Archive for March, 2018
How Calls for Privacy May Upend Business for Facebook and Google - The New York Times
Internet companies were built on a model in which people gave up their information for free services. Now, that idea is under siege.
@ejonesgurney: Penny bridge STEM challenge with our kindergarten buddies from @MissNanchoff #cfevs https://t.co/oTAw7SaFYw
@harper: A good thread on Facebook graph api https://t.co/35jZvn9T9N
@ProPublica: 1/ Older American workers laid-off from their jobs at IBM suspected they were targeted by age. We’ve spent the last 10 mo…
@computerfact: 1968: if only computers existed 1978: if only more people had computers 1988: if only the computers were all connected 19…
The case against Facebook - Vox
It’s not just about privacy; its core function makes people lonely and sad.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/3/21/17144748/case-against-facebook
Why I deleted Facebook | Derek Sivers
Derek Sivers: I tried Facebook for a few weeks in 2007, but I hadn’t really used it since then.
“This wasn’t informed consent. This was the exploitation of user data and user trust.” https://t.co/5OQAauYFSP
Facebook Security Chief Said to Leave After Clashes Over Disinformation - The New York Times
Alex Stamos, the chief information security officer, will leave after disagreements over how Facebook should deal with its role in spreading disinformation, according to people briefed on the matter.
Detailed dreams blind you to new means | Derek Sivers
Derek Sivers: There’s a fable of a man stuck in a flood.Convinced that God is going to save him, he says no a passing canoe, boat, and helicopter that offer to help.He dies, and in heaven asks God why He didn’t save him.God says, “I sent you a canoe, a boat, and a helicopter!”
School Officials Wanted Florida Gunman Committed Long Before a Massacre - The New York Times
In 2016, a sheriff’s deputy and two guidance counselors thought Nikolas Cruz should be forcibly committed for psychiatric evaluation, but decided he did not meet the legal criteria, records show.
Schools Are Spending Millions on High-Tech Surveillance of Kids
Advanced surveillance technologies once reserved for international airports and high-security prisons are coming to schools across America. From New York to Arkansas, schools are spending millions to outfit their campuses with some of the most advanced surveillance technology available: face recognition to deter predators, object recognition to detect weapons, and license plate tracking to deter criminals. Privacy experts are still debating the usefulness of these tools, whom they should be used on, and whom they should not, but school officials are embracing them as a way to save lives in times of crisis.
https://gizmodo.com/schools-are-spending-millions-on-high-tech-surveillance-1823811050
@Pinboard: The data that Facebook leaked to Cambridge Analytica is the same data Facebook retains on everyone and sells targeting servic…
@katelynjperry: ok ok i got this markdown links are Brackets with Words inside of them, then Parens with the Link. B, W, P, L. l… https://t.co/OigzR6af6V
@MissNanchoff: Turn and talk! Sharing our weekend news! Practicing our speaking and listening skills! #cfevs https://t.co/dbC20HykSS
@dannyfreed Agreed. My cable provider doesn’t support single sign-on, but I also frequently have to re-auth individ… https://t.co/aVx1kwnX1u
@dannyfreed Something other than https://t.co/mQcUpZkj2f?
Design Decisions #3: A design review! - YouTube
In this episode we watch an actual design review. I catch up with Jonas about a new Basecamp 3 feature he's working on. We look at it for the first time toge...
Solon gets $300,000 in trail funding from state capital budget | cleveland.com
That in itself goes a long way in securing funding for the proposed "Solon-to-Chagrin Falls Trail," with an estimated cost of $1 million for what could be a 2-mile recreational path.
@MissNanchoff: Lake Metroparks came to Gurney today with their StarLab! We learned about earth and space science! #cfevs https://t.co/ybbJAO5VaQ
‘Being Boring’: the Path to a Pop Elegy - WSJ
An invitation to a teenage party and a Zelda Fitzgerald quote inspired Pet Shop Boys’ nostalgic memorial to a friend.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/being-boring-the-path-to-a-pop-elegy-1519741800
@jasontheblock @AdobeCare Simple fix: use @affinitybyserif Designer https://t.co/6ZJLF23yuK
Include everyone in your success | Derek Sivers
Derek Sivers: Everyone who is drawn to you before you’re famous is thinking the same thing:You might be famous soon!
Why Products Fail – Product at Canopy Tax – Medium
There is much debate about the failure rate of products. Is it 45%, 85%? Does it matter? The point is products fail. The bigger question is why do products fail? The simple answer is products fail…
https://medium.com/product-at-canopy-tax/why-products-fail-121d95f84901
@johndodds: @jakek @dhh @jasonfried In the words of George Carlin "Scratch a cynic and you'll find a disappointed optimist."
Adactio: Journal—Minimal viable service worker
Boosting performance with a general-purpose service worker script.
My writing process | Derek Sivers
Derek Sivers: This is what I do for everything I post:
Keep in touch | Derek Sivers
Derek Sivers: When I was promoting myself as a musician, I noticed something interesting.If I had a good conversation with somebody in the music business, then quite often they would send an opportunity my way within a day or two.
Going to Miami: How IDM conquered the USA
Laurent Fintoni charts the history of IDM in the USA, from Push Button Objects and Phoenecia to Prefuse 73, Machinedrum and Tycho.
http://www.factmag.com/2018/03/01/idm-usa-history-machinedrum-prefuse73/
Why Nordstrom’s So-So Results Are Good News for the Nordstroms - WSJ
The family is considering taking the retailer private but great earnings would have made a deal much more expensive.
Adactio: Journal—Just change it
Pull requests to remove the word “just” from documentation.
Barbra Streisand Explains: Why I Cloned My Dog - The New York Times
Barbra Streisand had one wonderful dog. Then, sort of, she had four. She explains.
Georg Nees Würfel-Unordnung (Cubic Disarray) plotter drawing, 1968-1971 https://t.co/1sTh5ZZjbI
Würfel-Unordnung (Cubic Disarray) Sketch Using Processing (IDD631)
This week, we reviewed what we had learned the past week and twist more algorithm to create unrepeatable color and noise on the canvas. Then we observed more abstract artworks and identified patterns…
The Value of Practicing Awareness
Last week I sang the praises of the countless tiny, private experiences that enrich our day: the stripes of sunlight that fall on the staff room table, the steam billowing from your coffee machine, the warmth of the cat in […]
http://www.raptitude.com/2018/03/the-value-of-practicing-awareness/
I’m sure shareholders are relieved to know that the dedicated staff at @IBM have detected that missing 0.00000002 of revenue.
Maybe Warren Buffett was wrong to dump his remaining position in @IBM last quarter. https://t.co/1AgOJArlPk
It seems payroll overpayments are so common at @IBM that they have staff dedicated to tracking them down. https://t.co/14UJdfovb9
I thought I had put the issues behind me when I left the company last year. This week I received this in the mail: https://t.co/MvAKEbBk21
In my nearly two years there, @IBM never did figure out how to correctly withhold taxes for my city of residence.
For my first six months or so, I had taxes withheld for the Bowling Green School District. I did not then, nor have… https://t.co/YItIatP5dE
Since @IBM is incapable of paying their *own* employees accurately, this should come as no surprise. https://t.co/RJioY8tgwm