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Write it says our man in Arizona.
Another Super Bowl for the Patriots?
Gutted to see the Saints go out like they did last night with the non-call on Robey-Coleman’s pass interference. It definitely changed the outcome of the game from there onwards. Running up to that point in the game though, the Saints could have definitely handled a few plays better than they did.
I didn’t see the AFC Championship game, but I was disappointed in that one too with the result. It sounded like a great game, but I would have loved to have seen a Saints-Chiefs Super Bowl.
The Rams need to up their game for the Super Bowl. They took too long to get going against the Saints. The Patriots won’t be as forgiving.
I think it will be another Super Bowl win for the Patriots. 🏈
Just noticed a change in the Feedbin web UI on my phone and desktop this morning. I don’t know the full details of all the changes, but I definitely like what I see.
Drew with the first part of his Lego Ideas bait store. Even at this early stage, some of the detailing on the build is fantastic.
Nicholas Bate and his daily investments. Still a favourite blog of mine.
Great advice from Michael Wade to remember to do the small things.
Signal v Noise leaves Medium
It’s great to see the Signal v Noise blog running under Basecamp’s own control again.
Beyond that, though, we’ve grown ever more aware of the problems with centralizing the internet. Traditional blogs might have swung out of favor, as we all discovered the benefits of social media and aggregating platforms, but we think they’re about to swing back in style, as we all discover the real costs and problems brought by such centralization.
— Signal v Noise exits Medium by David Heinemeier Hansson
For those interested, I’m still working on a startup screen and Heroku deploy button for Commonmarks. I’ll post an update when I’ve finished these additions.
DuckDuckGo map related searches are now powered by Apple’s MapKit JS framework.
Nice to see DuckDuckGo and Apple unite on privacy and improve searches. I switched to DuckDuckGo years ago and I haven’t looked back since.
More screen time for kids?
According to philosophy professor Jordan Shapiro, parents should embrace the technology that their kids are using and not worry so much about the time they are spending on it.
“Your job as a parent is not to stop unfamiliar tools from disrupting your nostalgic image of the ideal childhood, nor to preserve the impeccable tidiness of the Victorian era’s home/work split. Instead, it’s to prepare your kids to live in an ethical, meaningful and fulfilled life in an ever-changing world,” he writes. To do this, he argues, families and schools must embrace technology, including gaming, to prepare kids for an uncertain but determinedly digital future.
— A philosophy professor argues kids should use more technology, not less by Jenny Anderson for Quartz
As a tech-loving parent of two boys I know full well the impact of technology on our family. We do have a few ground rules when it comes to technology. No devices at the dinner table, no devices during movie nights and at least one night a week spent reading instead of gaming. Sure there are times when even I think that the boys have spent too much time on their games consoles and so we’ll huckle them off, and we’ll do something else.
Mostly it’s all about balance in our house, but I definitely lean towards allowing them to spend a bit more time on their games consoles. I remember spending whole weekends playing my games consoles and computers as a kid, so I’m in the camp that video games are not a bad thing. We also have more creative and educational games available. Minecraft anyone?
Maybe I’m a bit more forgiving in this respect because my oldest and I have started gaming together online recently. It certainly helps in the competitive matches in Overwatch to have a player you know to communicate with. We just need to get Drew to practice a bit more, and we’ll have a solid trio to play as online!