Web Design: Gone in 60 Seconds

You: "Wow, I really think Facebook should put some work into the fake news issue, it’s a real problem for the company and society."
Facebook: “Na, too hard, you do it.”
[nytimes]. I can’t think of any way this could be gamed by bad actors.

Speaking of gaming social media, and general bleakness, all the teens are doing “Tweetdecking” now. [buzzfeed]. They sell retweets for thousands of dollars, coordinating promotion of brands and individuals thirsty for that exposure. In my day it was just binge-drinking, I have to admire their spirit.

Inside Amazon Go, Amazon’s vision of the future of retail [nytimes].

This intercontinental quantum-encrypted video hangout is kind of a big deal [wired].

A Chrome extension that’s almost impossible to manually remove is a good example of the immense problem that is Chrome’s extension ecosystem [arstechnica].

How to scope work [danmall].

How to get free of toxic tech culture: a guide for marginalized people [blog.valerieaurora].

To try to start a conversation about mental illness in the web industry A List Apart assembled a (brave, admirable) group of people to share their own stories [alistapart].

A freelancer’s guide to happiness [webdesignerdepot].

Die Hard

Everything else (apps, fun tools, gaming, culture, funny stuff)

An app that’ll try let you know if ISPs are throttling web speeds is not on the iOS App Store [arstechnica]. Apple initially rejected it, but it’s back now.

How to request and deposit money using Apple’s new Apple Cash feature - it’s like Venmo or a million other apps, but made by Apple [thesweetsetup].

Toke Daily [tokendaily] is like Hacker News, but for cryptocurrency-related things. So, Hacker News, then.

Go here, build your own Oculus [github/relativty].

Finally, Die With Me [diewithme] is the chat app you can only use when your phone battery is running at less than 5%. Where is the chat app for people like me, who go into panicky lockdown mode whenever it’s lower than 50%. Oh, that’s more of a therapy-type thing, isn’t it?

Hello there, and a warm welcome to this week on the web.

For some reason, I really felt inspired when it came to titling the sections. We're coming up to 800 editions of this newsletter, but I'm glad that I can still do this and make the silly, smug in-jokes that I so love making. Also, the links were good. But the jokes!

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