Links - March 2, 2016
- Snapchat is going to reach a billion users thanks to "Gen-S" — the smartphone generation Jason Calacanis
Not understanding the appeal of Snapchat makes me feel old.
- The Voters Decide Ben Thompson - Stratechery
In an unusual article, Ben relates the current political environment to his own Aggregation Theory. Quoting one of Clay Shirky’s tweetstorms, he explains how technology continuously changes the political landscape, and what this means going forward in an After Web world.
- Montaigne on 'Curation,' the Illusion of Originality, and How We Form Our Opinions Maria Popova - Brain Pickings
Another one that made me think of Szabo’s “book consciousness”, and to some extent Hidalgo’s personbyte theory.
- An Open Letter to the Republican Establishment Robert Reich
- An iPhone Is an Extension of the Mind Matthew Noah Smith - Slate.com
- Versioning Software Donald Stufft
- Cryptography Pioneers Win Turing Award John Markoff - The New York Times