zWarDial, Zoom war dialer exposes Zoom’s password problems
— you should use a password for any private Zoom call; related: Zoom announced a 90-day feature freeze to fix security issues #
If I Wrote a Coronavirus Episode
— the writers and showrunners behind 30 Rock, Parks and Rec, and many more speculate on how their characters would react #
Toilet paper shortages can be explained by people using 40% more of it at home
— completely obvious in hindsight, but this is the first I've seen this explained #
Everything Is Alive interviews Josh, a chainsaw
— voiced by Josh Gondelman, this very good episode was performed live at XOXO last year #
Welcome to the Hunt
— a little April 1 internet scavenger hunt from the creators of Emoji Mashup Bot #
Bill Gates on actionable steps to make up for lost time on Covid-19
— we need strong and consistent federal leadership on physical distancing, testing, and vaccine development #
Life, Death, and Dinner
— from the head chef at one of my favorite local restaurants, a heartfelt post about the experience of shutting it down #
Hey Robot: Quarantine Edition
— remote-friendly version of Frank Lantz's brilliant party game played with smart speakers (via) #
Bong Joon-ho’s detailed storyboards for Parasite
— the level of visual planning and pacing is unreal #
Janelle Shane trained a neural net to generate prank ideas
— just don't try any of these in real-life, because Internet Jackass Day is canceled #
Shing Yin Khor recreated Marina Abramović’s The Artist is Present in Animal Crossing
— along with Spiral Jetty, The Umbrellas, and more #
YTMND resurrected with the help of fans, rebuilt for modern browsers
— the 19-year-old meme community fell into disrepair after Google cut it off from ad revenue, and went offline last year #
Ars Technica on the backlash from authors on the Internet Archive’s Emergency Library
— allowing unlimited copies feels like an overreach, violating the IA's own Controlled Digital Lending policy #
Humble Conquer Covid-19 Bundle
— over $1,000 worth of incredible games and ebooks for $30, with 100% of funds going to support orgs #
Substack launches $100k writer grant program
— they're also waiving fees for publications that donate their earnings to the fight against COVID-19 #
Everest Pipkin’s open source, experimental, and tiny tools roundup
— incredible starting point (via) #
Simulating An Epidemic
— outstanding video simulating how epidemics spread and the actions that are effective at mitigating them #
The Last Best Time
— John Scalzi wrote about the experience being on JoCoCruise as Covid-19 started exploding in the U.S. #
First Order Motion Model for Image Animation
— try it on Google Colab or watch Two Minute Papers' video to see more examples #
Shaderbooth
— interactive editor for making GLSL face filters with WebGL, click the arrows to see more (via) #
Yelp to stop auto-creating GoFundMe fundraisers without consent
— Andy McMillan and I popped up in The Verge today #
Stewart Butterfield on leading Slack during a pandemic
— the unique first-hand perspective of seeing the world shift to remote work, including his own company (via) #
Without social safety nets, desperate Americans turn to GoFundMe
— like Jason Kottke said, "America is a rich country that feels like a poor country." #
The Verge’s guide to watching movies with friends online
— not mentioned: Rave, &chill, and ShareTube #
Breaking Down The Disinformation Ecosystem Around Coronavirus
— well-meaning people are accidentally spreading bad information, alongside profiteers and bad actors doing it deliberately #
Internet Archive’s National Emergency Library
— they've removed waitlists for over 1.4 million scanned books (via) #
How the Pandemic Will End
— well-researched feature on The Atlantic about what went wrong, where it's going, and what needs to happen next #
Ben Gibbard’s Live from Home series
— he's streaming shows daily on FB/Twitch/YouTube at 4pm PT/7pm ET, and it's really great #