Extenuating Circumstances

This is an auto-posted collection of public links I’ve either posted to, or favourites from Twitter, my Instapaper bookmarks and my public links posted to Pinboard.in for January 12th from 19:27 to 12:21:

• s08e02: Software from trauma, or, fingers crossed the only blockchain episode of 2020 – Things That Have Caught My Attention –
• The bubbles in VR, cryptocurrency and machine learning are all part of the parallel computing bubble / Boing Boing –
• Rachel Nabors 💙 on Twitter: “When I’m frustrated with someone, I try to imagine they are doing the best they can and think of ways forward from that perspective. It’s different from “assume good intentions”—sometimes what is “good” differ –
• Algorithms can now detect your heart rate over video chat –
• Welcome to Apple A one-party state –

This is an auto-posted collection of my public links posted to Pinboard.in for January 12th from 08:39 to 18:52:

• Dr. Erika Dreifus on Twitter: “This week’s #SundaySentence comes from “Playing Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain” by @JamilJanKochai (via @NYerFiction). https://t.co/k4pNTK02Mw https://t.co/pvzbQc0vGQ” / Twitter –
• “Playing Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain,” by Jamil Jan Kochai | The New Yorker –
• Sunday Sentence – Erika Dreifus –
• Twitch on Apple TV –
• Disney+ Developing a TV Show Based on 1986 Space Camp Movie –

This is an auto-posted collection of public links I’ve either posted to, or favourites from Twitter, my Instapaper bookmarks and my public links posted to Pinboard.in for January 10th from 15:14 to 13:20:

• Dave Malouf (he/him/they) on Twitter: “@cwodtke As to what I do! I do the work of supporting great design proactice with the goal of amplifying that practices value. DesignOps helps designing happen better.” / Twitter –
• How we approach DesignOps at athenahealth – athenahealth design – Medium –
• UK accused of ‘behaving like cowboys’ over EU database copying | European Union | The Guardian –
• Organograms | UK Government –
• Proposed IEEE Code of Ethics Revisions – IEEE Spectrum –
• Goodbye From Josh and Gita –

This is an auto-posted collection of my public links posted to Pinboard.in for January 10th from 13:31 to 14:55:

• Dominic Cummings: “we’re hiring data scientists, project managers, policy experts, assorted weirdos” – LessWrong 2.0 – don't look too hard
• The Outer Worlds is very good at not wasting your time – Polygon –
• The most anticipated indie games of 2020 – Polygon –
• Underwater review: Kristen Stewart stars in the lite version of Alien – Polygon –
• Kalman filter – Wikipedia –
• NASA’s newest cargo spacecraft began life as a Soviet space plane – Ars Technica –
• BOR-4 – Wikipedia –
• NickStevens Graphics on Twitter: “Another element was taken up unofficially by the Americans, the BOR shuttle. Yes, espionage went both ways at the time, we often forget! NASA will study the shape of the shuttle for a long time before making its work publ –

This is an auto-posted collection of public links I’ve either posted to, or favourites from Twitter, my Instapaper bookmarks and my public links posted to Pinboard.in for January 9th from 20:03 to 12:03:

• 21% of Americans use a smart watch or fitness tracker | Pew Research Center – should the production of personal data count toward gdp
• Book Review: ‘Tropic of Kansas’ By Christopher Brown : NPR –
• Overlooked No More: Margaret McFarland, Mentor to Mister Rogers – The New York Times –
• A Regional GTFS Feed for the San Francisco Bay Area – Interline Technologies –
• Michael Tsai – Blog – End & Accept, Decline, Hold & Accept –

This is an auto-posted collection of my public links posted to Pinboard.in for January 9th from 11:51 to 13:51:

