least twice a day. The...
Tech doesn’t make our lives easier. It makes them faster
brettscott.substack.com/p/tech-doesnt-make-our-lives-easierBreaking through the illusion of convenience that's used to sell us automation
The Legal Case Against Beauty Filters
jessicadefino.substack.com/p/meta-sued-instagram-filtersI talked to MIT Technology Review about Meta's latest legal battle.
No Human Being Can Exist | Saree Makdisi
nplusonemag.com/online-only/online-only/no-human-being-can-exist/What we are not allowed to say, as Palestinians speaking to the Western media, is that all life is equally valuable. That no event takes place in a vacuum. That history didn’t start on October 7, 2023, and if you place what’s happening in the wider historical context of colonialism and anticolonial resistance, what’s most remarkable is that anyone in 2023 should be still surprised that conditions of absolute violence, domination, suffocation, and control produce appalling violence in turn.