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My 2018 Boston Marathon race recap

Wed, 18 Apr 2018 20:19:17 -0400

My 2018 Boston Marathon race recap

iesnoth: All the Modern Who doctors! Took forever to color, but...

Sat, 07 Apr 2018 19:02:29 -0400

iesnoth:

All the Modern Who doctors! Took forever to color, but I like how it turned out.
Limited prints available here.

greenribbon: my coworker stumbled upon one of the best stock...

Mon, 02 Apr 2018 10:22:41 -0400

greenribbon:

my coworker stumbled upon one of the best stock images of all time

I legit thought that was @awnerd for like half a second

tumblcoin: Introducing TumblcoinTumblr is reportedly proud to...

Sun, 01 Apr 2018 12:59:14 -0400

tumblcoin:

Introducing Tumblcoin
Tumblr is reportedly proud to announce their newest feature: Tumblcoin. Tumblcoin is the latest in the entirely unstable cryptocurrency market. The social media and publishing platform claims that the currency is somehow assured by the platform’s unceasing flow of high-quality memes and low-quality shitposts. When pressed for details, staff was heard mumbling incoherently.
The new Chief Coin Officer of Tumblr eventually stepped up to explain: “As more users like, reblog, and create posts, more coins are mined for their portfolio. Because it’s so easy to keep creating new Tumblcoins, no one will ever be in short supply. We’ve also opened up the world’s first store that accepts TBC. You can now buy the hottest items any member of the Tumblr community could possibly want, like old Horse Friends or the world-renowned missing E.”

wehavecats: This friggin’ guy

Sat, 24 Mar 2018 15:25:36 -0400

wehavecats:

This friggin’ guy

We’re taking steps to protect against future interference in our political conversation by state-sponsored propaganda campaigns

Fri, 23 Mar 2018 13:05:56 -0400

fetherston:

staff:

Hi Tumblr,

We’re all grappling with the influence that state-sponsored disinformation campaigns can have on our political conversations—and how wide-spread that interference turned out to be. So please take a moment to read this, think about it, and talk about it.

Last fall, we uncovered 84 Tumblr accounts linked to the Russian government through the Internet Research Agency, or IRA. These accounts were being used as part of a disinformation campaign leading up to the 2016 U.S. election. After uncovering the activity, we notified law enforcement, terminated the accounts, and deleted their original posts. Behind the scenes, we worked with the Department of Justice, and the information we provided helped indict 13 people who worked for the IRA.

Now that the investigations are done, we want to let you know how we’re going to help protect Tumblr in the future and what you can do to help.

Here’s what we know about these accounts

The IRA employs more than 1,000 people who engage in electronic disinformation and propaganda campaigns around the world using phony social media accounts. Their goal is to sow division and discontent in the countries they target. What makes them so difficult to spot is that they’re not spambots. They’re real people who get trained and paid to spread propaganda.

As far as we can tell, the IRA-linked accounts were only focused on spreading disinformation in the U.S., and they only posted organic content. We didn’t find any indication that they ran ads.

Remember, the IRA and other state-sponsored disinformation campaigns play off our zero-sum politics. They want to drive a wedge between us so that we spend our time fighting with each other instead of building towards the future. We’ll be watching for signs of future activity, but the best defense is knowing how they operate and how to judge the content you see.

What we’re doing in response to the interference

First, we’ll be emailing anyone who liked, reblogged, replied to, or followed an IRA-linked account with the list of usernames they engaged with.

Second, we’re going to start keeping a public record of usernames we’ve linked to the IRA or other state-sponsored disinformation campaigns. We’re committed to transparency and want you to know everything that we know.

We’ve decided to leave up any reblog chains that might be on your Tumblrs—you can choose to leave them or delete them. We’re letting you decide because the reblog chains contain posts created by real Tumblr users, often challenging or debunking the false and incideniary claims in the IRA-linked original post. Removing those authentic posts without your consent would encroach on your free speech—and there have been enough disruptions to our conversations as it is.

