Well, that was possibly the lowest key birthday I’ve had in my 40-something years on the planet. Not a bad thing - the family celebration of it has been postponed until the weekend.
If you love coffee, this is an essential read on coffee prices - and the threat to producers it poses: Coffee Transaction Guide ☕️
Nice piece from the BBC breaking down how a fact became misinformation through omitted context, and how it then spread: How a misleading story about Jo Swinson went viral.
I did not know this:
Why Saying “Namaste” is Culturally Insensitive and NOT Just a Yoga Term.
Mean
Yes, I know that this was yesterday’s prompt, but I didn’t get to it (even though I posted other things) and I did have something I wanted to say:
One thing I try not to be on the internet these days is mean. But it is an effort. I’m good at the snark. I can bring the snark. Some people encourage me to let the snark run free.
Sometime the snark is deserved. I retain the right to be snarky about Zuckerberg and the FaceBorg.
But I don’t think it’s good for me, or the state of discourse on the internet. I don’t think it makes me feel good about myself. It brings me attention, but it’s not attention I value.
10 years ago, I had a long drive to Sutton every morning for work. The one way I could guarantee I’d arrive in a good mood was to go out of my way to be courteous to other road users.
I feel the same way about the internet. Let’s not turn social media into a secondary school environment where the meanest win. Be helpful. Be useful. Don’t associate with those who aren’t.
Be better.
OK, the app became garbage, but I do miss having something called iTunes on my Mac. It was such an iconic piece of software in its time.
Possibly the least surprising thing Dave could write about JsonFeed.
And the fact I remember the Atom kerfuffle is making me feel very old…
Nothing suspicious about this at all. Nope: No 10 blocks Russia EU referendum report until after election
Lordy. Pac-Man Gets An Official Theme Song for 40th Anniversary
It’s called - wait for it - Join The Pac.
Spending the day liveblogging Open Data Camp 7 in London.
