Passthejoe @passthejoe@ruby.social

Can Killing Cookies Save Journalism? | WIRED https://www.wired.com/story/can-killing-cookies-save-journalism/

Gossip, jobs, freelancing tips and more. Here are some independent media newsletters to follow. – Poynter https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2020/gossip-jobs-freelancing-tips-and-more-here-are-some-independent-media-newsletters-to-follow/

In the arena: Ken Doctor is moving from “media analyst” to “media CEO” with Lookout, his plan for quality local news » Nieman Journalism Lab https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/08/in-the-arena-ken-doctor-is-moving-from-media-analyst-to-media-ceo-with-lookout-his-plan-for-quality-local-news/

Classic Google Sites is going away — migrate to new Google Sites by December 2021 https://support.google.com/a/answer/9958187

The US declared war on TikTok because it can’t handle the truth - Sarah Jeong/The Verge https://www.theverge.com/21355465/tiktok-us-china-information-nationalism-aonline-propaganda

N O D E Zine https://n-o-d-e.net/index.html

Crunchbangplusplus | Debian Based Minimal Linux Distro https://crunchbangplusplus.org/oldindex.html

WordPress.com launches new P2 to take on internal communication tools – Romain Dillet/TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/06/wordpress-com-launches-new-p2-to-take-on-internal-communication-tools/

Georgia school reopening photo worse than it appears - Molly Hensley-Clancy and Caroline O'Donovan/BuzzFeed https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/mollyhensleyclancy/georgia-school-reopening-photo-paulding-county

Phanny’s in Redondo Beach Still Makes the South Bay’s Best Breakfast Burrito https://la.eater.com/2020/8/4/20891723/phannys-redondo-beach-breakfast-burrito-photos-feature-inside-south-bay

These 10 punk singles of the '70s didn't need an LP release to stay great https://www.altpress.com/features/list/non-lp-punk-singles-of-the-70s/

How the 2020 pandemic is a replay of 1918 - Dave Winer/Scripting News http://scripting.com/2020/08/04.html#a163817

My Vim "style" includes doing things with the mouse, so I use gVim much of the time

Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, 2e in Unofficial Texinfo Format (tl;dr looks great) http://sarabander.github.io/sicp/html/

The coronavirus is never going away - Sarah Zhang/The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/08/coronavirus-will-never-go-away/614860/

Why should you learn Vim in 2020? - Nikola Đuza/Pragmatic Pineapple 🍍 https://pragmaticpineapple.com/why-should-you-learn-vim-in-2020/

27-inch iMac gets a major update - Apple https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/08/27-inch-imac-gets-a-major-update/