Noah Mittman

Web professional since '96; Technologist; UX and IxD; Survivor of the era of Internet Optimism; I wish all the bunk MCs turn to fish.

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Animal Crossing player perfectly goofs on art world
Polygon - Nicole Carpenter
Shing Yin Khor is a real-life installation artist who’s seen an impact from the novel coronavirus on their work: All their events have been canceled for the foreseeable future, as many museums shut their
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons
How Animal Crossing: New Horizons Has Helped Me Get Into My Work From Home Routine
uppercutcrit.com - by Caitlin Galiz-Rowe
I’m not a morning person—like, at all. Back when I was still physically going into my office every day I’d usually wait until the absolute last minute …
7 hours ago
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Nintendo Switch
Tangle Tower Developers on Their Journey From Flash Games to Working With Nintendo
uppercutcrit.com - by Chris Compendio
There’s murder afoot in Tangle Tower, the latest title from SFB Games. The British duo of brothers Tom and Adam Vian were on the PAX East 2020 show …
March 24
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Race & Ethnicity
General Electric Workers Launch Protest, Demand to Make Ventilators
VICE - Edward Ongweso Jr
On Monday, General Electric factory workers launched two separate protests demanding that the company convert its jet engine factories to make ventilators. Workers protested at GE's Lynn, Massachusetts
3 days ago
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Product Design
The World Needs Designers Now More Than Ever
scottberkun.com - by Scott Berkun
When Dr. Jan Mikulicz-Radecki designed the first surgical mask, he was questioned by his peers: they didn’t believe that by creating something so …
March 24
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Chrome Browser
I Don’t Care What Google or Apple or Whomever Did
adrianroselli.com
It is not uncommon that I raise an accessibility or usability issue with a client’s design or implementation and am met with either “But Google does …
March 24
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Tints, a new Components Menu and more — what’s new in Sketch?
sketchapp.com - Sketch
Tints, a new Components Menu and more — what’s new in Sketch? This month, we’re introducing Tints, a redesigned Components menu, and some big …
March 23
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Film (UK)
The missing six weeks: how Trump failed the biggest test of his life
Guardian US - Ed Pilkington and Tom McCarthy in New York
Today, 86,012 cases have been confirmed in the US, pushing the nation to the top of the world’s coronavirus league table We didn’t use that time optimally, especially in the case of testing. We have been
5 days ago
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Everything's connected.
Pigs
Farm scraping by to feed 4,000 pigs without Las Vegas Strip leftovers
fox5vegas.com - Tiana Bohner
6 days ago
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Apple
‘Several’ ARM-based Mac laptops and desktops coming next year, says report
The Verge - Sam Byford
The Mac’s long-rumored transition from Intel processors to Apple’s own ARM designs could be swifter and more extensive than you might have expected. According to a new research note from analyst Ming-chi
6 days ago
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News
The Coronavirus Crisis Is Showing Us How to Live Online
The New York Times - Kevin Roose
For someone who has barely left his house, I’ve had a shockingly busy few days. First, there were the hyperactive group texts, which started up last week with dozens of messages a day from friends about
March 17
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News
United States could become coronavirus epicenter: WHO
Reuters - Emma Farge
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States has the potential to become the new epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic due to a “very large acceleration” in infections there, the World Health Organization said
March 24
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Social Distancing
Trump’s Reckless Rush to Reopen
The New Yorker - Amy Davidson Sorkin
COVID-19 presents a test of leadership but also—because it preys most fiercely on the vulnerable—a test of values, and President Donald Trump, in his press briefing on Monday, showed that he has failed
March 24
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Social Distancing
My Failed Attempts to Hoard Anything at All
The New Yorker - David Sedaris
It used to be that nobody ever called me. I’d get lonely notices on my phone, reading, “Last week you had one minute and twelve seconds of screen time.” Now, though, with the coronavirus pandemic, I’m
March 24
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Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing Players Are Maximizing Profits by Playing the 'Stalk Market'
