Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
Photo Ellen Pao, the interim chief executive officer of Reddit, will be succeeded by Steve Huffman. Credit Robert Galbraith/Reuters Ellen Pao, the interim chief executive of Reddit, resigned from the online message board on Friday after a week of ceaseless criticism from scores of angry users over the handling of an employee departure. Ms. Pao…
“My dearest Ulmus,” the message began. “As I was leaving St. Mary’s College today I was struck, not by a branch, but by your radiant beauty. You must get these messages all the time. You’re such an attractive tree.” This is an excerpt of a letter someone wrote to a green-leaf elm, one…
You always hear about hackers stealing information from credit card companies but what if instead of stealing it they destroyed it? How come you never hear about hackers trying to completely eliminate some valuable data? I’m sure what with backups and bytes zapping all over the globe constantly it would be pretty hard. Much harder…
GQ.com’s redesigned home page AD UNIT 1 /AD UNIT 1 GQ.com is getting a new look this year, and that includes making sure the site’s ads are ones people will look at. Ahead of a larger redesign that will debut in the fall, GQ is rolling out some tweaks to its site, including a revamped…
Logitech is dropping the tech. That leaves … Logi. The computer accessories maker may face a little backlash, if history is any guide. Or the name change could turn out to be genius, if varying pronunciations don’t mess with the clean identity shift it’s looking for. New products will be labeled Logi. You’re supposed to pronounce…
It wasn’t actually announced at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), but now it’s everywhere: Apple plans to introduce an ad-blocking feature to the Safari mobile browser for iOS9. HTML MODULE 4010 This is one of those moves that seems like, and perhaps is, a boon for users who are sick of slow-loading Web pages…
If Reddit went offline tomorrow, you would see immediate ripples across the Internet. First, and perhaps least importantly, traffic to porn sites would plummet. Later, major news, entertainment and e-commerce sites, including YouTube and Amazon, would feel a notable, if not debilitating, hit. And then, concur a dozen Reddit power-users, academics and social media experts…
3. While Bieber sharing nude photos of himself is not a new thing, the large majority of his fans were very excited by the snap. The photo has had over 2 million likes. Of the 600,000 comments, the majority of fans declared their love for Bieber, used heart-eyed emojis, and/or asked him to “turn around”….
How We Changed the Facebook Friends Icon Facebook headquarters is an amazing place. The snacks are free, the sun always shines and everyone is full of the best intentions. During my first week I encountered hundreds of people earnestly trying to make the world a better place. I also foresaw how easy it would be…
Oh lord, Seamless. Do you want me to starve to death? That’s what a lot of people have been asking themselves since the popular food delivery service rolled out a dramatic redesign a few weeks ago. Nothing is where it was before. The new interface’s huge elements feels like a prison of clutter compared to…