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- One Way Parents Can Fight the Phone-Based Childhood - The Atlantic
- The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans - The Atlantic
What an incredible article. Don't miss the follow-up with the full not-classified messages . Gift links! 🎁
- The Fundamental Humanity of Reddit - The Atlantic
This is a bit of a love letter to Reddit, the site that I've never gone that deep in, but always think I should give it a deeper look. Giving users this much control over a major…
- You're Being Alienated From Your Own Attention - The Atlantic
Gift link! 🎁 What are you thinking about right now? What has your attention? Why? Attention is a kind of resource: It has value, and if you can seize it, you seize that value.…
- The Agony of Texting With Men - The Atlantic
- The Anti-Social Century - The Atlantic
- 🎁 The Connections Puzzlemaker Welcomes Your Hate - The Atlantic
Tyler got me into playing Connections on a regular basis. I was terrible for the first few and then started getting the hang of it. But I think I still fail about half the time.
- The Case for the Total Liberation of Ukraine - The Atlantic
Anne Applebaum, one of the authors of this was on the Pivot podcast and gave a very good overview of the State of the Russian attacks on Ukraine, and the positive path that…
- What Moneyball Has Done to American Culture - The Atlantic
The sentiment of this article resonates with me. Cultural Moneyballism, in this light, sacrifices exuberance for the sake of formulaic symmetry. It sacrifices diversity for the…
- The GIF Is on Its Deathbed - The Atlantic
It dates me, but I was a little surprised that this article made no mention of the patent battles that Unisys tried to assert regarding GIF. They had their lawyers all over at the…
- The Battle for the Soul of the Web - The Atlantic
This article hits on a topic that I've pondered at some length. There is an important and vocal effort online focused on a more distributed web. DWeb is a term, but I think…
- Elon Musk’s Texts Shatter the Myth of the Tech Genius - The Atlantic
I’m not sure there is all that much to learn from going over these text messages, but this comment from Larry Ellison was wild. In a separate exchange, Musk asks Ellison if he’d…
- Ukraine is Winning - The Atlantic
Ukraine is impressing the entire world with their military actions to defend against Russia's invasion. The only good reason I can see to shy away from a winning narrative is that…
- A Neuroscientist Prepares for Death - The Atlantic
- David Brooks: Conservatism Is Dead - The Atlantic
- Omicron’s Rapid Case Growth Is a Warning - The Atlantic
- The Financialization of Everything - The Atlantic
Broad and accessible overview of some theories around tokenization of some very unfamiliar things, like social tokens. This is an interesting taste. If it is interesting I'd…
- How Newsletters Survived Technology - The Atlantic
A bit of a love letter to the newsletter from Dave Pell who writes one of my favorite daily newsletters NextDraft . Cut to 2020, when the 14 million customers of a single email…
- How Experts Overlooked Left-Wing Authoritarianism - The Atlantic
Authoritarianism comes in all different flavors. That really should not be surprising at all. The authoritarian part comes before the flavor that that particular group or…
- How Endemic COVID Becomes a Manageable Risk - The Atlantic
I have been saying for a while that COVID is here for good. The pandemic engagement isn't though, and integrating COVID into our future world may change some practices. I found…
- The Philosophy of SimCity: An Interview With the Game's Lead Designer - The Atlantic
SimCity is one of the few games I ever really got into playing.
- The Things That Make Fathers Happiest - The Atlantic
A great read for Father’s Day. Fatherhood, for the average man, is a huge source of net well-being. In one study published in the journal Psychological Science in 2012,…
- The Ford Electric F-150 Lightning's Astonishing Price - The Atlantic
Surprising as a Tesla owner, but this Ford sounds pretty cool. I love the fact that they are allowing it to be a power source for other things! ⚡️
- The Ship Stuck in the Suez Canal Is Glorious - The Atlantic
Like me, it seems many others were very intrigued by the Ever Given and it’s situation. I’m obsessed with the dang boat because people like me and you are not really supposed to…
- Hockey Goalies Are Too Big Now - The Atlantic
I enjoy hockey and had been talking with a friend who had commented on the size of goalies, and that you need to be big to be a goalie in the NHL. I hadn't thought about it at all…
- The Danger of Assuming That Family Time Is Dispensable - The Atlantic
I keep grounding back to the idea of a risk budget and allocating each weeks budget as appropriate. Very few people want to get infected or get others sick. When people take…
- Lock Yourself Down, Now - The Atlantic
I’m super excited at the positive vaccine news we have had recently, but we shouldn't confuse a vaccine to be delivered in a few months with the explosive transmission happening…
- Cancel Thanksgiving: How to Safely Celebrate in a Pandemic - The Atlantic
Many families are struggling with the approaching Holidays and managing a raging pandemic. Let's first look at data. According to this COVID-19 Event Risk Assessment Planning Tool…
- I Was a Teenage Conspiracy Theorist - The Atlantic
- Fire and Protests in the Twin Cities - The Atlantic
Amazing photos of the protests and riots in the Twin Cities over the last several days. 😢
- James Fallows: Flying Will Never Be the Same - The Atlantic
Some thoughts on what we are likely to see when flying in the future.
