An overview of the history of Signl.fm and some of the experiments they've been doing in podcasting, audio, and social.
Month: June 2017
👓 Special counsel is investigating Trump for possible obstruction of justice, officials say | Washington Post
Mueller is interviewing senior intelligence officials as the Russia probe widens.
👓 Fox News Is Dropping Its ‘Fair & Balanced’ Slogan | NYMag
It was too closely associated with Roger Ailes and had become a target for mockery, say insiders.
👓 James Mattis, a Warrior in Washington | New Yorker
The former Marine Corps general spent four decades on the front lines. How will he lead the Department of Defense?
A long read to be sure, but some great in-depth background and some analysis to put the United States’ position in world affairs into perspective. Even better the writer has been following Mattis’ career for a while, so there’s better contextualization.
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👓 Layoffs & Tumblr the Centipede | BlueChooChoo
A hazy day for Tumblr. A shoe dropped. After a year of dancing around, the Yahoo (Tumblr owner)/Verizon deal closed. There were immediate layoffs across their new Frankenstein org, “Oath.” Some of these layoffs hit inside Tumblr, and that’s bad. In addition to the real life talented human beings impacted by these layoffs, the move is a warning and reminder- Tumblr is no longer in the protective purgatory of pre-Verizon Yahoo.
I know that bluechoochoo has hit the nail on the head when she previously saw people leaving Tumblr for Medium right before they pivoted this past January. Her prognostications on Tumblr are always worth reading.
👓 WordPress.com Announces New Importer for Medium Posts | WP Tavern
Medium started 2017 on uncertain footing, laying off a third of its staff in January after admitting that its ad-based business model was not working.
📺 The Bridge S1, E3-5 (FX)
When a body is found on the bridge connecting El Paso and Juarez, two detectives, one from the United States and one from Mexico, must work together to hunt down a serial killer operating on both sides of the border.
Things have gotten a bit better in these next few episodes. Some of the characters still seem awfully disjointed and I’m still waiting to see where it goes.
There are a few interesting plot points, so I suppose I may as well continue on, but I’m really hoping for some great pay-off in the final two episodes.
I’ve also just noticed the production years, so I can’t hold out too much hope for a series that went two years and disappeared.
👓 The IndieWeb Movement Will Help People Control Their Own Web Presence? | Future Hosting
The early vision of the web was one of a decentralized and somewhat anarchic community where we each had control over our own content and our own online presence — that’s a vision that Tim Berners-Lee still endorses, but it’s one that’s put in jeopardy by the relentless centralizing tendency of big companies. And that’s why I find the Indie Web movement so interesting — not as a rejection of the corporate influence, but as a much needed counterbalance that provides the technology for people, should they so choose, to build an online presence of their own devising without giving up the communities and the connections that they have built on existing networks.
A short and succinct definition of the movement and just a few of the positive pieces. I think the movement is further along than the author gives it credit for though.
👓 WordPress’s owner is closing its San Francisco office because its employees never show up | QZ
Automattic, the technology company that owns WordPress.com, has a beautiful office in a converted San Francisco warehouse, with soaring ceilings, a library, and a custom-made barn door. If you like the space, you're free to move in. The office at 140 Hawthorne went on the market after CEO Matt Mullenweg came to the realization not...
Resources from Domains 2017
Indie EdTech and Other Curiosities, June 5-6, 2017 at University of Oklahoma
Twitter Stream for #Domains17
Keynote: Neither Locked out nor locked in by Martha Burtis
Live-streamed videos from Virtually Connecting
DoOO Curriculum on Github
JBJ blogpost: Looking back at #Domains17
📺 The Bridge S1, E1 & E2 (FX)
When a body is found on the bridge connecting El Paso and Juarez, two detectives, one from the United States and one from Mexico, must work together to hunt down a serial killer operating on both sides of the border.
An interesting little series. I was kind of hoping it was going to be the Denmark/Sweden version, but I suppose Shine’s Americanized version will have to suffice for now.
There are some interesting and quirky characters and some generally good acting. I’m not sure why I should care about Sonya Cross. Though there is a short mention that her sister died, it isn’t really explored at all. Some better earlier character development would have helped.
The first two episodes, though only an hour long seemed to drag on forever and don’t seem to go anywhere. I’ll try a few more before potentially giving up.
Watched on Hulu.com.
📺 Leg Waxing at 28,000fps – The Slow Mo Guys | YouTube
While most of the comments on these videos are about the gnarly slow motion footage, many have commented on how hairy Gav and Dan are. Only one thing for it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdM0ywYQzBs
📺 25 Airbag Rainbow Explosion in 4K – The Slow Mo Guys | YouTube
Sometimes ideas get too big for our backyard so in this video, Gav, Dan, a camera crew go to a Quarry to make the biggest and most colourful mess yet. Whip out your 4K TVs!
These are exactly the kind of relatively mindless, fun videos that 18 year olds must be watching. Short, sweet, and just enough entertainment to burn through a handful in a half an hour or so.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=0vUgGSLTtOg
📺 Diving into 1000 Mousetraps in 4K Slow Motion – The Slow Mo Guys | YouTube
Gav and Dan spend 4 hours setting up 1000 mouse traps and then 4 seconds setting them all off.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewGAmiLuYCw