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"A case for abandoning web analytics"

"The movie’s villain, The High Evolutionary, should more accurately be called “The High Eugenicist.”"
"The essential problem with eugenics is that some people take upon themselves the privilege of deciding who is fit, to live and to reproduce, and who is not."

"Open Source has never really addressed the challenges of mobile and cloud computing. In the AI era, we can’t afford to make the same mistake." - OpenSource.net

"In ‘Holy Food,’ Christina Ward examines how our belief systems end up on the plate." - Atlas Obscura

"Error messages present a strategic moment for brands. This article looks at the history and evolution of error screens from Microsoft's Blue Screen of Death, to friendly "fail pets" like Twitter's Fail Whale, to more recent approaches."

"ITHACA, NY—In an ambitious attempt to revive a population long considered to be on the brink of extinction, scientists announced Friday they have slowly begun to reintroduce normal, well-adjusted human beings back into society."

"Barcodes grace almost every product for sale. Given how much package real estate they command, why shouldn’t they look cool?"

"Through his example, Starfleet's finest Captain has something to teach us about leadership. Here are five lessons to take on your own voyages."
1. Never Stop Learning 2. Have Advisors With Different Worldviews 3. Be Part Of The Away Team 4. Play Poker, Not Chess 5. Blow up the Enterprise

"The only difference between programming and games is that games have win conditions. But if programming languages were games, which would be which?" [Comic] | Toggl Blog

"You might be able to program a computer, but programming a horse may be a little bit trickier. Just pray you don't need to build it in PHP." [Comic] | Toggl Blog