- Dave Grohl: The Irreplaceable Thrill of the Rock Show - The Atlantic
Dave Grohl is one of my favorite musicians, and this is his "love letter" to concerts.
- Don't Wear a Mask for Yourself - The Atlantic
It’s not about you… it’s everyone else. Masks can be worn to protect the wearer from getting infected or masks can be worn to protect others from being infected by the wearer.…
- How Will the Coronavirus End? - The Atlantic
Sobering look at how things will look as we navigate through this pandemic. The third scenario is that the world plays a protracted game of whack-a-mole with the virus, stamping…
- Coronavirus: The Case for Canceling Everything - The Atlantic
- The U.S. Isn't Ready for What's About to Happen - The Atlantic
- Why Americans Are Always Running Out of Time - The Atlantic
In short, instead of taking all of the productivity leverage technology has provided us we've instead raised the bar and increased the amount of work we do to fill the space left…
- What America Lost When It Lost the Bison - The Atlantic
I feel a connection with bison. You can see farmed bison pretty easily where I grew up in North Dakota. Their ruggedness and strength have always appealed to me. I often refer to…
- North America Lost a Quarter of Its Birds in 50 Years - The Atlantic
Yikes. 🐦😬
- Buying Coffee Won’t Make You Poor - The Atlantic
Keep your budget away from my single-origin hand-washed coffee beans. 😬
- Looking for a Job? America’s Listings Are Inscrutable - The Atlantic
The over-caffeinated job description is a bit of the sign of the times. I have a suspicion that in addition to not describing the role well, it also doesn't connect with…
- Uber's IPO Is Historic, Despite Its $10 Billion Loss - The Atlantic
What an amazing amount of money being invested. Here’s a deeply strange thing about Uber, which publicly filed for its IPO today: The company has lost $10 billion from operations,…
- How to Reduce Anxiety Through Meditation and Buddhism - The Atlantic
Some surprising numbers here on how many people are getting into meditation and Buddhist philosophy. I found it a little shallow that the author only points the finger at the…
- When Kids Google Themselves - The Atlantic
I've thought about this, but have no great answers. I first read about this back in this 2011 blog post on the topic. It is a way bigger topic today, particularly with photos…
- The Art of Being an Instagram Husband - The Atlantic
When did "Influencer" become a profession? 🤦♀️
- Tying Allowance to Chores Could Kill Kids’ Motivation to Help Out - The Atlantic
Interesting background data on how chores and allowances encourage behaviors. He advises that allowance be used as a means of showing children how to save, give, and spend on…
- Teens Are Being Bullied 'Constantly' on Instagram - The Atlantic
There are a lot of kids on Instagram and this article highlights some of the dark sides of cyber bullying.
- To Cut My Spending, I Used Behavioral Economics on Myself - The Atlantic
I buy into this approach a lot. Tammy and I use YNAB to track our personal finances and we enter each transaction by hand. I avoid payment methods that are too convenient. I…
- Sinkholes: When the Earth Opens Up - The Atlantic
The 3rd one looks like something out of a movie. 😳
- Is It Okay to Say “Hey Guys”? - The Atlantic
The gendered nature of the term "guys" was brought to my attention first by Bridget Kromhout . At the time I honestly didn’t really hear what she was saying, but the matter stuck…
- How the Disposable Straw Explains Modern Capitalism - The Atlantic
I thoroughly enjoyed this article both for the content and the history covered, but the twist at the end makes you think, a lot. Don't cheat and read the end first! 🙂
- The Most Honest Out-of-Office Message - The Atlantic
Twenty years in and we are still figuring out how to deal with email. 😢
- Settlers of Catan and the Invasion of the German Board Games - The Atlantic
These strategy board games pulled me into some casual board gaming over recent years. Specifically Carcassonne and Ticket to Ride . Additionally strong digital versions of those…
- Craft Beer Is the Strangest, Happiest Economic Story in America - The Atlantic
I know craft breweries 🍺 in Minneapolis have been popping up everywhere and it seems they have in the rest of the country too. This article is interesting for the topic of beer,…
- The Strange Brands in Your Instagram Feed - The Atlantic
Interesting read on how easy it is to set yourself up as a retail brand and start selling whatever products online. Worthwhile read to understand more about some of these brands…
- The Booming Japanese Rent-a-Friend Business - The Atlantic
Ahh, what? You can hire an actor to be a fake father to your child? Or hire an entire half of a marriage ceremony? 🤯
- Full-Size vs. Fun-Size Candy Bars: A Halloween Assessment - The Atlantic
I've always thought it was cool to be the house that gave out the full size candy bars 🍫 but maybe not!
- Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? - The Atlantic
Continuing the dialog around the impact of smartphones on people.
