We have been talking about the problems with Twitter, Facebook, and social media throughout the last year. Our guest has too, and he’s trying to do something about it. Manton Reece, talks about Micro.blog, the technology it is built on, and how he is being thoughtful about building something new.
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👓 Even Burger King Is Roasting Ajit Pai Over Net Neutrality Repeal | Gizmodo
The only face that might be creepier than FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s stupid mug is the eternally frozen and smiling visage of the Burger King mascot. Now the fast food franchise is taking shots at Pai’s decision to repeal net neutrality as well as his literal giant coffee mug.
Nice article, but the analogy of net neutrality to burgers is awesome. It would have been even better if they mentioned that there were only a small handful of restaurants left, so you had to factor in major drive times too.
The video is awesome. Great job Burger King.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltzy5vRmN8Q
👓 Me and Indie Web Camp Baltimore by Artur Paikin
http://arturpaikin.com/media/2018/01/ryz1kYHBM.jpgGroup photos — Aaron Parecki This weekend I attended Indie Web Camp in Baltimore. It’s a fun gathering of people who believe we should own our online identities — pictures, thoughts, short and long posts (and even check-ins in some cases). Pos...
👓 The IndieWeb outside of Facebook is full of opportunities | The Garage
Promote your own site, or promote on Facebook? Turns out you can do both, and do even better: have your website join the IndieWeb.
Great piece, though I think it simplifies things a bit more than they’re easily capable of doing now for a Gen 2 person, which seems to be who this piece is geared towards.
🎧 Gillmor Gang: No Show | TechCrunch
Recorded live Friday, May 5, 2017.
Fixed issue with show meta data indicating another show.
👓 Untangling @WithKnown plugin conflicts on the #IndieWeb (Reactions vs Bookmarks)
Regarding various Known post types there is a story I would say I think so because at least for me it took so long to sort it out on my instance. After I've installed Known on my domain some time in july 2016 I have realized the Repost and Like post types don't appear to be available right on the ma...
👓 Gillmor Gang: Fossil Fuel | TechCrunch
Big Media meets the Big Algorithm as we reach subscription saturation. B=V/T: Self-service Bundling based on Value prioritized by Trust erases the distinction between short and long form.
🎧 This Week in Google 440 Shoe Goo Guru Lyman Van Vliet | TWiT.TV
Your Selfie is a Work of Art Google's Arts & Culture app matches your selfie with famous works of art. Facebook will show more content from your friends and family, less news. Why Google Photos won't search for gorillas. Google Home and Chromecast killing Wi-Fi. YouTube will stop monetizing small video producers. Black and white screens fix phone addiction. Leo's Pick: Thee Strange Brands in Your Instagram Feed Jeff's Numbers: Apple to pay $38b under repatriation, and Blackrock: Contribute to society or risk losing our support Stacey's Thing: Nanoleaf
https://youtu.be/cTsmZN22SPA
🎧 Cold Open | The West Wing Weekly
Introducing the West Wing Weekly.
A tad on the cheesy sounding side, but I’m addicted to the series, so what the heck, I’ll give it a spin.
👓 Do I Own My Domain If You Grade It? | Andrew Rikard
Universities across the country are giving personal web domains to their students. I picked andrewrikard.com. Davidson College, where I’m a junior, pitched it as an opportunity to own my own data. I could create a Wordpress blog from scratch. I could play with HTML, CSS, and Javascript and create experimental projects for courses. I could even keep the domain after graduation. It is a living portfolio, my representation in the digital world.
🎧 This Week in Tech #649: Aging in Place
CES and much more. Voice assistants are everywhere and IoT devices are getting smarter. Innovations in Sleep Tech that will improve your health. Elon Musk's Hyperloop is moving forward. Facebook is changing the Newsfeed feature and you might be shocked how. Some new brands might be popping up on Instagram feed and Stephen Colbert's app, Scripto, is being used by nearly everyone in late night new comedy.
https://youtu.be/jjS7eMmP_t4
My favorite part was the broad overview of CES shows over the past several decades and what they’ve generally focused on. It makes an interesting perspective on the state of technology for the past 40 or so years.
👓 Tavis Smiley Announces Multiple Deals on Multiple Platforms Including New Online/TV Series
The Smiley Group, Inc., holding company for award-winning talk show host Tavis Smiley, has announced multiple new deals across an assortment of platforms aimed at reaching a broader, younger and more international audience. “Every crisis presents us an opportunity,” explained Smiley. “I look forward to speaking with a louder, clearer voice to even more people. There is just too much going on that demands our immediate attention.” Following a decision by PBS to end distribution of his long-running nightly talk show, Tavis Smiley, the broadcaster has signed on to host a new online series called “The Upside with Tavis Smiley.” The weekly interview series to commence second quarter 2018, will celebrate the spirit of resilience, the power to overcome that resides in each of us.
👓 PBS Chief Talks Charlie Rose, Tavis Smiley, #MeToo | Variety
PBS in recent months parted ways with two of its highest-profile on-air personalities, Charlie Rose and Tavis Smiley, amid sexual-misconduct allegations. Speaking Tuesday at the Television Critics Association’s winter press tour, PBS chief executive Paula Kerger addressed both departures as well as the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment and assault. “When we are aware of issues, we’ll move quickly, as we did with Charlie Rose, as we did [with] Tavis Smiley,” Kerger said.
Oddly, I hadn’t heard much about the Tavis Smiley allegations. Most of the news was just that he was out, but without any direct story. Perhaps I missed it during the holidays??
👓 Learn Archives – Pods Framework | Pods.io
WordPress Content Types and Fields WordPress is all about creating content. It comes bundled with Posts and Pages, which you can organise using the Categories and Tags taxonomies. It’s also got post meta fields which you can use to append data to your content – author, date, and custom fields, for example.
👓 After review, closure of Johns Hopkins Humanities Center ‘will not be considered’ | Hub
Committee recommends three possible paths forward for 50-year-old academic center
Glad to hear this may have a happier ending that I had suspected. I remember a conversation several years ago in which Dick Macksey was reticent to retire because it might have adverse effects on the department. I hope to see his legacy and that of the humanities at Hopkins continue unabated.