At precisely the moment he needed to project sobriety, seriousness of purpose and self-discipline, Mr. Trump delivered the most presidential speech he has ever given.
Reads, Listens, Watches
Reading list of books, magazines, newspaper articles, other physical documents, or online posts
Playlist of posts listened to, or scrobbled
Playlist of watched movies, television shows, online videos, and other visual-based events
Playlist of posts listened to, or scrobbled
Playlist of watched movies, television shows, online videos, and other visual-based events
‘What is happening???’ Times photographer explains how he captured that viral Oscars moment | LA Times
Times photographer Al Seib explains how he captured the jarring moment when the Oscars handed the best picture award to the wrong film.
🎧 This Week in Google 390: Bacon Shortage
Bacon reserves at a 50 year low. Our picks for the best tech billionaires' apocalypse bunker islands. Musical Trump tweets. Club Penguin shuts down. Super scary walking robots with wheels. Facebook de-verifies God. Google beats Q4 estimates; Facebook stomps all over them. Released: Feb 1st 2017
Jeff's Number: 97% of voice apps are used for one week
Stacey's Thing: Flash Forward Podcast
Leo's Tool: June Oven
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNqBVUJSk84
Revealed: how US billionaire helped to back Brexit | The Guardian
Robert Mercer, who bankrolled Donald Trump, played key role with ‘sinister’ advice on using Facebook data
Introducing 60dB | Medium
Starting a conversation about smarter radio for everyone
🎧 This Week in Google 389: Ajit Prop
Guests: Mathew Ingram
Trump's new Chairman of the FCC and the implications for net neutrality. Oscar nominations announced, a first for Amazon. Vine is dead, but you can still watch them. Google I/O and speculation about possible announcements. Dropcam's co-founder jumps ship and is headed to Apple. Elon Musk has a possible new venture. Samsung and LG report earnings. What phone does Trump use at night and how secure is it?
Jeff's Number: How Many Ads -- including for fake news -- Google killed in 2016
Stacy's Thing: Eve Light Switch
Matthew's Pick: 60DB
Playing a bit of catch up…
There’s a particularly nice discussion of the potential future of net neutrality here. Surprisingly Leo sounds hopeful about the whole thing.
Oscars red carpet:`The gravy train is over’ for TV stations and networks | Los Angeles Times
For the first time the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences is charging a license fee to TV stations and networks that broadcast live shows
Mozilla Acquires Pocket | The Mozilla Blog
We are excited to announce that the Mozilla Corporation has completed the acquisition of Read It Later, Inc. the developers of Pocket.
How to #StayOutraged Without Losing Your Mind
Self-Care Lessons for the Resistance
Sawyer on the elasticity of the liberal arts education
This is "Sawyer on the elasticity of the liberal arts education" by Williams College on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
Why Nobody Cares the President Is Lying | New York Times
In the conservative media, we conditioned people not to trust facts or mainstream news outlets.
👓 A Conversation with @LPachter (BS ’94) | Caltech
Pachter, a computational biologist, returns to CalTech to study the role and function of RNA.
Why the Obamacare repeal effort is suddenly a huge mess | Axios
The future of Medicaid expansion is a big disagreement — and the divide over replacement is getting bigger.
👓 Why Facts Don’t Change Our Minds | The New Yorker
New discoveries about the human mind show the limitations of reason.
Chief digital officer steps down from White House job over background check | Politico
The background check must be completed by White House staffers for positions that cover national security.