Latest bookmarks (page 68 of 96)

"The world is designed against the elderly, writes Don Norman, 83-year-old author of the industry bible Design of Everyday Things and a former Apple VP. "

Blog post proposing a common FreeDesktop/XDG API for virtual files. Windows and macOS have APIs that Nextcloud and other services can tie into, but Linux doesn't. Yet.

"people don’t have a single identity… in the real world, or online. Who you fundamentally represent yourself to be (in terms of name, accuracy of location, age, social-demographics, etc.) varies depending on the context. This is true whether you are interacting online with a bank vs. an online hobby forum vs. craigslist, and true whether you are interacting with your close family vs. coworkers vs. random strangers in the elevator."
An article from 2016 that I found really interesting.

"Because you probably need to advertise."

"Designing humility and forgiveness into social media products"

"Week 6: Blocking them all"

"Today, in the New York Times, Paul Krugman shares a key insight that his headline editor summarizes as The Rich Are Crazier Than You and Me. While this is true, what's even more key to me is why the most prominent tech tycoons (who are one of the most powerful cohorts of the rich) have gotten so radicalized."