Notes on a revolution in slow motion.
I wanted to quickly explain why school kids should learn markdown instead of MS Office, and ended up writing a major Epos on Markdown vs obsolete writing formats:
https://ia.net/topics/markdown-and-the-slow-fade-of-the-formatting-fetish
This is, I kid you not, about 1/6th of what I wrote. I'll publish the rest later.
Ememem, the 'pavement surgeon,' transforms urban cracks and potholes into stunning mosaic artworks. Based in Lyon, France, his unique practice, called 'flacking,' turns overlooked blemishes into vibrant street art that democratizes public spaces. With works across Europe, Ememem invites us to see...
Are you stressed out right now? I’m stressed out. Most Americans are, and cybersecurity job seekers are definitely not an exception. I do a ton of career mentoring and career clinics, and I s…
Most of my friends will learn about many things for the first time when they read my book. Not because I was hiding them. Not exactly. But because the kind of trauma I carry doesn’t naturally come up in conversation. It’s not neat. It cannot be told between
This one was hard.
I wrote about being the wrong kind of victim.
The kind who stayed. The kind who didn't call the police. The kind who texted three days after.
And yes, it might make you feel uncomfortable, but it's the experience of many, many victims. So important to understand.
https://kristie-de-garis.ghost.io/not-the-right-kind-of-victim/
#Writing #Women #Scotland #WritingThroughTrauma #Memoir #BreakingTheSilence
Though a billionaire, The Atlantic owner Laurene Powell Jobs has not found a reason to kiss Trump’s ring and has backed the publication during Signalgate.
While male billionaires (Musk, Zuckerberg, Bezos) line up to kiss Trump's ring & sacrifice the integrity of their media publications, Laurene Powell Jobs (owner of The Atlantic) has not & has stood behind the journalism of her publication.
https://www.thewrap.com/laurene-powell-jobs-atlantic-praise-signalgate/
Increase your reach by connecting your publication to the Fediverse
Congrats to @johnonolan and the team at Ghost, which today announced a public beta for users to connect their publications to the fediverse. If you're in their beta, you'll be able to find, follow and interact with people and publications on platforms including Ghost, WordPress, Threads, Mastodon, BlueSky, Flipboard and more. Get details in the blogpost here. If you want to know more about Ghost's approach to decentralization and the open social web, check out John's DotSocial conversation with @mike at the second link.
https://ghost.org/changelog/social-web-beta/
https://flipboard.video/w/sQCNmXx332xi3Y3dVVjd37
#OpenSocial #OpenSocialWeb #Ghost #ActivityPub #Decentralization #Fediverse #Publishing
All Americans should defend campus protesters.
"Welcome to Donald Trump’s America, where the Cabinet texting about war plans on a nongovernmental messaging app is “not a big deal,” but an op-ed in a school paper is a threat to national security."
this nails: it https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/04/students-national-security/682255/
unpaywalled: https://archive.is/TnnfT
Val Kilmer, star of "Batman Forever" and "Tombstone," has died. He was 65.
He gave me one of my first, truly safe jobs and opportunities as a PA for a project he was working on years ago. He made it a point to say “I want to see more Black women in this industry…” and then proved it with his actions. I got to hug him last year after not seeing him for sometime. We spoke via iPad. He was incredibly proud of me. This is all that matters. Honored to know this man. I am truly glad he is free.
https://variety.com/2025/film/news/val-kilmer-dead-batman-forever-tombstone-1236354606/
Trustees aren’t academics – and they’re often political wolves in sheep’s clothing. We need reform to save the American university as we know it
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