How working as a servant to the ultra-rich helped to understand the cultural code of luxury

pkim: How working as a servant to the ultra-rich helped me to understand the cultural code of luxury. http://t.co/PfLpxtT11W

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Backlash by the Bay: Tech Riches Alter a City
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Three Years Under Our Thumbs

anildash: We’ll spend (at least!) 3 years of our lives with our thumbs on our smartphones. This is what I’m doing about it: http://t.co/nH7YtKDUhS

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Imagining the Post-Antibiotics Future

ev: Scary: “Imagining the Post-Antibiotics Future” by @FERNnews https://t.co/WqM2iM6tYK

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Geeks for Monarchy: The Rise of the Neoreactionaries | TechCrunch

djcp: Oh, there’s a term for the ~tech folks who think democracy and equality threaten their freedom: http://t.co/pIrqxT6eFj via @amelapay

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What Screens Want by Frank Chimero
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How Node.js Got Big

jasonh: Great new article on how #nodejs became the go-to server side programming environment: “How Node.js Got Big”. Read: http://t.co/k1KdUmRMUZ

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They’re Watching You at Work

The American Police State
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Special report: Apple’s ground-breaking bet on its clean energy infrastructure, with exclusive photos

iammattthomas: The scale of Apple’s clean energy operation explains why Greenpeace had trouble believing it at first. http://t.co/GR3m0y8NjH via @gigaom

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