- Binky: The App That Does Nothing - The Atlantic
Everything about this is so awesome. The name, the logo (pacifier!) and the entire concept. A social network filled with completely inane bot activity. Your actions are reinforced…
- Why Do Americans Smile So Much? - The Atlantic
- Against Donald Trump
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- XY Bias: How Male Biology Students See Their Female Peers
Put it this way: To the men in these classes, a woman would need to get an A to get the same prestige as a man getting a B.
- Facebook and the New Colonialism
First, Facebook’s Free Basics platform was effectively banned in India. Then, a high-profile member of Facebook’s board of directors, the venture capitalist Marc Andreessen,…
- The Best TV Shows of 2015 - The Atlantic
From Master of None and Black-ish to The Leftovers and Mr. Robot, The Atlantic’s writers and editors pick their favorite TV shows of 2015.
- Why Computer Programmers Should Stop Calling Themselves Engineers - The Atlantic
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- The Miracle of Minneapolis - The Atlantic
- The Miracle of Minneapolis - Atlantic Mobile
- Healthcare.gov: Code Developed by the People and for the People, Released Back to the People
The new site has been built in public for months, iteratively created on Github using cutting edge open-source technologies. Healthcare.gov is the rarest of birds: a…
- Linda Stone on Maintaining Focus in a Maddeningly Distractive World - James Fallows - The Atlantic
As I mentioned a few minutes ago, our new issue includes a Q-and-A I did with Linda Stone, coiner of the term "continuous partial attention," on how to maintain sanity and focus…
- There's More to Life Than Being Happy - Emily Esfahani Smith - The Atlantic
This uniqueness and singleness which distinguishes each individual and gives a meaning to his existence has a bearing on creative work as much as it does on human love. When the…
- When the Nerds Go Marching In
How a dream team of engineers from Facebook, Twitter, and Google built the software that drove Barack Obama's reelection
- Election Night 2012: Reactions in Photos - In Focus - The Atlantic
An amazing collection of photos showing the contrasts of winning and losing. Late last night, as the outcome of the presidential election became clear, supporters of Barack Obama…
- Noam Chomsky on Where Artificial Intelligence Went Wrong
The approach taken by Chomsky and Marr toward understanding how our minds achieve what they do is as different as can be from behaviorism. The emphasis here is on the internal…
- A Space Shuttle on the Streets of Los Angeles
Every one of these shots is just awesome. The space shuttle Endeavour is on its last mission today, a 12-mile creep through Los Angeles city streets on a 160-wheeled carrier. It…
- Dark Social: We Have the Whole History of the Web Wrong
And then one day, we had a meeting with the real-time web analytics firm, Chartbeat. Like many media nerds, I love Chartbeat. It lets you know exactly what's happening with your…
- In Sleepy Minnesota Suburbs, Church Ladies Launch Gay Marriage Crusade
Yeah! The women of these Lake Wobegon-esque neighborhoods are fighting a proposed marriage amendment with rainbow flags and neighborly conversation.
- How Big Data Is Changing Astronomy (Again)
- Is Facebook Making Us Lonely?
Social mediafrom Facebook to Twitterhave made us more densely networked than ever. Yet for all this connectivity, new research suggests that we have never been lonelier (or more…
- Eating Animals - Nicolette Hahn Niman - Health - The Atlantic
As Americans gather around holiday tables this year, many of us will be setting places for vegetarians and vegans. In some families, diverse diets co-exist peacefully. In others,…
- 'Margin Call': A Financial-Crisis Film
Chandor's film is less a portrait of individual malfeasance than of systemic, cultural failure. His characters have made their moral compromises gradually, selling off bits of…
- The Most Incredible Thing Fox News Has Ever Done
- The Tragedy of Sarah Palin
from the moment sarah palins acceptance speech electrified the republican convention, she was seen as an unbending, hard-charging, red-meat ideologueto which soon was added…
- Mind vs. Machine
- Inside the Secret Service
- Good Ol’ Girl
- How WikiLeaks Just Set Back Democracy in Zimbabwe
If his political adversaries knew Tsvangirai secretly supported the sanctions, deeply unpopular with Zimbabweans, they would have a powerful weapon to attack and discredit the…
- Online Sharing With StumbleUpon and Gmail Is Outpacing Facebook
Facebook has grown from 33 percent of AddThis' traffic last year to 44 percent in 2010, an increase of one-third. All other sites and services combined make up the other 56…
- The Hazards of Nerd Supremacy: The Case of WikiLeaks
- Peter Orszag: The Shoe That Didn't Drop - James Fallows - Politics - The Atlantic
- Our New Safety Overlords - Megan McArdle - National - The Atlantic
- So, About That Deficit Commission
And yet, I have no more plausible plan to offer. The magnitude of deficit reduction required is far greater than anything we've had to do so far (except in post-war interludes…
- More on the Wealthy Poor and a "Fair" Society - James Fallows - National - The Atlantic
Very communicative chart! Americans understand poorly how much wealth the top really has, and how little the bottom. Via Shanghai Don.
- Chart of the Day: Our Upside-Down Food Policy
I'm sympathetic to the argument that taxing "bad" food is too blunt an instrument to use in the war against obesity (food isn't like cigarettes, because we don't need tobacco to…