Ben Werdmuller - Nostr Hypermedia

America is truly the land of opportunity. Even a South African immigrant who flagrantly violated the terms of his visa can fulfill the proud American tradition of becoming an automobile magnate who loudly spreads noxious far right ideas that cause harm for generations. 🇺🇸

benwerd 1 year ago

Immigration is good, immigrants are good, multiculturalism is good, and diversity is good. I wouldn’t be excited to live in a place that didn’t have those things.

benwerd 1 year ago

I think this is really neat: a map of where you can get to by train within 8 hours from any European train station. Hooray for trains.

Chronotrains

Chronotrains — See How Far You Can Go by Train in Europe

Pick any station and see everywhere reachable by train in 1–8 hours. Interactive map covering 30+ European countries.

benwerd 1 year ago

Creating a framework for living well

Ben Werdmuller

Creating a framework for living well

What do I want my life to look like? How do I want to live?

benwerd 1 year ago

“ProPublica has added the ability to find nonprofit organizations that auditors have flagged as having serious financial or control deficiencies [and] organizations that have reported significant theft.”

ProPublica

Nonprofit Explorer Adds Powerful Tools to Help You Research Organizations’ Financials

ProPublica has added the ability to find nonprofit organizations that auditors have flagged as having serious financial or control deficiencies. We...

benwerd 1 year ago

As part of a coaching exercise, I've been thinking about what it means to live well. I want my life — and the lives of my family, and everyone's life — to be free-range, in open community, emotionally safe, and creatively unconstrained. Here's what that means.

Ben Werdmuller

Creating a framework for living well

What do I want my life to look like? How do I want to live?

benwerd 1 year ago

I’m Tired of Pretending Physical Media Isn’t Still Better Than Streaming Digital

Ben Werdmuller

I’m Tired of Pretending Physical Media Isn’t Still Better Than Streaming Digital

[Sabrina Graves at Gizmodo] I agree with every word Sabrina Graves writes here. Streaming services are far worse. Physical media is better quality...

benwerd 1 year ago

Why OpenAI’s Structure Must Evolve To Advance Our Mission

Ben Werdmuller

Why OpenAI’s Structure Must Evolve To Advance Our Mission

[OpenAI] OpenAI's for-profit arm is becoming a Delaware Public Benefit Corporation: "Our plan is to transform our existing for-profit into a Dela...

benwerd 1 year ago

Super not on board with a new Labyrinth movie. The original is perfect.

Gizmodo

A New Labyrinth Could Be On the Way From Nosferatu's Robert Eggers

Plus, could another attempt at a Power Rangers movie be in the works?

benwerd 1 year ago

American cities remove homeless encampments as part of “sweeps” and take the belongings of the people they move. ProPublica asked them to explain what was stolen from them and how sweeps have affected them. It’s devastating.

ProPublica

“I Have Lost Everything”: The Toll of Cities’ Homeless Sweeps

Cities often take belongings — including important documents and irreplaceable mementos — when they conduct sweeps of homeless encampments. Pro...

benwerd 1 year ago

Even though I read every blog and other source I can via RSS, I’ve started sometimes also signing up for the email newsletter. If they’re an indie publisher or an individual, I’m okay with them knowing who I am. I want them to be able to reach out if they want to.