Web hosting for the people behind bits and pixels
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SiteGround supports open and independent publishing online and offline. They specialise in managed web hosting services for open-source applications that let you keep control of your web content, get crafty with your design, and move freely between platforms. Offscreen readers enjoy up to 50% off!
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Simple, browser-based video calls
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Daily is a pretty impressive free video conferencing web app. Add up to 50 people to your calls by just sharing a link. You can even let people from around the world dial in from a landline.
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Self-published ebooks on design
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The Pipe is “a place where the best self-published books on the topics of design, technology, and business can be discovered and showcased.” It's a giant list of ebooks I've never heard of before. Happy discovering.
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Menu app clock & calendar in one
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“The Clock is a menu bar world clock with meeting planner, calendar and more. If you communicate with family or business associates in other time zones, the clock will help you by keeping you aware of their business or availability hours.”
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A newsletter about tech's impact on politics
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I'm a big fan of Sean Blanda's work, especially his writing. He just launched a new newsletter: “The discourse is a bi-weekly newsletter about the complicated collision of technology, politics, and media — helping you better understand the macro trends guiding our politics.”
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Thoughts on ethics in tech & design
Self-promo (duh!): if you aren't a regular reader yet, you should definitely take look at the just-released issue 18 of Offscreen. I've conducted a lot of interviews over the years, but the ones in this issue left me with food for thought for days, if not weeks. You won't regret ordering a copy, I promise. 🙂
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Pitch ridiculous startup ideas
Not sure how I missed this Kickstarter for a card game about horrible startup ideas: “Pitch Deck is a game where you and your friends make ridiculous, creative pitches for objectively bad startup ideas.”
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A guide for small creative studios
A lovely book project coming out of Australia: “Run Studio Run is a book that details how to manage and grow a small creative studio.” Now seeking funding on Kickstarter.
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This is one of the most sensible and realistic suggestions for making Twitter a kinder, more human place: mark bot accounts as such and remove them from statistics. Worth a read!
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The vexing and difficult art of holding opposing views
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This short piece by Khe Hy really spoke to me. How can we navigate the many dualities we're facing every day? (Example: Delayed gratification vs. living in the moment) Khe doesn't offer answers, but I feel addressing the fact that others struggle with the same issue gives me peace of mind.
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The true test of intelligence is not how much we know how to do, but how to behave when we don’t know what to do.
– John Holt
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