Links and Thoughts 25: 16 June 2014
Peter Murphy – Cuts You Up
Good Morning.
Soccer:
It’s easy to get overloaded, even if your only exposure is to the twitter streams of soccer fans. At least you can console yourself that the World Cup only rolls around once every four years. To keep up, I don’t bother with any official sites or sports sites – I just check wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup#Format
The kids are fast on the update; usually a goal scored will appear on the wikipedia match page within the minute. It’s also handy to keep open as a second screen if you do happen to be watching the games live, for team lineups and matching players to jersey numbers.
Cities and Citizens:
The Case for Tearing Down Park-and-Ride Lots : The Atlantic – CityLab
Cities and Citizens:
Walmart, Target, Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, dollar stores…
Traditional American supermarkets are being eaten alive : Quartz
Books:
“As a reader, you know I get passionate about my favorite book series. You know what drove me insane while I was reading The Dark Tower series by Stephen King? Every time a new book came out, the design changed. That meant that my collection ended up looking scrabbled-together instead of cohesive.” …
“If you share our angst and near-compulsive need to have matching books, don’t worry–I have a few hard-earned tips to help you assemble a book series and not end up with a janky collection.”
How To Collect A Book Series in the Same Edition : Book Riot
Internet Hobos:
“This, of course, begs the question: where is the tablet and laptop user to go? Internet cafes and bars, while fitting the bill, are few and far between for many in the United States, and many libraries lack the atmosphere that is a coffee shop’s biggest perk. No doubt a tech-free coffee shop has its place and holds its own special allure, but as these companies struggle to adjust to our gadget-centric world, laptop users are increasingly left wandering from one cafe to the next in search of an outlet and free table.”
More cafes ban laptops: the growing push against tech : SlashGear
Your ‘Annoying’ Customer is My Opportunity. Just sayin’ – there’s a business model here. Has anyone running a coffee shop considered expanding available seating or building larger locations? Sure, the rent is higher — but so is the possibility of selling lunch (or even dinner) to internet hobos. Build nicer bathrooms, throw in additional comfy chairs, add more outlets, put outlets in the middle of tables: Get stickier. Give them no reason to leave. Here’s another idea: a coffee shop and a copy shop — basically a shared office, but for the singletons.
Tech: sounds more like a rumor; the linked article is light on details.
Google’s satellite plans may include Virgin Galactic investment : SlashGear
Tech:
Say hello to the new boss, same as the old boss.
“Between all that news, continually declining music sales and a dramatic increase in streaming users, one thing is clear: There’s a massive arms race over music is streaming. But it’s more specific than that: Tech giants aren’t just buying streaming services — they’re buying music curation tools, and they’re about to change how we listen.”
Three Giant Corporations Are Now Fighting to Control How You Listen to Music : Policy Mic
I try to avoid overt politics on the blog, but this is a mess:
I fear this will lead to the collapse of the current government and the partitioning of Iraq. Actually, I would hope for that outcome if I thought it would lead to regional stability, but that’s like setting a house on fire to fix the water leaks — sure, the fire will dry out the water damage but…
- What the Hell Is Happening in Iraq Right Now? : Mother Jones
- Iraq, cracking, as new version of shock and awe sends nation’s army into retreat : Daily Kos
- 4 Key Things To Know About The Islamist Surge In Iraq : NPR
- The war between ISIS and the Iraqi government : Vox [this is an opportunity for a lot of us to see how Vox is set up to cover ongoing news with their ‘story stream’ format]
- The Operational Reach of ISIS Overlaid Across the mid-USA for scale : The Land of Maps
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