Nelson Minar @nelson@lgbt.io

PlotterTwitter community • Academic analysis (CHI) of a DIY community of folks doing art and design work with plotters https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3411764.3445653 #linkblog #plottertwitterchiplotterscommunitytoolstootme

Disinformation dozen • Two thirds of online garbage false information about Covid and vaccines comes from just 12 people https://www.npr.org/2021/05/13/996570855/disinformation-dozen-test-facebooks-twitters-ability-to-curb-vaccine-hoaxes #linkblog #vaccinecovid19covidcoronavirusdisinformationpropagandaliesfacebooktwittertootme

Google + Starlink • Contract for providing Internet service. But the looks of things, Starlink had already been using Google services for awhile now... https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/13/google-cloud-wins-spacex-deal-for-starlink-internet-connectivity.html #linkblog #googlestarlinknetworkinginternetroutingisptootme

Starlink terrestrial ops • Some data guessing at how Starlink's ground-based Internet works (as of eight months ago) https://old.reddit.com/r/Starlink/comments/ioc4lc/starlink_internet_infrastructure/ #linkblog #starlinkinternetgoogleroutingisptootme

Gross food videos • Sort of kidding, sort of not, designed to go viral https://www.eater.com/2021/5/11/22430383/why-are-gross-viral-food-videos-popular-rick-lax-facebook-watch #linkblog #internetfoodcookingvideoviralricklaxtootme

Post-Vaccination Inertia • What it takes to get back to normal https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/04/post-vaccination-inertia/618751/ #linkblog #covid19coronaviruspandemicculturevaccinationtootme

Shipping system fonts • An argument for using plain ol' system fonts for utility websites. They're very well designed, they're clean, they look like the rest of your computer. https://markdotto.com/2018/02/07/github-system-fonts/ #linkblog #fontssystemfontssimplicitygithubwebtypographytootme

Swimply • AirBnB for pools. Rent someone else's pool by the hour https://swimply.com/ #linkblog #swimmingpoolairbnbsharingtootme

Elon Musk on SNL • All the clips collected, should you need a heavy dose of cringe in one place https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/9/22427429/elon-musk-snl-clips-wario-dogecoin-monologue-saturday-night-live #linkblog #elonmusktvsnlcomedytootme

Made in America / This is America • Copyright infringement suit against Childish Gambino; the older song sure sounds similar https://thegrapevine.theroot.com/this-is-an-american-lawsuit-rapper-kidd-wes-files-copy-1846844194 #linkblog #musiccopyrightchildishgambinodonaldgloverthisisamericatootme

The shitcoin trade • An insider in the sleaziest part of cryptocurrency trading, pump-n-dumps of obviously useless coins https://www.reddit.com/r/Buttcoin/comments/n796vc/there_is_absolutely_no_end_to_this_shit_however_i/gxbz6n3/?context=3 #linkblog #cryptocurrencyfraudscampumpndumpshitcoinbitcointootme

Roku / Youtube issues • Details of the dispute; AV1 codec support, treatment of voice search results https://www.protocol.com/youtube-tv-roku-issues #linkblog #rokuyoutubetvcontractav1disputebusinessantitrusttootme

Playing devil's advocate • Some of the psychology behind the world's stupidest rhetorical game https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/lifestyle/article/devils-advocate #linkblog #mengenderdebaterhetoricdevilsadvocatetirefiretootme

Stamen and OSM • Retrospective on 15 years of Stamen's creative mapping work with OpenStreetMap data https://hi.stamen.com/our-brilliant-friend-stamen-and-openstreetmap-through-the-years-21840d86ff0a #linkblog #osmopenstreetmapmapstamendesignartcartographytootmemigurski

Ookla Speedtest on Starlink • Some numbers of the space-based ISPs performance. They're not as good as promised https://www.speedtest.net/insights/blog/starlink-q1-2021/ #linkblog #starlinkooklaspeedtestispinternetwisptootmebroadband

Glacier melt • Excellent visualization of 90 shrinking glaciers https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2021/apr/29/visualised-glaciers-now-and-then #linkblog #glaciersglobalwarmingclimatevisualizationtootmevia:flowingdata

The life of a Bourbon barrel • All the ways barrels get used and reused in the production of wine and spirits https://onthesauceagain.com/2019/09/02/types-of-casks-and-how-they-influence-whisky/ #linkblog #liquorwinebourbonbarrelagingtootme

Netflix: Test Patterns • An excellent set of videos for testing an AV setup. Various video formats with a surround sound track with samples isolated to rear left and rear right. https://www.netflix.com/title/80018499 #linkblog #avcalibrationaudionetflixsurroundsoundtootme

Dystopian YA Novel • Every young adult book cliche in tweet form https://twitter.com/DystopianYA #linkblog #twitterclichefunnyyoungadultscififantasytootmevia:migurski

Ethiopian food glossary • Handy list of Ethiopian food words explained in English https://ethiopianfood.wordpress.com/glossary/ #linkblog #foodethiopiancookinglanguageglossarydictionarytootme