On the latest Recode Decode, MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito says we need to resist the urge to oversimplify the problems we’re solving.

Source: MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito on Kara Swisher podcast Recode Decode – Vox

You treasure what you measure: how KPIs make software dystopias

Source: You treasure what you measure: how KPIs make software dystopias / Boing Boing

I recently saw that San Francisco is considering fast-tracking residential development dedicated to teacher housing. There are quibbles between the moderate mayor and the progressives on city counc…

Source: Teacher Housing and the Rot | Pedestrian Observations

A new bill would tell you how much the ad-targeting data you give to companies like Google and Facebook is worth.

Source: How much it would cost to get the internet without ads – Vox

Rising concerns about housing affordability, racial inequality and climate change are causing cities nationwide to re-examine their attachment to the detached house.

Source: Cities Start to Question an American Ideal: A House With a Yard on Every Lot – The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/opinion/fully-automated-luxury-communism.html

A hydrogen refueling station exploded in Norway on Monday and the company operating the station has suspended operation at its other locations following the explosion. Now, Toyota and Hyundai are both halting sales of fuel cell vehicles in the country. Does this spell the end of fuel cell hydrogen vehicles as a “zero-emission” alternative? The […]

Source: Hydrogen station explodes, Toyota halts sales of fuel cell cars, is this the end? – Electrek

Obama Administration Energy Secretary Steven Chu liked to say that FCVs needed 4 miracles to be viable: major improvements in Hydrogen production, distribution, storage, and the fuel cells themselves (platinum catalyst).

Interpreting your favorite films in new ways can be a way to showcase your perspective and talent.

Source: Watch ‘Blade Runner’ Animated with 12,597 Watercolor Paintings