Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
January 21, 2015 What Does a Better Push Notification Feel Like? I really dislike headline push notifications. They’re boring, they’re impersonal, and when breaking news occurs, every news outlet sends one so I end up with 5-6 variants on a headline. That’s boring and it makes me tune out and probably turn off notifications. To…
One month after Zayn Malik quit One Direction, we are still a world in mourning. At times like this, we turn to trusted authority figures—like renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking. During an event at the Sydney Opera House this weekend, an audience member asked Hawking about the “cosmological effect” of Malik leaving 1D and breaking…
Entry Text WASHINGTON — The TED speaker series, known for short, dynamic talks on science and culture, is no stranger to Washington, D.C., routinely holding public events in and around the Beltway. But it turns out the TED organization also has a quiet partnership with one of the area’s most secretive organizations in Langley, Virginia….
Vote manipulation. Banned journalists and YouTubers. Reddit moderators who enjoy a disproportionate amount of influence. Not all is well in the community of one of the most world’s popular video games. Over the past few weeks, the Reddit page for the game League of Legends—a vibrant community that’s home to over 670,000 subscribers—has run into…
“The Washington press corps is like that big extended family with a terrible secret that cannot be confronted because everyone knows how bad it would be if the discussion ever got real.” Have you ever come to know members of a family who collaborate in staying silent about something bad that happened in the past,…
So how big is Samsung? The answer may surprise you. Be sure to share this one! Animations: http://hellosavants.com // Soundtrack // Flexical – Stop Me (Radio Edit) Catching Flies – Quiet Nights Need a Name – Everything Is Moving, But Not The Sky Cahb – Secret Shining Bird – Distant Dreaming Kubix – Show Your…
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First Look: U.S. Dollar Substitute to Go Public on Oct 20th? 04.23.2015 BY Kelly Brown, Stansberry Research IMF headquarters in Washington D.C. expected to release huge money announcement Oct 20th Learn more… The International Monetary Fund is one of the most secretive and powerful organizations in the world. They monitor the financial health of more than 185…
New Avengers currently has lots of neat stuff going on as part of the big “8 months later” gimmick Jonathan Hickman’s been working into his books, but ever since things kicked off, I’ve been distracted by something else. New Avengers #24 showed Namor thinking back to how he and his Cabal (which includes Thanos) wiped…
By Sunili Govinnage April 24 Follow @suniliSunili Govinnage is a freelance writer and human rights lawyer from Perth, Australia. She is a volunteer editor for MediaDiversifed.org. (Victor R. Caivano/AP) In 2014, I decided that for the entire year, I would not read books written by white authors. My goal was to address the reading practices…