Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
In a disturbing story published today by Philadelphia magazine, a woman alleges that the Uber driver that picked her up in Philadelphia’s Old City last month “held her arms down, ripped her pants, and raped her.” The woman, 33, also claims that the driver held her in his car and continued to drive her around…
An algorithm that just went up for auction in New York. (Chris Maury, “Progression: Triptych, 2011-2013.” Available on Artsy.net.) Until about three weeks ago, Pinterest was — hands down, no contest — my absolute favorite social network. Yeah, I know it lacks the cachet of Twitter or Snapchat. I understand its associations with the bored…
Tayser Abuhamdeh doesn’t have what most people would call an exciting job. He works behind the counter at a deli in Brooklyn, a small shop that does a brisk business in snacks, coffee, and cigarettes. In June of last year, on a whim and mostly out of boredom, Abuhamdeh mounted his phone next to the…
Copyright 2015 Reuters Report: Hillary Clinton didn’t email to official State Dept addresses U.S. Politics • March 23, 2015 6:38 AMMarch 23, 2015 6:38 AM FOLLOW STORY Register or sign in to receive story updates. FOLLOW STORY Register or sign in to receive story updates. Copyright 2015 Reuters this is necessary because of the different…
Evan Habeeb-USA TODAY Sports Last week, the Disney Channel announced that it would be making a Mo’ne Davis movie called Throw Like Mo. This is awesome, because Mo’ne Davis is awesome. Some people don’t agree, however. That’s fine; you can not agree. But maybe don’t tweet about it. Especially not in an offensive manner and not…
We’re well into the 21st century, so perhaps it’s not surprising that somebody finally decided to render the tried-and-true skateboard a major update. Enter the Post Modern Skateboard—at least, that’s how it’s being marketed. Thing is, this contraption has no board to speak of. As CNET points out, the Post Modern Skateboard—basically, a $100 pair…
Tesla basically just ignited the driverless car era Elon Musk discusses the all-wheel drive Tesla D in October 2014. Image: Ringo H.W. Chiu/Associated Press By Chris Taylor2015-03-20 01:22:19 UTC The computer-controlled driverless car is barreling down the road of the future towards us. We’ve known this for a long time, but the speed and the…
Ellen Pao is suing for both punitive and compensatory damages in her gender discrimination trial against the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins. Today, Judge Harold E. Kahn upheld the punitive damages claim, saying “There is sufficient evidence from which a reasonable juror could conclude that Kleiner Perkins engaged in intentional gender discrimination.” The trial is…
Apple calls its Health app “an entirely new way to use your health and fitness information.” But the app doesn’t support tracking one major kind of health information: The menstrual cycle. As Fusion’s Kashmir Hill points out, Apple rolled out an update to Health in iOS 8.2 that promised significant improvements. Unfortunately, those improvements didn’t come…
A shocking amount of what we are reading is created not by humans, but by computer algorithms. Can you tell the difference? Take the quiz. Did a Human or a Computer Write This? – NYTimes.com.