The Weekly Squeak — RockX, Unix, commuting and the power of words
I’m back! After yet another delay, sorry… This week I am back with interviews and links covering everything from technology for old people to the future of cities and hiring. A lovely gamut of ideas for you to enjoy.
xx Chinch
Podcast version
In this interview I speak with Xinshu Dong of RockX about his new blockchain-based digital assets platform.
The Commuting Principle That Shaped Urban History
www.citylab.com
From ancient Rome to modern Atlanta, the shape of cities has been defined by the technologies that allow commuters to get to work in about 30 minutes.
This Company Hired Anyone Who Applied. Now It’s Starting a Movement — getpocket.com
Greyston Bakery uses a practice of open hiring: filling positions on a first-come, first-served basis, no questions asked. Now it wants to teach other companies how to do the same.
How to Move Your Digital Life to a New Country — onezero.medium.com
Moving to a new country means moving your digital life, and that can be hard for services like Google, Apple, Microsoft, and more.
Allowlist, not whitelist. Blocklist, not blacklist. Goodbye, wtf. Microsoft scans Chromium code, lops off offensive words — www.theregister.co.uk
Words have power, is it time to remove some with more negative powers than others?
Unix at 50: How the OS that powered smartphones started from failure — arstechnica.com
Today, Unix powers iOS and Android — its legend begins with a gator and a trio of researchers.
Why are products for older people so ugly? — www.technologyreview.com
As the market for products aimed at older users explodes, some entrepreneurs are turning to a radical idea: actually get the customers involved.
