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November 20, 2020
— Chrome/Firefox add-on spotlights Google’s web search results instead of their own info boxes #
— USA Today’s crossword editor is pushing for more modern and inclusive puzzle design #
November 19, 2020
— Jonah Peretti cofounded the Huffington Post, but they’ve always been separate companies #
— anticipating Flash’s EOL next month with a growing archive emulated with Ruffle #
— they seem to think they no longer need to pay royalties on acquired works via Cory Doctorow #
— if you’ve opted out of monetization or don’t yet qualify for the partner program, you’re out of luck #
— very competitive with Patreon, with lower fees and more flexibility with your own domain and branding #
— my interest in ephemeral tweets is already fleeting via @garbageday #
— “If we do not have the capacity to distinguish what’s true from what’s false, then by definition the marketplace of ideas doesn’t work.” #
— nonprofit streaming over-the-air broadcast TV, currently fighting for its life in court with the EFF’s help via @ironicsans #
— so much of science is astonishing, but rarely taught in a way that conveys it via @textfiles #
— browser-based real-time video rotoscoping with machine learning via @runwayml #
— for years, the requirement for news sites to use AMP to appear in top stories was a flagrant example of their monopoly power #
— a voyeuristic, aspirational, and escapist internet hobby, “the opposite of doomscrolling” #
— I’m intrigued both by the artist who made the couch and the person using Craigslist for surreal hoaxes via mailchi.mp #
— Joe Biden’s political campaign may be the last to have its own island #
November 16, 2020
— they changed their policies for anticircumvention takedowns and created a $1M developer defense fund #
November 12, 2020
— Twitch’s negligence is inexcusable, failing to tell streamers which of their clips are infringing #
— teachers are threatening to fail students because shitty AI says they’re moving their eyes too much during tests #
— 50 years ago today, an early internet legend now available in gloriously visceral 4K #
November 11, 2020
— Kirby Ferguson’s incredibly entertaining new video essay draws a bright line between conspiracies and conspiracy theories #
November 9, 2020
— now available for all your press conference needs #
November 3, 2020
— an extremely minimalist creative coding environment, click the dots for more examples #
— a rare TV appearance for Tracy Chapman, her first since 2015 #
