Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
Okay, without looking, what do you picture when you see the phrase “broken on the wheel,” as in the old-timey medieval execution method? (WITHOUT LOOKING.) LIKE SELF, you probably had a general sense of some bejerkined fellow stretched out over a big wheel (possibly the kind of wheel that spins on a water-mill, possibly a…
While attending my first tech conference as a journalist last year, I couldn’t help but snicker to myself as I watched the grey-haired CEO of a large software company dedicate a large portion of his two-hour keynote presentation to “the millennial in the workplace conundrum,” as 100,000 middle-aged attendees rapidly scribbled in their notepads, laptops,…
Gangs of New York: the Battle for 5 Pointz Jump to the comments ↓ Author Margaret McCormick SummaryA legendary venue for street art is now history. Torn apart, quite literally, by a new economy. But just how did a former factory become this legend and why was there no chance to save it? Themes Space…
This is going to be short since I’m on a train — headed to DC, of all places — but today’s momentous net neutrality news deserves a moment to state the obvious: we won. I asked my friend Julie Samuels from Engine Advocacy for a comment, and all she said was “this is fucking awesome.”…
On June 30th, 1974, Alberta Williams King was gunned down while she played the organ for the “Lord’s Prayer” at Ebenezer Baptist Church. As a Christian civil rights activist, she was assassinated…just like her son, Martin Luther King, Jr. But most people remember only one. Until a month ago, I was one of those people….
/.sidebar WASHINGTON — NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams admitted Wednesday he was not aboard a helicopter hit and forced down by RPG fire during the invasion of Iraq in 2003, a false claim that has been repeated by the network for years. Williams himself repeated the claim Friday during NBC’s coverage of a public…
This is the fifth in a series of postcards from Dan Williams’ journey along an electronics supply chain , following goods back to their source. Coming alongside at Yangshan Port, south of Shanghai, things move quickly. Mooring lines are cast ashore. The gangway lowers and the pilot departs. Towering cranes roll into position and lower…
blocks/ad-gpt-main / blocks/ad-gpt-main I’m thrilled to share a brand new PopularMechanics.com. Today’s massive overhaul is a huge leap forward for the site, which our tireless development team has been working on for months. We’ve got a fantastic new set of tools that will help us both cover breaking news and tell in-depth stories. It’s now a far more dynamic site…
Entry Text Out of all the controversial ads that aired during the Super Bowl, the one that may have spurred the most vocal backlash was the one that promoted gender equality.The original “Like A Girl” spot, which first aired in June 2014, featured people being asked to throw, run and fight “like a girl.” Instead…
If you came to this post from my Facebook you’ve been participating in a little not-so-scientific experiment on my behalf. For most of the month of January almost all of my Facebook shares have passed through a new site I set up with WordPress and PressForward. On Chronoto.pe I archive a copy of everything I’ve read…