Technology

• SolidRun has released the HummingBoard, a souped-up version of the Raspberry Pi, available at a couple of performance levels and in a couple of form-factors. Looks very interesting for the “Internet of Things” applications…
• Got a really old PC or laptop? Turn it into something useful with LXLE, a remastered version of Ubuntu LTS designed to give even severely underpowered machines (by today’s standards) a pretty kickass and highly functional desktop.
• The Obama Administration has killed the nomination of pharmaceutical executive Phil Johnson after an outcry from the tech sector and a public statement from Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) that he wouldn’t support the nomination.

Design

• The Benefits of Sketching by Hand: This is something I’ve been working on for a while, and practice definitely pays off. Wish I’d started sooner.
• Getting Real Survey Answers Out of Smart, Busy People: How Quartz got almost a thousand high-level executive to provide meaningful survey data on advertising.

Culture

A Conversation with Alejandro Jodorowsky at SXSW 2014

Current Events

• The State Legislature of Vermont has become the first in the country to call for a Constitutional Convention to overturn the Citizens United decision and get money as a form of “speech” out of the political process.