Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
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Prediction:
Today (4/9/25) registered the greatest ill gotten gains from insider trading in history.
Well done, Wisconsin!
NEW: Nobel chief warns of growing threat to science and free inquiry
Nobel foundation director’s comments come as Trump cracks down on leading research agencies
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One of the appealing features of Substack is the great mobile experience. Where are your mobile readers coming from, what are they using? RSS aggregator, direct visits, or via email? I much prefer an aggregated experience that consolidates everything together.
Ditched ours this weekend as well...
This energy.
Wonder if the buyer realizes they're the punchline
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Any opinions on best service for posting across Bluesky & Threads? Trying out Openvibe, which seems decent but pretty bare bones. #bluesky #threads
Unlike Threads, this site actually works for breaking news on a linear timeline. If journalists & reporters come over, there’s a legitimate shot that it could replace Twitter.
A screenshot of the Bluesky interface with a red arrow highlighting an unusual alignment of two interacting elements.
Minor ux quibble, but the avatars not center aligning with the tap-to-refresh button is the hair in my soup.
Back on track of the wrong train out of the station. Oh and the track is broken. And the train is broken.
What an achievement vaccines are. What a monument to our love for each other it is to stare straight into the face of something as horrific and unstoppable as smallpox or measles or polio or cervical cancer and say “You know what, it doesn’t have to be like this.”
HUMANS!
This does not bode well for any of us.
Looking at leaves scattered across the sidewalk. Nature's randomness meets the geometry we've imposed through concrete and steel. Design isn't just what we control - it's how we interact with what we can't. #design #design-thinking
In the Macintosh Division, we had a saying that A players hire A players.
Welcome, Glenn! Excited to join you here under bluer skies.
We often think of design as aesthetics, but it's really about decisions. The path you take to work, the moments you choose to check your phone, the walls you put up (or tear down) in conversations - these are all acts of design. You're the architect of your daily experience.
Welcome!
You should probably get used to hearing this word a lot over the next few years.
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Brian Tyler Cohen is here
Welcome!
Would enjoy seeing this platform get the traction it needs to supplant those run by billionaires.
#bluesky officially takes #1 spot in social category