Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
TL;DR: Did you know that The Verge delivers you to around 20 companies for advertising & tracking purposes? I didn’t. That might foul up your web experience a little bit. Maybe we should try something different. more I love The Verge, but man… So, I’ve been a big fan of The Verge, almost since day…
Look, I know it seems pretty wide open right now, but this lion-killing dentist thing is sailing along just as it’s supposed to: The killer of the lion was revealed. The social media accounts of the Minnesota dentist who killed the lion in Africa have been mined for information. His Yelp listing has been defamed,…
.entry-header Dear Commons Community, Blackboard, the giant provider of learning-management software, is up for sale. According to the Reuters, the privately held software company is seeking a buyer unfazed by an estimated $3-billion price tag. The company has hired two banks to conduct an auction to find such a buyer. Blackboard was taken private in a buyout four years…
Despite what you may have read elsewhere — or heard from the man himself — Donald Trump is not all that popular with Republican voters. Sure, he’s in first place in many polls. But Trump is near the back of the pack by another important measure. In the chart below, I’ve taken an average of…
The Internet was built for openness and speed, not for security. As more and more services, infrastructure and personal information move online, they have all become targets for hackers, who constantly scan the Internet for potential security holes and entry points. At government agencies, old, out-of-date systems and budget shortfalls have left information vulnerable. Security…
AD UNIT 1 /AD UNIT 1 The adoption of ad blockers is climbing at an alarming rate, with usage doubling since 2013. The reason cited for this steep incline is that people hate advertising. Wrong. Sure, people hate irrelevant, intrusive and offensive advertising, but all you have to do is ask someone to tell you…
“I keep my mouth shut now. I’ve turned into a professional coward.” – Hunter S. Thompson in 1967 As told to Studs Terkel (http://studsterkel.org) Hear more from this rare interview: http://blankonblank.org/hunter-thompson In the 1960s, Hunter S. Thompson spent more than a year living and drinking with members of the Hell’s Angels motorcycle club, riding up…
SHARING BUTTONS CONTENT OF THE POST Jessica Moreno was the fourth senior female employee to exit in less than a month, reports Noah Kulwin for Recode. From Jessica Moreno: I have enjoyed my time at Reddit but after four years I feel that it’s time for me to move on. While I am working with…
If you use Uber, you’ve seen the map that comes up when you want a ride. The map shows little car graphics hovering adorably around your location and the wait time for a pickup. Once you request a ride, you can watch a little car creep closer to your destination as you wait. It’s a…
The dream of the highbrow internet is dead. This week, the viral aggregator ViralNova was acquired for $100 million dollars. Meanwhile, the Pitchfork spin-off film criticism site The Dissolve ceased operations with an internet_meaningful blogpost entitled “The End.” The divergence between the missions and lifecycles of these two media projects that both launched in 2013…