Interviews with six employees who work in Silicon Valley about the ways Trump's recent actions against immigrants have affected them. Powerful stuff.
"Banned" features six interviews of Silicon Valley employees who are directly affected by immigration policies introduced by the Trump administration. The goal of this project is to provide an uninformed public a more comprehensive picture of who these policies will affect, to bring awareness to Silicon Valley about the issues facing members of their own community, and directly address ongoing stereotypes around immigration.
In 1978, Mr. Rogers hosted a television show for adults called “Old Friends…New Friends” in which he interviewed interesting musicians, artists, athletes, teachers, and others “about their search for meaning in life.” A clip of the show appeared in last year’s documentary about Fred Rogers, “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?.” Above is that complete episode, […]
The New York Public Library’s Riverside branch invites you to check out a necktie, briefcase, or handbag suited for a “job interview, wedding, audition, graduation, prom, or other formal event.” It’s part of their NYPL Grow Up initiative. From the NYPL: Adults and teens who have low fines (less than $15) or no fines on […]
The New York Times interviewed Stephen Colbert on stage. Among other things, he describes his typical working day, and what goes into producing The Late Show. I haven’t watched the whole thing yet, but what I’ve seen so far is really good. I had the privilege of being on the Colbert Report twice. Each time, […]
Use a single password for every website, and you’re compromising your security. Use a different one each time, and you’re bound to lose track of them. The solution? RoboForm Everywhere, a catch-all tool that will not only manage the passwords on every site you visit but generate better ones. As a simple password database, it’s […]
Just a reminder: Print isn’t dead. And now that printers are becoming as portable as cell phones, it might be around for quite some time. Enter the MEMOBIRD Mobile Thermal Printer, a mini-printer that is versatile, portable – and most importantly, never needs a refill on ink or toner. Measuring just a few inches around, […]
What do Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Google all have in common? Somewhere in their framework, they all use MySQL, that most versatile (and free!) of database management systems. And they’re not alone. If your company or the one you’d like to work for wrangles data (and who doesn’t?), they’re going to need someone with a […]
