Data Anxiety

ockupationsmakt: Andreu Serra

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:30:12 -0700

Andreu Serra

Mathematics, safe port in a storm

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:30:26 -0700

< after finding out about flash flood and tornado warnings in effect >

“Well, you still have twenty five minutes left to finish your test, so it may pass. I’m keeping you safe… with math.”

Given sanctuary…

"First they ignore you, Then they laugh at you, Then they link to you, Then you win."

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:30:10 -0700

“First they ignore you,
Then they laugh at you,
Then they link to you,
Then you win.”

- Off Off Wall Street: Internet Gandhi

I’m embarrassed to admit this, and have hesitated posting it for nearly a week.

I start humming the triumphal march, with the French horn solo, from Aida, every time I read this.

simonh: Warm Ice by Laurie McCall on Flickr. 5” x 8” Collage on...

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:30:23 -0700

simonh:

Warm Ice by Laurie McCall on Flickr.

5” x 8” Collage on board
Facebook Tumblr

Via therumpus: Here’s today’s Daily GIF!

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:30:15 -0700

Via therumpus:

Here’s today’s Daily GIF!

The Sharing Hierarchy

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:30:08 -0700

hackbits:

A reoccurring theme in the app development world is the idea that giving users 20 share options at every intersection is somehow going to increase your ‘virality coefficient’ and give you ‘hockey stick growth’.

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Truth

No live Q&A with NSA about PRISM

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 23:36:21 -0700

No live Q&A with NSA about PRISM:

I thought this was a fresh news story, in which the Washington Post interviewed, or did a “Question and Answer” session with the NSA, perhaps via IM chat:

NSA explains the PRISM data-collection program

Instead. the Washington Post uploaded the now-infamous four page excerpt of PRISM documentation, but with much higher resolution than the Guardian UK. WaPo made two or three superfluous annotations e.g. how a prism can filter light passing through it.

The NSA was not available for reader questions via IRC or telephone call-in, unfortunately. I guess that is too much to hope for.

hackedy: I AM TRYING TO RESCUE YOU, COW Such a good heart…

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 23:22:11 -0700

hackedy:

I AM TRYING TO RESCUE YOU, COW

Such a good heart…

Survivalist thoughts Communication became impossible; I worried...

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:54:42 -0700

Survivalist thoughts

Communication became impossible;
I worried about my family.

11 by Polkip on Flickr.

Polkip is eclectic, versatile:

cheery floral prints (as Pollywood),
nature drawings and Eastern European patterns,
analog designs (on tumblr).

Simple models

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:30:13 -0700

Simple models:

404 Error: Not found!

I guess there are only complicated models.

Fortunately, the archive of housing market cartoons and humorous drawings remains accessible.

Here is the last one, 3 of 3. I saw this on the proceeding...

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:39:10 -0700

Here is the last one, 3 of 3. I saw this on the proceeding post:

Sell AAPL

Ahhh, I understand now! A new release of an Apple product: THAT...

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:16:57 -0700

Ahhh, I understand now! A new release of an Apple product: THAT is what the designerscomplaing tumblr is about.

Apparently they aren’t happy with IOS7. I gather that it is the operating system, and/ or icons for an Apple cell phone.

Enjoy! And be happy if you don’t own one of your own.

I recently found this amusing, self-aware tumblr, capturing...

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:05:00 -0700

I recently found this amusing, self-aware tumblr, capturing Apple-loving web designers’ Twitter-voiced complaints. Each entry is framed in an endearingly old-fashioned Windows 95 style.

MacCrash by NotQuiteSonic via Flickr Maybe a hardware issue,...

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:30:22 -0700

MacCrash by NotQuiteSonic via Flickr

Maybe a hardware issue, but fun times anyway.

Click through for a better view.

Life is an acceptable risk

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:30:23 -0700

Via matthewmaddux:

The Norm Chronicles | Stories and Numbers about Danger

Follow Norm through a distinctly normal life of risk and discover the real story behind statistics on everyday risk, chance and choice.

Matthew Maddux’s source: Twitter feed of @undunc

Clippy will return when the stars are right

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 18:30:25 -0700

A plea from someone prising rusty clips from paper - people, don’t do it. I’m assuming of course that there will not be a paper less future

— Gary Collins @custosrotulorum

June 7, 2013

Just built this art installation - it’s called ‘the passage of time’ twitter.com/custosrotuloru…

— Gary Collins @custosrotulorum

June 7, 2013

gifbinge: Y es así cómo sería la Antártida si no estuviera...

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 08:18:02 -0700

gifbinge:

Y es así cómo sería la Antártida si no estuviera cubierta de hielo

Hola Senor Gif!

Your gif isn’t animated for me. It could be a Tumblr problem, or maybe just an Ellie problem.

downtownjoshbrown: Think! The Reformed Broker knows best. I...

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 07:33:54 -0700

downtownjoshbrown:

Think!

The Reformed Broker knows best. I cannot think of anything to add that might possibly improve upon this. (Glenn Greenwald of the Guardian UK just trumpeted his fourth, or maybe fifth secret spying revelation this morning.)

The tail puffs of the Guff are so cute!

Tech Companies Concede to Surveillance Program

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 07:44:14 -0700

Tech Companies Concede to Surveillance Program:

alexjamesfitz:

Negotiations with the government shed a light on how Internet companies like Facebook and Google interact with the spy agencies that look to their vast trove of information.

The New York Times sheds some more light on PRISM here. Two key points:

1) All the technology companies specifically denied giving the NSA “direct access” to their servers. As many began to suspect, the methods discussed in this report don’t involve “direct access,” but they certainly involve “access.”

2) Tech companies might be denying PRISM because the employees with knowledge of the program are barred from speaking about it.

2009 NPR interview with Palantir seems like PRISM http://n.pr/196Owkl though I am not certain.

An old wedding invitation

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 18:30:09 -0700

Via nealewanhudson:

The party hasn’t ended, yet.