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Some very smart thoughts on #newtwitter and decentralization by Alex Payne, who should know. I think it's a bit silly to refer to general micro-blogging as "lower case 't' tweeting", but I understand it and actually think it might be the most intuitive conceptualization for most people. That kind of thought is representative of Payne's smart take on "Twitter as a medium."
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The anechoic chambers at Orfield Labs are the quietest place on Earth, at -9.4 dBs. (Yes, -dBs.) I highly recommend the experience of spending a few minutes in an anechoic chamber, if only for how bizarre it feels.
about me
Parker Higgins is an artist and activist based in Brooklyn, New York. He writes about computers, creativity, and the law, and works as the Director of Advocacy at the Freedom of the Press Foundation. more »
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recent posts
- New Rossword puzzle 7 March, 2021
- 1923 zine and website launch 23 March, 2019
- Introducing: cursewords, a crossword puzzle solving interface for the terminal 3 March, 2019
- Shutting down @LinkArchiver, the Twitter link backup bot 26 August, 2018
- Twitter should allow users to “hide” old tweets: my correct opinion 5 August, 2018
top posts
- Writing the Prince symbol in Unicode
- "We will need writers who can remember freedom": Ursula K Le Guin at the National Book Awards
- What did Jay Z and Paul McCartney think of the Grey Album?
- A Twitter list of somebody else's timeline
- Introducing: cursewords, a crossword puzzle solving interface for the terminal
