so, i’m taking another indefinite pause from facebook again. and, i need to replace some of the things that it provides, like
– birthdays reminders — happy birthday adam! i’m sorry i missed it 🙁
– access to upcoming events
– sharing articles
it would be nice if i could interact with facebook in these ways without the constant, impulsive feeling that i need to check it. i’m still chewing on whether or not that’s facebook’s fault or mine, but, regardless, i’m deactivating again.
in the meantime, i’ll followup on the third point above and resume my ‘good links’ blog posts, similarly to dr. brenda’s #Friday5. i’ll post articles/books that i’ve read recently that i would be inclined to post on facebook. and, feel free to share any with me in the comment section!
The End of Black Respectability Politics, by Aurin Squire
[http://talkingpointsmemo.com/theslice/the-end-of-black-respectability-politics, via angela]
this one made me squirm a bit, but it’s a well written piece that i can’t argue with. i don’t think we’re reaching the ‘end’ per se, but i do think we’ve hit a convergence within our culture that BRP will never be the same.
Lenovo honestly thought you’d enjoy that Superfish HTTPS spyware, by Nate Anderson
[http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/02/lenovo-honestly-thought-youd-enjoy-that-superfish-https-spyware/]
not cool lenovo, not cool. and, i’m sure this doesn’t help msft either.
#BlackLivesMatter — A Challenge to the Medical and Public Health Communities, by Dr. Mary Bassett
[http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1500529, via zoe]
i think it’s cool when science, race, and justice meet.
I Am Not Your Teachable Moment
[http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/02/i-am-not-your-teachable-moment/, via wandalyn]
some hard, awkward truths are better in a comic.