Nelson Minar @nelson@lgbt.io

Alloy: politics tech • A new progressive non-profit collecting political data for progressive causes and candidates https://alloy.us/ #linkblog #politicselectionsprogressivesamactootme

Don't tan your taint • Latest health fad may not be healthy! https://www.allure.com/story/viral-perineum-sunning-post-dermatologists-warning #linkblog #healthfunnyhilariousanustainttanningtootme

Google Inactive Account Manager • A backup option in case you die https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/3036546?hl=en #linkblog #googlegmaildeathplanningwilltootme

The Beauty of Death Stranding • Nice spoiler-free video showing the gorgeous environments https://www.reddit.com/r/PS4/comments/e7c0l0/the_beauty_of_death_stranding_video/ #linkblog #deathstrandinglandscapegamesbeautytootme

FCC and rural cell service • Someone at FCC finally test-drove cellular service and found (surprise!) that the carrier's self-reported service was nowhere near as good as stated in rural areas https://ruraleconomytechnology.com/2019/12/05/fcc-finally-discovers-broadband-maps-are-broken/ #linkblog #fccruralinternettelephonetootme

Best singles of the decade • Some musical history going back to 14,000 BC. (Be sure to play samples, gets interesting back in the 1970s and before.) https://twitter.com/jazzemu_/status/1202581625453850625 #linkblog #musicparodyfunnydecadetootme

Real world porters • Death Stranding precedent in Japanese "step cargo" https://kotaku.com/its-like-death-stranding-but-for-real-1840193741 #linkblog #japandeathstrandinggamesporterlaborcargotootme

Links of the 2010s • Remarkable attempt to round up a decade of interesting Internet culture https://href.cool/2010s/ #linkblog #internetlinkscoolsitevia:waxytootme

.org undervalued • Internet domain sold for $1B with no competitive bids, inside dealing http://blogs.harvard.edu/sj/2019/12/02/the-dot-org-fire-sale-sold-for-half-its-valuation/ #linkblog #isocinternetdotorgorgicanntootme

Firefox Private Network • VPN service from Mozilla (based on Mullvad) https://fpn.firefox.com/vpn #linkblog #vpnprivacyfirefoxmozillagoodtechtootme

Aaron Parecki's home automation • Hardware and software used by a smart hacker https://aaronparecki.com/home-automation/ #linkblog #pareckihomeautomationzigbeehousetechtootme

Home Assistant • Open source home automation https://www.home-assistant.io/ #linkblog #hackinghomeautomationsmarthomeiottootme

WWV Simulator • For when your shortwave radio is out of reach https://wwv.mcodes.org/ #linkblog #wwvtimehacksfunnisttootme

More Quadriga weirdness • Founders of a Canadian crypto company have a long history of fraud. One's death in India looks less plausible now. https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/11/the-strange-tale-of-quadriga-gerald-cotten #linkblog #quadrigafraudbitcoinscamtootme

NordVPN sleaze • Allegations that NordVPN is working with a malware company to use unwitting people's computers as VPN endpoints https://medium.com/@derek./how-is-nordvpn-unblocking-disney-6c51045dbc30 #linkblog #vpnnetworkprivacynordvpnoxynetbadtechtootmevia:hackernews

50 best PC strategy games • An idiosyncratic list! https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/11/25/best-strategy-games-2019/9/ #linkblog #gamespcstrategytootme

DDR home movies • 415 hours of archival film from East Germany. Tragically bad user interface but lots of amazing video https://kottke.org/19/11/415-hours-of-east-german-home-movies-from-1947-1990 #linkblog #videoberlingermanyddreastgermanyhistory8mmtootme

Independence Day (Hawaii) • Today is the anniversary of Hawai'i being guaranteed its sovereignty in a treaty with Great Britain and France https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(Hawaii) #linkblog #hawaiihistorysovereigntyhawai'itootme

Ryan Russell • Only out LGBT player the big American sports, nice photo of him with his boyfriend https://www.instagram.com/p/B3VB0ouAY76/ #linkblog #lgbtgayhappysportsnflryanrusselltootme

Queer like Pete • An explanation of the type A-gay that Pete Buttigieg represents. It's legitimately queer, just different from what straight America is used to https://slate.com/human-interest/2019/11/pete-buttigieg-gay-archetype-best-little-boy.html #linkblog #americagaylgbtidentitybuttigiegpoliticstootme