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b.jonw.com: Making a physical product.

jonwheatley:

I had been kicking around the idea for some kind of space themed dice game for a while. I thought it would be a really nice metaphor for what actually happens when galaxies are formed. The dice represent balls of matter floating around the universe. Sometimes they bump into other balls of matter…

technical disruption: 3 Steps to Bridge the Digital Divide

mjfreshyfresh:

The world would be a better place if everyone had a “Great Aunt Birdie”. The selfless, loving, sharp-as-a-tack Great Aunt that cares dearly for you as a child and continues to stay involved as you grow up. Aunt Birdie actually has the great distinction of “Hiking the Trail” with me. In early…

Priceonomics Blog: Food Truck Economics

priceonomics:

Bobby Hossain’s day starts early. Along with his family, he runs a food truck called Phat Thai that serves his mother’s Thai recipes “with a modern twist.” Although he won’t be serving customers for nearly 4 hours, he wakes up by 7:30am. He is working a double shift in the truck (lunch and…

Dregs One: A response to Vice Magazine, San Francisco's people of privilege, and social workers who be fakin' the fonk:

dregsone:

A friend of mine sent me this article last night and it pissed me off. This morning I decided to write an open response:

Social work in the Tenderloin will kill something inside of you

There is no denying that the Tenderloin is a rough neighborhood. The poverty, drug peddling,…