New Meta “Threads” app to compete with Twitter
I’m genuinely excited about the news of Threads, a new app from Meta that will rival Twitter. It’s like a more simplified version of Instagram, with fewer pictures.
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Scroll up the Space Elevator into the atmosphere
Introducing the Space Elevator Scroll Up! by Neal Agarwal. Take a ride up to space and explore Earth’s atmosphere, wildlife and planes along the way.
The dark and cozy web’s inner layers exposed Illustration
The cozy web is Venkatesh Rao’s term for the private, gatekeeper-bounded spaces of the internet we have all retreated to over the last few years.
DuckDuckGo Best Private Search Engine
DuckDuckGo has been growing bigger in the past 12 months. The search engine emphasizes protecting searchers’ privacy. You can get seamless privacy protection on your browser for free with one download. DuckDuckGo has become the #2 search engine on mobile devices, they are above Yahoo, Bing, and Firefox. This is huge news for the company.
Kottke.org
son Kottke’s blog has been around for some time. Jason covers just about every topic of relevance under the sun. This is one stop you do not want to miss each day. No topic is off-limits.
Cancelled Weddings
You just dodges a bullet. The wedding is cancelled. The New York Times commissioned Jessica Hische to come up with these subtle humorous cards about cancelled weddings. Did you know you could sell your cancelled wedding and honeymoon to recoup your lost money? Now you can profit on from somebody’s misery. CanceledWeddings.com is “The World’s Biggest Online Market for Buying and Selling Canceled Weddings & Honeymoons.”