• Robin Wall Kimmerer — The Intelligence in All Kinds of Life – The On Being Project – "I can’t think of a single scientific study in the last few decades that has demonstrated that plants or animals are dumber than we think. It’s always the opposite, right? What we’re revealing is the fact that they have a capacity to learn, to have memory, and we’re at the edge of a wonderful revolution in really understanding the sentience of other beings."
• christian svanes kolding on Twitter: “@hondanhon i didn’t notice. however, nor did i assume your post was a critique. i imagined it as i always imagine your missives – a series of open-ended provocations accompanied by a whiff of mischief and a faint unde – Dan Hon is “a series of open-ended provocations accompanied by a whiff of mischief and a faint undercurrent of angst.”
• I Sexually Identify as an Attack Helicopter by Isabel Fall : Clarkesworld Magazine – Science Fiction & Fantasy –
• Mysterious radio signal from space seems to have suddenly vanished | New Scientist –
• Obama White House’s albums | Flickr –

This is an auto-posted collection of public links I’ve either posted to, or favourites from Twitter, my Instapaper bookmarks and my public links posted to Pinboard.in for January 8th from 15:05 to 09:22:

• dan hon on Twitter: “Unsaid: “Alexa, show me the front door.” “OK, I have access to 2.6 million front doors. Which front door would you like to see?” https://t.co/oR7Lgag6St” / Twitter –
• (1) dan hon on Twitter: “Is it a bit weird that iOS 13 automatically offers to share my audio to a random person’s Beats headphones on the bus? Feels like Airdropping strangers but for audio… https://t.co/Ka7ln1reon” / Twitter –
• dan hon on Twitter: “Speaking of which, what’s your favorite ill-considered design borrowed or inspired by science fiction THAT ISN’T MINORITY REPORT? :)” / Twitter –
• (2) dan hon on Twitter: “Prompted by @rachelcoldicutt’s Just Enough Internet, some more thoughts: * just enough personal health monitoring * just enough screens * just enough data * just enough bureaucracy” / Twitter –
• Install Font – iOS Shortcut –
• Google Fonts Downloader – iOS Shortcut –
• Install Google fonts on iOS with Workflow : workflow –
• Allen Holub on Twitter: “I think that many large groups can get by just fine without a “leader.” Consider an orchestra. The conductor is not the “leader” in the sense that business people use the word. They’re the coordinator. They provide a vision for th – Hmmmmmm

This is an auto-posted collection of my public links posted to Pinboard.in for January 8th from 09:27 to 14:15:

• ‘Star Trek: Picard’: Patrick Stewart on Why He’s Returning – Variety – “The world of ‘Next Generation’ doesn’t exist anymore. It’s different. Nothing is really safe. Nothing is really secure.”
• The Radcliffe Wave –
• Earthquake survival adventure Disaster Report 4 heads to PC | Rock Paper Shotgun – I am unfamiliar with this, but my first gut-reaction/pattern-recognition thought is: competence porn but in a game?
• Don’t expect McConnell’s Paradox to help news publishers get real money out of Google and Facebook » Nieman Journalism Lab –
• Admired Designs –

This is an auto-posted collection of public links I’ve either posted to, or favourites from Twitter, my Instapaper bookmarks and my public links posted to Pinboard.in for January 7th from 13:44 to 07:45:

• trees are harlequins, words are harlequins — In case anyone was wondering (maybe no one was… –
• Blackout Bug: Boeing 737 cockpit screens go blank if pilots land on specific runways • The Register –
• Lord of the Rings, 2020 and Stuffed Oreos: Read the Andrew Bosworth Memo – The New York Times –
• Paper on furniture ESD – gas chairs and EMP –
• This Is the Box Former Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn Allegedly Hid in to Escape Japan – The Drive – This is mental

This is an auto-posted collection of my public links posted to Pinboard.in for January 7th from 07:50 to 09:51:

• Video Games Presentation Pack | Royal Mail –
• Lemmings, Worms, and Tomb Raider celebrated in new British postal stamps – The Verge – I WANT THESE
• Maf Vosburgh on Twitter: “I devised and coded the Mac IE 5 media toolbar in the second half of 1999. The toolbar could stream music playlists or play video in a floating movie window, while you browsed the web. It had a lovely UI designed by Nikki Barton. –
• Disinformation For Hire: How A New Breed Of PR Firms Is Selling Lies Online – everyone who lol'd at media studies
• Here are your finalists for the 2020 Independent Games Festival Awards! | IGF –
• 2019 Douyin (Chinese Tiktok) Data Report — Katherine Wu –