Today’s internet is mean. It’s hard to pinpoint exactly when everyone online became a jerk, but to me it seems that the tipping point occurred right when making money off content started being worth more than the content itself. I wrote the following post before the election but never got around to publishing it. Now, it seems more necessary than ever.
Reads, Listens
Reading list of books, magazines, newspaper articles, other physical documents, or online posts
Playlist of posts listened to, or scrobbled
Playlist of posts listened to, or scrobbled
Chris Aldrich is reading “Let’s replace Twitter with something much better.”
Charl Botha (cpbotha.net)I love that by following certain people, my timeline has become a stream of interesting and entertaining information. I love that sometimes I am able to fit my little publication just so into the 140 characters given to me.
Chris Aldrich is reading “How The 2016 Election Blew Up In Facebook’s Face”
As Facebook attempted to capture the fast-moving energy of the news cycle from Twitter, and shied away from policing political content, it created a system that played to confirmation bias and set ...
[ hypothesis user = 'chrisaldrich' tags = 'akbf112116']Chris Aldrich is reading “Field Notes: Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing”
Automattic heads to Houston, Texas — along with 15,000 other people — to talk women in tech.
Chris Aldrich is reading “WordPress Without Shame”
Gina Trapani (Track Changes)By Gina Trapani, Director of Engineering, Postlight
they actually use Medium for their core publication
This is definitely not an IndieWeb way to go!
But not every nail needs a fully-custom hammer.
Ain’t this the truth.
Chris Aldrich is reading “Donald Trump’s proposed “Muslim registry,” explained”
His administration might revive a Bush-era program that registered thousands of immigrants — most of them Muslim.
Chris Aldrich is reading “West Virginia mayor resigns after racist Michelle Obama Facebook post”
The mayor of Clay, West Virginia, has resigned and another county official is out following their exchange over a racist Facebook post that compared first lady Michelle Obama to an "ape in heels." The county employee, Pamela Taylor, worked as director of the Clay County Development Corporation and wrote on Facebook: "It will be so refreshing to have a classy, beautiful, dignified First Lady back in the White House. I'm tired of seeing a (sic) Ape in heels," according to a screengrab obtained by CNN affiliate WSAZ.
Chris Aldrich is reading “Want to keep fake news out of your newsfeed? College professor creates list of sites to avoid”
During the election, many people fell prey to fake news stories on social media -- even the president-elect ended up retweeting fake statistics. A professor of communication has created a list of unreliable news sites to help people do better.
Chris Aldrich is reading “The Writing Life”
Stephen King's thoughts on writing and his personal muse.
Chris Aldrich is reading “Facebook Restores Iconic Vietnam War Photo It Censored for Nudity”
The social network was criticized for removing the image of a naked girl fleeing napalm, renewing questions about the company’s role in what can be published online.
Chris Aldrich is reading “Facebook, 2016 election”
Facebook is, to its chagrin, part of the conversation about the outcome of the 2016 election. Here is a list of some special moments that…
Chris Aldrich is reading “Why use MarsEdit for posting to WordPress?”
One big reason is the ability to compose your entries while offline. WordPress does not (yet) allow for the web interface to be used offline. Also, if you po...
Chris Aldrich is reading “How Journalists Failed in 2016—and What We Must Do When Trump Takes Office”
Donald Trump's catastrophic victory on Tuesday night poses the single greatest threat in generations to what we Americans quaintly call our way of life ...
Chris Aldrich is reading “Clinton’s Substantial Popular-Vote Win” | New York Times
She won by more than Gore in 2000, Nixon in 1968 or Kennedy in 1960, it seems. And therein lies a dilemma.
When are people going to come around and fix the electoral college? There’s lots of math to support different methods.
Chris Aldrich is reading “Hillary Clinton Blames F.B.I. Director for Election Loss”
Mrs. Clinton said on Saturday that the announcement by James B. Comey 11 days before the election that he had revived the inquiry into her use of a private email server caused her to lose.
Nothing brilliant or illuminating in this article, but I suppose it was something that at least needed to be said even if it doesn’t really further the conversation.