Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
Wireless charging hasn’t really set the world on fire. Since the Palm Pre first introduced us to the idea at CES 2009, a few companies have added similar functionality to their phones and smartwatches. Power without wires is undoubtedly useful, but none of the solutions have ever set our devices free from a charging pad,…
I feel your pain, bitter, lonely, nerdy guys. I really do. It sounds corny to say it like that, but I don’t know how to say it and be believed. I know that because, having experienced this emotion from the inside for most of my life, I sure as hell resisted believing it when I…
In a new survey conducted in September 2014, the Pew Research Center finds that Facebook remains by far the most popular social media site. While its growth has slowed, the level of user engagement with the platform has increased. Other platforms like Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and LinkedIn saw significant increases over the past year in…
“https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/upvoted/id954162809”> src= “http://laughingsquid.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/upvoted-750×393.png” alt=”upvoted” width=”750″ height=”393″/> “https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/upvoted/id954162809”>Upvoted is a new podcast by reddit that focuses on the people and stories behind the links that make it to the site’s front page. The “https://soundcloud.com/upvoted/episode-0-the-story-of-uyoungluck-dante-orpilla”> first episode of the show focuses on reddit user Dante Orpilla, his story of redemption, and how he came to work at reddit….
Some bearded dudes, courtesy Bristlr. Kershaw, the creator of the dating site, is third from right. (Bristlr) It’s probably one of the most annoying, and most inevitable, aspects of online dating: No matter who you are or what site you use, you’re bound to get a boatload of generic messages that look like they were…
Louis XIV has been enthroned on a horse on the Place des Victoire in Paris since 1828. However, the Sun King had to reconquer his place on the streets of the French capital, after his statue was melted into cannons by revolutionaries and was briefly replaced by a naked general. Today, Place des Victoire…
Photo Credit The New York Times close shareTools Some of the most popular reading material on the Internet, at least among the meta-humor-loving tech-industry types, is now being provided by URLs. You know, the name of the website you are perusing, plus the string of words, numbers and dashes that follow. Dean Praetorius, a 26-year-old…
Disappointing, but not surprising. (Steve Debenport/iStock) As a follow-up to recent studies on sexism and harassment in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math), researchers studied the Internet’s reaction to the evidence those studies provided — and it turned out the way you’d expect, if you’ve ever been on the Internet. Male commenters flipped out. The new study’s results were published…
Once were we young in the Garden… ======= section ======== The Internet is us, connected.The Internet is not made of copper wire, glass fiber, radio waves, or even tubes.The devices we use to connect to the Internet are not the Internet. Verizon, Comcast, AT&T, Deutsche Telekom, and 中国电信 do not own the Internet. Facebook, Google,…
What’s in your news diet? Sure, we can name the sites, papers, and stations that pepper us with news through the day and week. But we can’t easily sum up what we’ve read and how much of it, or really get an accurate sense of the balance between serious Times or Guardian fare versus the…