The reason you’ve been receiving a steady stream of privacy-policy updates from online services, some of which you may have forgotten you ever subscribed to, is that the European Union just enacted th
It’s a mild, early March Saturday in Nashville: the first real weekend of bachelorette season. By 10 a.m., they’ve already descended on the Gulch, a neighborhood that looks like it was constructed in
It is nothing but a number, no different than 999,999,999,999 for all practical purposes, but we humans are not practical creatures: we attach importance to all kinds of silly things, round numbers ch
When I say “the modern world”, what do you think of? Probably a great city somewhere, with broad avenues, spacious parks, art and culture, old museums, people buzzing about, public transport thrumming
I don’t know how old you are; but, as someone who was born in the late 80s, I remember the rise — and fall — of Firefox well. Firefox emerged as an open source competitor to Internet Explorer 6. It wa
We’re going to play a really simple and really dumb game. I’ll explain the setup and the rules: Two one-person ‘teams.’ On a flat, boring surface, you draw two parallel three feet long white lines whi
Published 3 November 2017 Share page About sharing By Nick Bryant BBC News, New York A year ago Donald Trump produced the biggest political upset in modern-day America, but were there historical clues
With version 4.0 released today, Darkroom has emerged as a photo editing force to be reckoned with on iOS. The highlight of the release is a brand-new iPad app, which is the version I’ll focus on in t
In last year’s Stratechery Year in Review I noted that the predominant theme was the impact of tech on society; perhaps unsurprisingly, the dominant theme in 2018 was tech and regulation. This year I
Atlanta Won the MLS Cup. Is It America’s Most Misunderstood and Underrated City? This sports victory could change the city’s image, once and for all. 4 min read · Dec 9, 2018 -- The airport. Snowmaged
Will Leitch’s Games column runs weekly. Email him at will.leitch@nymag.com . Atlanta United fans during the MLS Cup. Photo: Todd Kirkland/AP/REX/Shutterstock In the press box at Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Here are 39 ways to make your blog more entertaining to read and more pleasurable to write. Confidence Don’t begin by telling the reader why you wrote your piece - tell them why they should read it, a
Your Apps Know Where You Were Last Night, and They’re Not Keeping It Secret Dozens of companies use smartphone locations to help advertisers and even hedge funds. They say it’s anonymous, but the data
Miguel Almiron is not “undersized.” Almiron is downright little — a 5’9 attacking midfielder for Atlanta United so slight and unassuming, and lacking marquee soccer star hair, that he can be easily lo
Home ›› Development ›› Hi, I’m a UX Developer – You’re a what? Hi, I’m a UX Developer – You’re a what? by Tim R. Todish 6 min read June 29, 2011 Share this post on Tweet Share Post Share Email Print S
For sports fans in Atlanta, expectations hardly exist. Atlanta is the plucky underdog. The highlight factory. The talented underachiever. What it is not, is a winner — at least it hasn’t been since Major League Baseball’s Atlanta Braves won the city’s lone championship in the midst of 14-straight…
Tim Cook, by wrongly accusing Google and Facebook of "selling data", is making discussions about privacy more difficult. Plus, Apple's privacy Strategy Credit. Subscribe to Stratechery Plus to receive
The stranger and more complex story of change in my computing life is the decision to move from an iPad Pro and a Macbook to a Chromebook. My computing is complicated and I wear too many hats but what I’m talking about here is my day-to-day main portable computing device. In late 2015, I decided to…
The most hilarious, exhausting movie of the 21st century was, ironically, conceived as a cool-down. In the mid-2000s, Adam McKay and Will Ferrell were drained. The director and comedian, whose partner
Published in Muzli - Design Inspiration · 8 min read · Nov 7, 2018 -- In-depth design proposal for a slightly better app. A pple Music is relatively new on the music streaming scene. I subscribed from
From tip to tail, Red Dead Redemption 2 is a profound, glorious downer. It is the rare blockbuster video game that seeks to move players not through empowering gameplay and jubilant heroics, but by re
Circle CI: Engineering Competency Matrix Engineering Hiring! Lena Reinhard 2018 San Francisco CC BY-SA 4.0 License A six-level engineering-focused framework from the globally distributed continuous in
The two dominant business models for venture-backed startups are advertising for consumer-focused companies, and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) for business-focused ones. On one level, these business mo
This post has been updated to include the show’s most recent episodes. “Now the story of a wealthy family who lost everything, and the one son who had no choice but to keep them all together.” Now tha
By Jen Doll Illustrations by Giacomo Gambineri Whether you love them or hate them, parties are important. They are where people meet future business and romantic partners and friends, where small talk
The players smelled it. In the locker room at halftime, the stench of impending failure hung as heavily as the humid Caribbean air. Try as he might, U.S. men’s national team head coach Bruce Arena cou
I think Lisa Jackson’s presentation at the September 2018 iPhone launch event was perhaps the most interesting and most profound. Lisa Jackson is Apple’s vice president of Environment, Policy and Soci
PARA LEER EN ESPAÑOL, HAZ CLICK AQUÍ Miguel Almirón is the best player in MLS right now, end of debate. For real, think of your favorite player right now … what does he do well? Miguel probably does i
The majority of people-related disasters I’ve created originate with my choice to not say the hard thing. On my short list of critical leadership skills, the ability to “say the hard thing” is right a
Lessons from Tata is back with a double feature. First we’ll touch on a tactical point raised in postgame of the Los Angeles Football Club match, and second there’s some analysis from the Minnesota match around red cards and chance creation. Yeah, I didn’t get that part done in time last week. As a…
Corporate culture is a funny thing. Similar to my favorite definition of brand — how you feel about the last experience with a company — culture is expectations of how people behave, both internal and
Apple News’s Radical Approach: Humans Over Machines Lauren Kern, the editor in chief of Apple News, at a story meeting. The former magazine journalist has quietly become one of the most powerful figur
Putting the pieces together If someone asks you “when can you have this feature complete”? You might be able to give them an estimated date range or if your like most teams you either don’t know or wi
Published in Mission.org · 8 min read · May 29, 2018 -- Photo by Daria Shevtsova on Unsplash So, you’re asking how to become more self aware, right? Let me tell you a story. Four years ago my sister g
Brian O'Kelley CEO at AppNexus I think we need a fundamental rethink of the relationship between companies and employees. Mandatory parental leave feels like it’s fixing a symptom of a deeper problem. How about mandatory leave for all employees every few years? This doesn’t penalize parents vs…
As we set out on a two-hour drive, my pregnant girlfriend told me she didn’t want anyone, including ourselves, to share pictures of our child on social media. I was completely opposed, and we got into
How to Be a More Patient Person Relax. It’s going to be O.K. Credit... James Clapham By Nov. 5, 2018 Leer en español My jaw clenches when Hulu videos buffer. I huff and puff when stuck in a sluggish l
Published in Merrick Christensen · 6 min read · Jun 23, 2018 -- Original Article A headless user interface component is a component that offers maximum visual flexibility by providing no interface. “W
It’s been nearly two years since Donald Trump won enough Electoral College votes to become president of the United States. On the day after, in my concession speech, I said, “We owe him an open mind a
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