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Showing COVID-19 Deaths Compared to Influenza and Pneumonia
The chart illustrates the death rate in the US compared to previous years very well, but its impact on some folks is inevitably going to fall flat.
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Politics
Running Out of Campaign Funds Right Before the Finish Line
This article is an interesting look at how campaign funds can be spent, and of course I relish the idea of the campaign running out of money before the end of the race, but I would suspect this article is also exactly the sort of thing that will drive money into the campaign.
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Taking Your Writing "Off the Grid"
I don't see myself doing this anytime soon, but I'm certainly not going to get in the way of someone doing what they need to do to get their work done.
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Android's New Call Screening Feature Looks Great
It sounds like there is a vetting process in place that should help prevent abuse (aka "this call is about your bill" when it's absolutely a scam call), then this sounds like a great idea. I would love to see something like this become standard across all platforms.
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How to Grow Your Blog (if you have fun, your audience will have fun)
Have fun making the content, your audience is here for that, not for your blogging engine or clever web design.
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Your Job is Done when You Make it Look Easy
It’s not easy, so don’t show it. Also, totally do show it so that others can follow in your footsteps.
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Zoom’s UI Problems are Amplified by Remote Learning
Zoom is all the rage right now, but it’s causing its own sort of rage in teachers and students as its UI and UX failings are hitting users hard as they rely on it more than ever.
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Notion Really Isn’t That Scary
Notion can get very complicated if you want, but it doesn’t have to be that way if you don’t want it to.
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How to Prevent Riots
When the peaceful methods of affecting change fall on deaf ears, but change still needs to be made, there are only so many avenues left to explore.
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Get Your Biden/Harris Yard Signs in Animal Crossing
Honestly, I'm mostly kicking myself for not making these myself, it seems so obvious!
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Hanging In Trees
Much the way milliseconds can mean millions to hedge funds using robotraders, a smartphone perched in a tree can be the key to getting a $15 delivery route before someone else.
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Web Brutalism and Apps for Helping You Think
When that task is thinking, the best tools reflect the way that thinking happens, a meandering, back-and-forth process of exploring and refining our hunches and questions and notions.
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Product Complexity Can Create Die Hard Fans
When Complexity Breeds Community - Making Connections by Jax
These communities provide the perfect entry point for new sign-ups, bridging
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I'm on The Verge
I didn't set out to get featured on The Verge's front page, but here we are.
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I Suck at JOMO
I really want to make an effort to be more intentional with my time and experience the joy of missing out more than I do today.
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How to Tell if You are an Asshole
Here are a few simple ways to identify an asshole in a retail environment.
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Your "Forever Apps"
The world has moved to more ephemeral software, and that comes with some huge benefits, but there is something to be said for having some apps and files that just last forever, no matter what subscriptions you stop paying or companies that go out of business.
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Animal Crossing Fans Are Making it More Inclusive, and That’s Awesome
Animal Crossing fans are making Nintendo’s game more inclusive to less common skin types, and I think that’s just swell.