Bookmarks for April 25th
Pictures of people who mock me – Salon.com – "For years, strangers have made fun of me for being fat. But I got my power back — by turning the camera on them"
Pictures of people who mock me – Salon.com – "For years, strangers have made fun of me for being fat. But I got my power back — by turning the camera on them"
The Pastry Box Project | 19 April 2013, baked by Brian Suda – "If you are thinking about adding gamification to your product, you should really, really consider the consequences. You might get a short-term boost, but any long-term value is lost."
Can you cope with criticism at work? – The best-performing teams used about six times as many positive comments for every negative one.
David Hepworth’s Blog: The cup of coffee that says ‘do you know how busy I am?’ – Yes, this. Coffee cup as business (as in busy) signal as status signal.
Gay Men’s Sexism and Women’s Bodies — The Good Men Project – I can't remember who pointed me to this, but a useful reminder.
Big Med – Great piece about healthcare and scale.
Leaving the Guardian, creativity vs mild depression, the quantified self and running. | –
BBC – BBC Radio 4 Programmes – The Digital Human – It is hard to imagine a more interesting (to me) series. How we are responding to the digital world. Available as a podcast.
Minimizations Women Say –
» The war on RSS Cloud Comedy, Cloud Tragedy – The comments on this piece are good, too. I am amazed how many people survive without RSS – I think they subscribe to multiple newsletters instead, so get more curated content. Presumably, the curators use RSS.