VICE - Gita Jackson
Want the best price on turnips in Animal Crossing: New Horizons? Check out the Animal Crossing Turnip Exchange subreddit. Turnips in Animal Crossing are one of those things that makes you sound like you
March 25
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Coronavirus (Covid-19)
Scenes from COVID-19: New York City Through Photos
newschoolfreepress.com - Emmet White
In the midst of a pandemic, New York City appears to be asleep. The spread of COVID-19 has made The New School remote for the rest of the semester. …
March 25
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U.S. Politics
All the President’s Lies About the Coronavirus
The Atlantic - Christian Paz
An unfinished compendium of Trump’s overwhelming dishonesty during a national emergency Editor's Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers. Find the collection
March 24
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IPadOS
In praise of the iPadOS 13.4 cursor
sixcolors.com - Jason Snell
I want to take a moment to appreciate the delicate and whimsical animated appearance of the cursor in iPadOS 13.4, which was released today.It’s …
March 24
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Comic Strips
“A Diary Of Time Itself”: An Academic Roundtable on Chris Ware’s Rusty Brown
tcj.com - Martha Kuhlman
Over the past eighteen years, fragments of the Rusty Brown story appeared in the New Yorker and Acme Novelty Library volumes, which makes reading Rusty …
March 23
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Kentucky
Bullet Points Monthly
bulletpointsmonthly.com
March 11
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Money
Neopets is the Safety Blanket Millenials Reach for in These Trying Times
uppercutcrit.com - by Caitlin Galiz-Rowe
When Adam Powell and Donna Williams created Neopets as a way to provide a distraction for college students, and maybe make a little extra money while …
March 20
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Video Games
Against the Hegemony of Hit Points | EGM
egmnow.com - March 19, 2020 by Steven T. Wright
In Control, I burst through the door, wielding my ur-gun in one hand and a fistful of telekinetic bullshit in the other. Down the stairs, a miniature …
March 19
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Donald Trump
No President Before Trump Ever Responded More Boldly, Swiftly, and Decisively In the Face of Criticism
mcsweeneys.net - by Andrew Singleton
“When asked by a reporter what grade he would give himself, the president said ‘10’ on a scale of one to 10. He dodged a related question about …
March 19
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Media Industry
Fox News, Still a Danger to Public Health
Rolling Stone - Jamil Smith
The coronavirus has struck virtually every age group throughout the world, but it has proven more lethal to older people. Those aged 60 and older …
March 18
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Larry Brilliant
The Doctor Who Helped Defeat Smallpox Explains What's Coming
WIRED - Steven Levy
Larry Brilliant says he doesn’t have a crystal ball. But 14 years ago, Brilliant, the epidemiologist who helped eradicate smallpox, spoke to a TED …
March 19
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Coronavirus (Covid-19)
Animals Invade Cities As People Quarantine Themselves At Home
boredpanda.com - Giedrė Vaičiulaitytė
As quarantines roll out in a number of countries, people often bury themselves in movies, social media drama or a good book. While taking a walk …
March 19
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Mobile Technology
YouTube follows Netflix by reducing video stream quality in Europe
Engadget - Steve Dent
It has also launched a hub dedicated to verified Coronavirus coverage. YouTube is joining Netflix in reducing streaming quality in Europe to reduce strain on the internet, Reuters has reported. "We are
March 20
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March Madness
Desperate Casinos Are Now Taking Bets on the Weather
New York Magazine - Adam K. Raymond
On March 18, 2019, nine NBA games and four NHL games happened. The Major League Soccer and Premier League seasons were in full swing, the NCAA …
March 18
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Technology
From Zoom University to the Zoom Party
The New York Times - Taylor Lorenz, Erin Griffith and Mike Isaac
On Sunday afternoon, Eleanor Dolan celebrated her 17th birthday in Minnesota with 20 of her closest friends. They listened to pop music and traded jokes. When the group broke out into “Happy Birthday You,”
March 17
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Opinion
They Went Off the Grid. They Came Back to the Coronavirus.
The New York Times
This article has been revised to reflect the following correction: An earlier version of this article misspelled the surname of a rafter who missed the escalation of the coronavirus outbreak. He is Zach
March 17

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