What we’re doing to stop future disinformation campaigns

You’ve probably read that U.S. intelligence officials expect foreign agents to try similar propaganda campaigns in the future. We’ll be monitoring Tumblr for signs of state-sponsored disinformation campaigns, and if we see anything we will…

Terminate the accounts and remove their original posts.

Notify you if we determine that you’ve liked, reblogged, replied to, or followed a propaganda account.

Add the username to the public record.

Alert law enforcement.

There are also things you can do to help stop the spread of disinformation and propaganda.

Be aware that people want to manipulate the conversation. Knowing that disinformation and propaganda accounts are out there makes it harder for them to operate. The News Literacy Project has this handy checklist for spotting their tricks.

Be skeptical of things you read. Disinformation campaigns work because they know people don’t fact check. Look for reliable sources, and double-check that the source really says the same thing as the post. You can also check Snopes and Politifact. Both are award-winning resources and usually have the latest viral claim fact checked on the front page.

Correct the record. When you see people spreading misinformation—even unintentionally—politely say something in a reblog or reply. If it’s your friend, send them a message to let them know.

One last note: Please vote.

Transparency won’t mean a thing if we don’t participate in the process. Whatever your political stance, voting ensures a government that represents your interests. For our U.S. users: You can register online or by mail, and many states are holding primaries right now.

100% ✊.This type of candor, transparency, and integrity is why I choose to come work at Tumblr every day. You can too.

shinraalpha: ninemoons42: s-leary: “General.” HERE COME THE GENERALS RISE UP.

Wed, 21 Mar 2018 21:38:05 -0400

shinraalpha:

ninemoons42:

s-leary:

“General.”

HERE COME THE GENERALS

RISE UP.

wehavecats: Rawr

Sat, 17 Mar 2018 17:48:57 -0400

wehavecats:

Rawr

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Thu, 15 Mar 2018 22:37:37 -0400

NYC PHP Reboot - First up "Getting Specific About APIs" with Phil Sturgeon

Fri, 09 Feb 2018 10:08:01 -0500

engineering:

tl;dr Come and join us for the NYC PHP meetup @ Tumblr on March 1st 2018.

When

March 1st 2018, 7pm - 9pm

Where

35 East 21st Street (21st & Broadway), New York, 10010

Details

The monthly NYC PHP Meetup is getting rebooted in 2018! The first meetup will be hosted at Tumblr HQ in New York City, with Phil Sturgeon as headline speaker and two or three lightning talks.

About Phil Sturgeon

When he’s not talking about falling off bikes Phil Sturgeon is passionate about building great APIs. Sometimes scientists forget to label their units and they crash satellites into planets. Phil’s science teacher always told him to label his units and JSON Schema is how you do that in a HTTP API, even AMQP too! Come and learn about the future of APIs and other PHP topics.

We want you - for lightning talks

We are looking for 2-3 lightning (10-15 min) talks about anything PHP related. If you’re interested, please get in touch with Oli Griffiths via Meetup, or @oligriffiths on Twitter. This is a great way to get into the speaking community, and to test out material you might like to submit to conferences.

What to bring

A great attitude to all things PHP.

Laptops are not necessary but we will have wifi capabilities if you want to hack along.

Tumblr is generously providing pizza 🍕 and 🍺 beer/drinks.

How to RSVP

Please use Meetup to RSVP. Feel free to bring a guest if they’re not using Meetup, or encourage them to join so they can stay up-to-date.

- @oli

safelov: kardashiansfuckyeah: reblog this or you’ll have bad luck for 44 days and 12 nights i...

Fri, 12 Jan 2018 16:31:26 -0500

safelov:

kardashiansfuckyeah:

reblog this or you’ll have bad luck for 44 days and 12 nights

i would reblog this with no threat why you gotta be like that

topherchris:SHARE IF YOU ARE HAVING A WILD FRIDAY MORNING ON...

Fri, 12 Jan 2018 11:17:21 -0500

topherchris:

SHARE IF YOU ARE HAVING A WILD FRIDAY MORNING ON TUMBLR

This is the most Tumblr image possible

Rey, Rose, and Revolution: The Last Jedi Review

Fri, 29 Dec 2017 10:15:46 -0500

dresdencodak:

(Warning: my review has lots of spoilers!)

