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A basic design problem: Why do things have to be the way that they are?
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Wakandan—The Wakanda Alphabet Based on the Insibidi writing system Seen in Marvel’s Black Panther & Rihana’s Lift Me Up Designed by Hannah Bleacher. (she also wrote 2 Wakanda bibles) 🙌🏿 How she did it 👉 indiewire.com/2018/02/black-… *there’re actual Insibidi symbols on the show.
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Can I ask a dumb question? What exactly about Twitter is “critical to humanity”?
Internal Tech Emails
@TechEmails28 Oct 2022
Replying to @TechEmails
Jack Dorsey texts Elon Musk April 26, 2022
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I mean, it’s alright… I guess… 🤷‍♀️
I accidentally made i big pot of 粥 (juk1 - congee, for you heathens 😏) and it’s the greatest thing to have now that the season is changing…
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380 million tons… 🤦‍♀️
grist
@grist24 Oct 2022
When you look at a plastic container, you may notice it bears the familiar “chasing arrows” recycling symbol — but that doesn’t mean it can be recycled. 🧵grist.org/accountability/380…

Report: No plastic is truly recyclable

Not even water bottles and milk jugs meet an industry-backed standard for recyclability.

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Earthquake??
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Sometimes it’s a big truck that goes by that shakes the house but this was definitely different…
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USGS said it was a 5.1 near Seven Trees, CA which is south east of San Jose.
People pointing out that Adidas had historic connections to Nazi Germany might be surprised by other German brands. It also doesn’t mean that they are *still* run by fascists. Which is also ironic given what’s actually happening in the US right now.
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They need to standardize USB-C as well. There’s to many variations using the same plug shape. macrumors.com/2022/10/24/eu-…

EU Gives Final Approval to Law That Will Force iPhone to Switch to USB-C

The European Union today gave final approval to legislation that will force technology companies like Apple to switch to USB-C across a wide range of devices. Outlined in an official press release,...

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The idea that even designers can be terrible at evaluating design is *chef’s kiss*.
1. Build schools not jails. 2. Tax the rich. 3. Actually address global warming as a crisis.
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If we weren’t proactively destroying the planet (and each other) then I’d be more inclined to believe in humans becoming a “multiplanetary” species. Our destruction of Earth will outpace our ability to leave the planet and support life on a completely foreign world.
劉達人 🇺🇸@machinehuman21 Oct 2022
Replying to @Loh
We can’t even manage Earth’s ecosystems properly… and we’re designed to exist here. I have huge doubts that humans can colonize another planet.
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Tbh Americans have no basis to make fun of the UK right now…
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On the other hand, I suppose it wouldn’t be American to not criticize others for things this country is guilty of doing….
TW: Republicans and pedophilia, again. huffpost.com/entry/arizona-g…
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Can we stop inserting “how satisfied are you” surveys in products? It’s just lazy and unprofessional.
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It’s lazy because if you need to follow up on things, you can’t. It’s unprofessional because you’re bothering people with your data collection when they need to get work done.
The death spiral.
may-li khoe ✨@mayli19 Oct 2022
people talk about products "maturing" what do we call the phase in which the org chart starts dripping through the interface via a gajillion little popups?
This is such a tiny fraction of what kinds of things are used in Asian kitchens… but to be more comprehensive would take a lot more time.
Janelle Bitker@JanelleBitker18 Oct 2022
So proud to put out this package on AAPI food and ingredients today, all by AAPI writers/photographers/artists! sfchronicle.com/projects/202…

Field notes from Asian American kitchens

A celebration of the ingredients behind some of our favorite Asian American dishes, from Filipino vinegars to kimchi to cumin. Plus, Bay Area restaurants like San Francisco's Abaca, Old Mandarin...

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Like they didn’t even mention soy sauce, which is pretty universal across so many countries. And there’s different kinds too. They all have their purpose.
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