The Long Game
08 Jun 2016 Video Visit link
Don't learn from the lucky ones, learn from the losers ... read more Linkblog
Linkblog 2016 Archive
Apple's actual role in podcasting: be careful what you wish for
Marco Arment explains why Apple having a bigger role in podcasting is a bad idea ... read moreBen Thompson on how to make it in the media in 2016
Ben Thompson is Ezra Klein's guest to talk about tech, silicon vally, digital media, his time at Apple and Microsoft, politics, and living in Taiwan ... read moreAskDeveloper Link Sheet #3 - ALL THE TECH VIDEOS
3rd issue of the AskDeveloper link sheet. Check it out, subscribe and tell your friends ... read moreWill YouTube Ever Run Out Of Video IDs?
Closer look at the random video IDs of YouTube ... read moreTrump is the GOP’s Frankenstein monster. Now he’s strong enough to destroy the party
Was it not the party’s wild obstructionism — the repeated threats to shut down the government over policy and legislative disagreements, the persistent calls for nullification of Supreme Court decisions, the insistence that compromise was betrayal, the internal coups against party leaders who refused to join the general demolition — that taught Republican voters that government, institutions, political traditions, party leadership and even parties themselves were things to be overthrown, evaded, ignored, insulted, laughed at? ... read moreAskDeveloper Link Sheet #2 - Self-Parking 3D Printed Buildings
2nd issue of the AskDeveloper link sheet. Check it out, subscribe and tell your friends ... read moreWhere's the Fair Use, YouTube?
YouTube's Content ID and Copyright Claim policies are so unfair for content creators ... read moreNothing Is Free, Not Even Facebook Free Basics
Facebook Free Basics is a great example for wolf in sheep's clothing ... read moreAskDeveloper Link Sheet #1 - Late As Always
I finally sent out the first issue of the AskDeveloper link sheet. Check it out, subscribe and tell your friends ... read moreThe Monkey Hose Experiment
15 Jan 2016 Social Experiment Visit link
Don't touch the banana ... read more The real roots of Sunni-Shia conflict: beyond the myth of ancient religious hatreds
Yes, it is the case that a seventh-century succession dispute led to Islam's schism between Sunni and Shia. But that is quite literally ancient history. Today's divide between Sunni and Shia isn't primarily about religion, and it's not ancient: It's quite recent, and much of it is driven by politics, not theology.... read more
Don't use Slack?
There’s always a discussion these days about whether or not “we should move to Slack”. I like Slack, but I totally understand that it’s a cleaned up version of IRC.
Some people tell me that it’s much better than email, “it’s quick and directly to the point”, but I think that’s just because they don’t use it as often as they use email. Once everyone is on Slack, the same problems will happen. ... read more
Website Obesity
You can watch this talk as well. ... read more