Nerd Alert 48: It’s November!

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The sun sets early
Church bells tolling off-kilter
The year is ending


HOT LINKS

What we're reading this week

  Adam: When AOL’s Patch collapsed in 2013, a number of observers jumped on this failure to call hyperlocal news unsustainable. Not so fast, say a number of former Patch editors who’ve decided to go it alone with the support of organizations like LION and the use of open source tech like INN’s Largo.

  Ben: Autotune for images can regularize patterns or highlight and distort differences. But what will it do to family portraits?

  David: The history of WordPress.

  Jack: Are news websites some of the slowest on the web? Let’s make them go faster.

  Kaeti: It’s far too easy to make assumptions about our users when creating a product. This is a fantastic reminder of why it’s so important to design with empathy.

  Ryan: Check out slouchy if you’d like a constant reminder that your posture is terrible.

  Bert: Tensegrity tetrahedrons, tripping through thy tubes.


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From streets.mn, an analysis showing that planned light-rail extensions avoid neighborhoods with lots of carless workers.


SOME OTHER STUFF

Gather ye rosebuds

LISTEN: Moon Hooch.

COOK: Egg in a bagel hole.

WATCH: Live stream of the “Drones as Disruption” forum on drone law at The Ohio State University.

GIF: Happy owl.

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