[SC 2.4.4] Must be something in the water
A lot of my links this week wound up paired up in sequence, and I'm not quite sure how it happened. Must be something in the water.
HYPERBLAM
Heydon is a genius.
Military branches restore flu shot requirement after virus swept through base
Funny, that.
Half Life 2
Oh, just Half Life 2 in your browser. No biggie.
Were the Dinosaurs too Spiny to Survive?
It's interesting to think on how this now-dead idea percolated into a lot of contemporary fantasy and scifi worldbuilding.
Nerding Day: Ghost Dog the RPG
The Ghost Dog RPG a) exists and B) is compatible with the Sailor Moon RPG.
Federal agents track down Syracuse woman, demand she remove Instagram post about ICE
Maybe here's a good place to drop a link for a zine generator website. And also this.
New Study Shows That Tall Hoods Cause Hundreds of Deaths Per Year
"Even with the conservative estimate, the NYT concluded that an estimated 200 to 400 pedestrians each year would not have died if vehicles had remained roughly the same size they were at the start of the century. "
Why we're choosing stewardship over an exit
I really loved my time at thoughtbot, and find myself missing it often. I'm glad they went this route and wish them nothing but the best of luck.
Accidental anonymity
"I commiserate with the fear of being found out, and the want of perfection. But if you want people to connect with you as a person, you can't hide behind a machine."
The hidden cost of taking yourself too seriously
Kinda spiritually related to the previous link.
More than 5,300 people still held in Myanmar scam centres: rights group
I try to remember this when I'm tempted to snark on a spam text message.
Yankee Candles Levels of Abstraction
Had the immense joy of showing this to a friend for the first time this week, so now I share it with you.
Haunted Words, Part 5
Language is so cool.
Turn your site into a place people can bump into each other
"Town Square is intentionally tiny and forgetful. There are no accounts, no profiles, no follower counts, no permanent chat history. Messages exist only while people are there to read them."
Trump-shuttered climate change site back online in nonprofit hands
"All of the content that was purged from the .gov is now back, along with blogs from experts, climate status reports, maps and data pathways, and national assessments of climate change as well."
Why Your Morning Brew Is Good for You
Writing down this URL on my arm for when my partner expresses concern over my 3rd cup of iced coffee.
Tech profile gives millions to the Örebro Party [translated]
One of Mullvad's two founders supports fascism. I, along with a lot of other people, are getting sick of this shit.
I’m tired of the libertarian culture on the internet
And speaking of shit you're getting sick of.
allRGB
A gallery where you can get your work displayed only if you use one of every color.
The A.I.-Design Aesthetic That’s Taking Over the Internet
The homogenization of reality continues.
Ten Years of Terms and Conditions
"I wanted to quantify the burden of our official obligation to read and comprehend all these Ts and Cs."
The View from 93: A Music Critic Reviews Himself
Delivers what it promises.
Belonging Is a Right, Not a Reward
"If we instantly determine if someone is “worth it,” then we’ve already lost sight of their humanity."
Bosses Are Becoming Obsessed With AI, Using It to Make Every Decision, Barraging Their Employees With Nonsensical ChatGPT Directives, and Even Asking It Who to Fire
Acutely feeling this one.
I Have Diagnosed Myself With Profile Picture Disorder
And this one!
Free The Icons
Once again, more evidence that Liquid Glass pisses a lot of people off.
Ough (orthography)
English is a shower drain language.
A Walk Through the Planes – An Interview with Monte Cook, Ray Vallese, and Colin McComb
A thing you should know about me is I really, really, really like Planescape.
