When the #Jira ticket says "as a user, I want a cheeseburger" and the devs don't bother actually reading the #UserResearch docs before executing
Physical copies of the book have arrived, and it's officially out in a month (https://nyupress.org/9781479818310/the-two-revolutions/)!
Just in case, here's a non-exhaustive list of things in it you may enjoy if you are Extremely Online (in no particular order):
- Ancient Internet drama
- Crossdressing Star Trek fanfic
- Clipart
- Glamour Shots
- Classic Usenet flamewars
- Epic flounces
- Overuse of the word "cyber"
- Tortoiseshell cats
Thanks to efforts by volunteers Nosamu and bai0, the Internet Archive's flash emulation just jumped generations ahead.
Mute/Unmute works. The screen resizes based on the actual animation's information. And for a certain group who will flip their lid:
We can do multi-swf flash now!
A pile of previously "broken" flashes will join the collection this week.
It’s amazing to think how much digitization has made it less likely content will last beyond a generation. Writing on stone tablets last hundreds to thousands of years. An Atari cartridge or Betamax tape is almost impossible to consume today if you aren’t a collector of classic electronics.
I used to think my kids and grandkids would read my blog posts and tweets. Now I doubt Medium or Twitter will still be around in ten years.
@Calixthe@bostonsocial.online The objective of the US health insurance system is not to provide healthcare. It is to avoid paying out money.
While things are better here than in Texas when it comes to LGBT attitudes, it's still not perfect:
Artist for Closetspace and A Wish for Wings
Creative Text Writer for MTG: Universes Beyond
Writer for Sea of Legends
One enchilada short of a Mexican Platter