Star Wars has a problem, or, more accurately, the popular interpretation of Star Wars has a problem. Dismissals of Star Wars as being preoccupied with larger-than-life heroics, chosen ones, and destinies are common. The problem with this is that Star Wars, as a film series, has always been about how all of those things are terrible. Individualism and romanticism are always presented as chauvinistic and antithetical to the common good. Whether it’s the growing unity and cooperation of the Rebel Alliance, the catastrophic authoritarianism of the prequel Jedi, or the negligence of the New Republic, success and failure in every Star Wars film is measured by whether or not characters embrace and cultivate collective action. The Last Jedi follows firmly in this tradition, differing only from its predecessors in that it’s even more explicit. To quote the revolutionary Rose Tico, “That’s how we’re gonna win, not fighting what we hate, but saving what we love.”

Keep reading

Stop using Facebook and start using your browser

Fri, 29 Dec 2017 08:30:47 -0500

jkottke:

In “an open memo, to all marginally-smart people/consumers of internet ‘content’”, Foster Kamer has a small suggestion to those who care about the health and diversity of online media: stop reading what Facebook tells you to read and use your browser bar (or bookmarks) instead.

Literally, all you need to do: Type in web addresses. Use autofill! Or even: Google the website you want to go to, and go to it. Then bookmark it. Then go back every now and again.

Instead of reading stories that get to you because they’re popular, or just happen to be in your feed at that moment, you’ll read stories that get to you because you chose to go to them. Sounds simple, and insignificant, and almost too easy, right?

It’s only easy, and simple to do. As for why you should do it: It’s definitely not simple, nor insignificant. By choosing to be a reader of websites whose voices and ideas you’re fundamentally interested in and care about, you’re taking control.

And by doing that, you’ll chip away at the incentive publishers have to create headlines and stories weaponized for the purpose of sharing on social media. You’ll be stripping away at the motivation for websites everywhere (including this one) to make dumb hollow mindgarbage. At the same time, you’ll increase the incentive for these websites to be (if nothing else) more consistent and less desperate for your attention.

*head nodding vigorously* I mean, it’s a complicated situation. Facebook and Twitter are easily the best news/blog reading platforms ever invented, better than any RSS reader for most people. By putting most of the web’s information all in one place, they offer incredible speed and convenience, which is hard for people to ignore. I made this point in a footnote this morning: using Facebook instead of just bookmarks is compelling in the same way that shopping at Walmart instead of small-town shops was in the 80s. We blame Walmart for decimating small businesses, but ultimately, small town shoppers chose convenience and lower prices over the more local and diverse offerings from their neighbors. And for the past several years, readers have been doing the same thing in favoring Facebook. What Kamer is arguing is that readers who value good journalism, good writing, and diverse viewpoints need to push back against the likes of the increasingly powerful and monolithic Facebook…and visiting individual websites is one way to do that.

Yes, blame the people instead of the corporations. 🙄

Most stuff I read comes to me from Twitter. It’s curated by people whom I’ve come to trust for fact-checking and surfacing the important stuff, among other reasons. These are things I rarely have time to do myself.

It creates a bubble, yes, but so does typing in the address of the same sites you already know.

Photo

Wed, 20 Dec 2017 16:00:44 -0500

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Wed, 20 Dec 2017 09:37:21 -0500

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Wed, 20 Dec 2017 09:34:54 -0500

jeremyburge: The system-wide volume “HUD” on iOS continues to...

Wed, 20 Dec 2017 09:31:46 -0500

jeremyburge:

The system-wide volume “HUD” on iOS continues to block video content as you try to watch it in iOS 11 as seen here in the default iOS photos app:

Apps have been taking this into their own hands for a while now and I love this new one from Instagram (shown up top of this post).

Filling the notch on iPhone X, here’s why I like this design:

It’s visible, yet remains out of the way

No one needs to see the time when changing volume

The icons are clear - especially the X next to the speaker for mute

IT DOESN’T BLOCK ANY CONTENT

Well done Instagram team! 👏

wehavecats: Box boys

Sun, 10 Dec 2017 09:58:51 -0500

wehavecats:

Box boys