Personal news! I am thrilled to be joining
@techreview
as executive editor later this month, and I couldn't be more excited to work with
@glichfield
and the amazing team there. Next stop: Cambridge!
Technology Review recently hired a new editor in chief
@glichfield
, formerly of
@qz
and as of today we will have a new executive editor,
@megan
, formerly of Reuters, Techmeme, etc.
@JessicaHuseman
Is it the faith in elections that are the root of the violence? Or is it some people's realization that they are not in the majority and their response to that? Transparent elections night not calm people upset about losing power.
If you're interested in the future of computing -- supercomputers, quantum, exascale, etc -- you should follow
@martingiles
and read his latest piece on the race between China and the US to build an exascale machine
I've had Depeche Mode's Personal Jesus stuck in my head for the last few days except my brain keeps rephrasing the chorus to be "Reach out and touch face" and it's like NO BRAIN STOP IT
@emilynussbaum
I completely forgot they dated until I read your post and instantly remembered a candid photo of the two of them where Ben was talking to Gwyneth and she had an exasperated eye roll expression that was just an iconic meme at an early-aughts message board I lurked on.
If you’ve read Mediagazer in the last eight years, you likely read
@LyraMcKee
’s work. Lyra joined as an editor when I left in 2011. We never met in person, but it was clear how deeply she cared about the world and how journalism could shape it. This news is devastating. RIP.
@amandamull
@annehelen
I'm curious if many parents of Old Millennials listened to Talk Radio in the car driving to soccer practice and if podcasts are the subconscious response to that.
@davewiner
@sarahkendzior
Out of curiosity, could you share the example? I can't think of an example off the top of my head that I would consider mean, so I'm curious what I'm missing.
Now imagine the loudest of them drunkenly overpays for the bar and tries to make his money back by firing half the bartenders, watering down the drinks, charging a $20 cover, and replacing the house band with his buddy with a laptop who saw Solomun in Ibiza once.
"Also, I think we need all of our voices to call out, frankly, Facebook for still allowing Infowars and similar sites to profit by spreading misinformation. Because profit is definitely part of it."
Twitter isn't the Town Square. Its appeal is that it's the online version of your city's best bar, with killer vibes, cheap, tasty drinks and cool regulars. It's cozy enough to chill with all your friends and big enough to avoid that loud group across the way.