Hark, a Wednesday miracle!

ALERT THE CENSORSHIP POLICE: My freedom of speech has been squashed. Selfies are a form of speech, you see, and they're banned from the voting box. Both Snapchat and the ACLU are *ON it,* however, determined to protect this right. Because apparently, even in election years, there are no bigger fish to be fried ...!

1. Rainbow food has conquered the Internet, much to my disgust. Say what you will about "fun" and photos, but this is really too much. Bagels are not meant to be neon. Waffles aren't supposed to be tie-dyed!! The only acceptable rainbow food, I'd argue, is one celebrating pride.

2. Is Airbnb a greedy start-up -- or a movement that's changed society? It's a legit question, given that the company has vowed that it fosters "world peace." Jeff Sharlet visited its big conference in France on the eve of the Paris attacks. He concludes that, while the "sharing" is commodified, it's also strikingly genuine.

3. How digital privacy keeps us human. "Most of our selves, understood as narratives, are written by other authors, [so] what is left to the each of us to contribute must be carefully protected and fostered."

hark, a wednesday miracle!
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Pocketable: Up close and personal with David Vincenzetti -- the IT guy of tyrants. (5282 words/21 minutes)

Postscripts: Smelly smartphones. Lady-bots. The mysterious rise of the so-called "teatox." How Pandora hopes to save itself and how to join the "worst conversation." Twitter is most likely doomed; Facebook is maybe hoodwinking the nation. Meet the man behind Google's Doodles and the webmaster behind Prince. Buzzfeed is ASMR-ing the news, which sounds kinda brilliant. There is really no such thing as Internet democracy, but there IS such a thing as "fluent cat." To close, I'm gonna drop some office baboons and just leave you with that!

Until tomorrow,
@caitlindewey

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