“When civilization crumbles, please, whatever you do...save the math.”
This nonprofit plans to send millions of Wikipedia pages to the Moon — printed on tiny metal sheets
The Arch Foundation’s first step toward building a Lunar Library
How to Do Credit Cards in YNAB
Wondering how to do credit cards in YNAB? See how to set them straight in your budget and finally pay off that pesky balance.
Branch widens focus with redesign, makes starting conversations easier
That’s part of what makes Branch different from the question-and-answer site Quora, which it’s often compared to. On Quora, users vote on the best answer, which shoots to the top of the page. On Branch, answers to a prompt are listed chronologically. "They’re Q and A. We’re conversation," Miller said. "We’re not interested in the right answer. We’re interested in the conversation." clients might be interested in using the site to broadcast a conversation between a few top execs, sort of like a semi-public email system that employees could read straight from the source without the danger of it turning into a reply-all party.
Endless Jeopardy
Procedurally generated clues every hour. Points awarded to best-liked responses made within 15 minutes. By @neilcic
On screenshots and conversation
“was emailing with a friend about screenshots of conversation and how they change what we feel comfortable saying and to whom. the next time you're thinking of saying something, just convey that you've already said it.”
Daiyi’s banana bread recipe
base banana bread recipe \o/✨I'm so much more efficient at (and therefore likely to execute accurately) a recipe when it's visual! sometimes I substitute the sugar with 2 more bananas and it is still delicious (but more dense) pic.twitter.com/eWHjJEe3eh— daiyi! ✨ (chris) (@daiyitastic) February 19, 2019
Emojiology: 🥰 Smiling Face With Hearts
Earlier this month, the Unicode Consortium debuted its final list of new emojis for 2019—and we debated it. Some men felt challenged by what Pinching Hand implied about their bodies while some women challenged Drop of Blood for not being explicit enough about theirs. If I see this next
“Two questions. Respond in the poll for #1 and in replies for #2. 1. Do you get stressed out at work? 2. What makes that stress go away?”
“Two questions. Respond in the poll for #1 and in replies for #2. 1. Do you get stressed out at work? 2. What makes that stress go away?”
Reviewing Code: A Checklist
Ending my fastlane chapter
Why are podcasts still so hard to make?
When I started bumpers.fm I wanted to call it Odeo. You can now download the app here.
I must have missed that
“However, I think this is more a case of accommodation rather than intended design. Group chat is simply a series of free pipes distributed via an app for you to send images and text through. ‘You’ as a group get to decide what is ok, normal, and expected to be shared. Rarely is it ever an explicit ‘decision’.”
“I’d wager that in the right context, 20-40% of our daily digital conversations could be surfaced publicly and be tremendously valuable”
“I'd wager that in the right context, 20-40% of our daily digital conversations could be surfaced publicly and be tremendously valuable”
dotJS - 2012 What Is Open Source and Why Do I Feel So Guilty?
Filmed in Paris on Nov 30th, 2012. More talks on http://dotconferences.eu
Slides: http://fat.github.com/slides-os-guilt/
“I know someone who tracks contacting friends in OmniFocus – which sounds almost callous at first blush, but really strike me as a deep expression of caring”
“@purpleyay @not_unambitious I know someone who tracks contacting friends in OmniFocus – which sounds almost callous at first blush, but really strike me as a deep expression of caring”
“Beginning to think that until you're fully content with it being unseen/unheard, your new habit or activity isn't really that powerful.”
“Beginning to think that until you're fully content with it being unseen/unheard, your new habit or activity isn't really that powerful.”
“sometimes I think social channels are an escape valve for ambition, scares me a bit personally”
“sometimes I think social channels are an escape valve for ambition, scares me a bit personally”
“It’s really amazing that anyone feels comfortable sharing their unfinished work with me to critique.”
“It’s really amazing that anyone feels comfortable sharing their unfinished work with me to critique. Totally honored.”
“Critique because you care.”
“Critique because you care.”
“What if birthdays were a time of sharing the impact the person has had on you, or noticing changes in them they might not be aware of themselves.”
“So since it's my birthday, please answer one of these prompts: “What's your favorite memory of me?” “What an impact I've had on you that you haven't shared with me?” “What's the biggest change you've seen in me since you first met me (or in the last year)?””
The idea maze
Chris Dixon's blog.
Business Card Polyhedra
Climbing the wrong hill
Chris Dixon's blog.
Jane’s mug-making thread and progress
Here are two mugs who are trying their very best. pic.twitter.com/Z1he6wxFWZ— Jane Solomon (@janesolomon) February 18, 2019
Recursion Poem
Melissa Mesku’s Portfolio
Melissa Mesku is a software engineer, entrepreneur, writer and editor in New York City. She holds a teaching certificate from Cambridge and graduated magna cum laude from UC Berkeley.
On Twitter and conversations
i dont think twitter lacks "complex discussions" because of its UX design, but because it's a deeply gamified platform that functions on metrics. only certain discussions are possible when everyone is keeping score https://t.co/MFFrw8FNHx— nathanjurgenson (@nathanjurgenson) February 18, 2019
“Pinboard is mostly boring right up until you absolutely need it and then it's unbelievably essential.”
Learning vs. Doing
“The fact that you can fool yourself, for the most part, into thinking that you have done something really valuable with your time is really dangerous.”