Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
Jay Rosen coined a term to describe the basic attitude of our professional journalism and commentary class, the Cult of the Savvy. Rosen: “In politics, our journalists believe, it is better to be savvy than it is to be honest or correct on the facts. It’s better to be savvy than it is to be…
In the past couple of years, Twitter’s user growth has slowed and then practically ground to a halt. As a result, the company has come under increasing pressure — from both Wall Street and the media — to reinvent the service in order to jump-start growth. Last summer, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo resigned and was…
For-hire drivers gather at a Seattle City Council meeting in December in support of a new law that paves the way for drivers to unionize. (GeekWire File Photo) Updated below with comments from Seattle City Councilmember Mike O’Brien. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is challenging the city of Seattle’s decision to give Uber, Lyft and other “for…
Mansion Maniac, a whimsical online toy created by the New York Public Library, may seem like envy bait for the real-estate have-nots. With the help of a Pac-Man-like icon, users can explore the floor plans of some of the city’s most extravagant early-20th-century residences, culled from the library’s archives. But the game is what you…
Yes, this is a real site. NO I will not give the URL. Source: GIS Dating is a big topic in my household right now. For starters, my daughter is a teenager. Plus, I’m a single GeekDad now (help me). A lot of my friends in my same situation have been talking to me about…
A grand jury has subpoenaed Chipotle Mexican Grill in an investigation of a norovirus outbreak, and the chain warned investors Wednesday the fallout from increased media attention about foodborne illness has hammered its sales. Comparable restaurant sales nosedived 14.6 percent during the fourth quarter, the chain said in a filing Wednesday. This metric dropped as…
Cartoon Network Fans of Cartoon Network’s Steven Universe were disappointed to discover that the episode We Need to Talk, which first aired in the US in June 2015, was apparently re-edited for its UK broadcast, removing the most intimate shots of the fusion dance between Pearl and Rose Quartz, replacing them mostly with Greg Universe’s slackjawed reaction….
.post_category Nine creators withdraw names from Angouleme Grand Prix list by Brigid Alverson | January 6, 2016 @ 5:58 AM | 2 Comments| post_date .promote .clearer INFOLINKS_ON Julie Maroh’s drawing from the BDEgalite website Nine comics creators have withdrawn their names from consideration for this year’s Grand Prix d’Angouleme, in protest that the list of…
Angular 2 has reached Beta and appears poised to become the hot new framework of 2016. It’s time for a showdown. Let’s see how it stacks up against 2015’s darling: React. Disclaimer: I enjoyed working in Angular 1 but switched to React in 2015. I just published a Pluralsight course on React and Flux (free trial). So yes, I’m biased. But…
It seems everyone’s on a detox for the new year, and don’t we all need one? Our bodies are full of toxic chemicals. It would be great if we could just purify ourselves with a few smoothies, right? Tough luck. Detoxes are bullshit. It’s easy to get drawn into the marketing of detoxes or cleanses…