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Seattle’s Public Libraries Chart a New Strategic Direction - The Urbanist
Seattle’s Public Libraries Chart a New Strategic Direction - The Urbanist
At its core, the strategy is built on the idea that “the library makes a difference in people’s lives and in the greater community." All branches of the Seattle Public Library closed this past Tuesday for a city-wide staff meeting. The organization was brought together to review the system’s new Strategic Direction. SPL is engaged
·theurbanist.org·
Seattle’s Public Libraries Chart a New Strategic Direction - The Urbanist
We Are Not Just Polarized. We Are Traumatized.
We Are Not Just Polarized. We Are Traumatized.
The pandemic. The mass shootings. Insurrection. Trump. We've been through so much. What if our entire national character is a trauma response?
·newrepublic.com·
We Are Not Just Polarized. We Are Traumatized.
Daddy, What’d Ya Leave Behind for Me?
Daddy, What’d Ya Leave Behind for Me?
How baby boomers did everything they could to leave behind a dystopia.
·beneaththepavement.substack.com·
Daddy, What’d Ya Leave Behind for Me?
Slouching Toward ‘Accept All Cookies’
Slouching Toward ‘Accept All Cookies’
When everything we do online is data to be harvested, resignation is easy. But there’s a better way to think about digital privacy.
·theatlantic.com·
Slouching Toward ‘Accept All Cookies’
THB #396: The "Joy" Of Disney Bundling
THB #396: The "Joy" Of Disney Bundling
Today, a brief history of my painful experience of trying to keep paying for my Disney Bundle. I’ve been a pre-launch subscriber to Disney+ and a paying sub of Hulu, without ads, since before D+ launched. In other words, I am the sucker they all love and desire.
·davidpoland.substack.com·
THB #396: The "Joy" Of Disney Bundling
That’s What I Call Ponzinomics
That’s What I Call Ponzinomics
With Sam Bankman-Fried, Gisele, and a credulous Michael Lewis at the zenith of crypto hype.
·nymag.com·
That’s What I Call Ponzinomics
California’s Middle Mile Network Must Bridge the Digital Divide, Not Reinforce It
California’s Middle Mile Network Must Bridge the Digital Divide, Not Reinforce It
When California unanimously passed S.B. 156 in 2021, we embarked on a multi-year, multi-billion dollar endeavor to bring affordable, 21st-century fiber to every Californian. Done correctly, this nearly $7 billion investment—further supplemented by $ 1.8 billion in federal funding—would help...
·eff.org·
California’s Middle Mile Network Must Bridge the Digital Divide, Not Reinforce It
Are we back yet? How we spent our days from 2019 through 2022
Are we back yet? How we spent our days from 2019 through 2022
In 2020, our everyday routines shifted dramatically, but over the past few years, it’s felt like things are getting back to where they were. How back are we?
·flowingdata.com·
Are we back yet? How we spent our days from 2019 through 2022