đ€ Birch Bark Issue #75
Hello and happy Friday! I think this is a banger week for links and some looooong videos if youâve got some time this weekend. Hope youâre all splendid đ
Links
Microsoft has long had the worse emoji set in my opinion, but this upcoming redesign looks so good!
As expected, the calls that everyone was fleeing California never to return were overblown.
Saying the word âsocialismâ produced a Pavlovian response in some (many) people, and this lengthy article explains the relative insanity of that response, and delves into the details of what we mean when we say we love âfreedomâ.
Safari 15 (coming this fall) will style the browser chrome based on the website youâre on, and web developers can help make sure Safari makes the right choice. Check this article out if you are a developer and want to get it right.
This was a fascinating look at how industry insiders feel about 7 of the major streaming platforms. Netflix was #1, HBO Max right behind it, Apple TV+ was at #5 (but on the rise), for example. Discovery+ was too new to be considered for this, but Iâd love to see how it fares too, as it seems to be quite the unexpected powerhouse.
When we raise our voices, we are not crying wolf.Â
We are crying for help.
I donât know what itâs like to be a woman, but these experiences are completely foreign to me, yet so many women have stories like these. Sigh.
âDonât Americans know how good they have it?â I wonder what people from 100 years ago would think if they heard we had an infectious disease that ravaged the world, shut down everything for a year, and that despite 3.5 billion examples of miracle vaccines being safe and effective, millions of people wouldnât get it to protect themselves and others.
Finally, Hideo Kojima saying he would not consider his own game, Death Stranding: Directorâs Cut, a âdirectorâs cutâ is everything I love about him, and why I totally get why he drives some people insane.
Videos
Danny Gonzalez tries to give away a Tesla in a way that doesnât devastate the âwinner.â Long, but worth it.
Another long one, this new Vice series kicks off by looking at the dark side of 90s trash TV.
Chris Hau on the changes happening to Instagram since itâs square photo days.
And finally, why youâre not a visual learner.