We asked Slack why it plays smooth jazz in lonely Huddles Just a sad boy asking sad questions An examination of the appearance of smooth jazz on Slack Huddles Thankfully, I didn’t have to go very far to get some answers. In fact, I just rang up Anna Niess, Slack’s Senior Staff Product Designer. Bet all those hardboiled detectives wish they could solve their quandaries as simply. The first question I put to Niess was a simple one…why?...
We asked Slack why it plays smooth jazz in lonely Huddles Just a sad boy asking sad questions An examination of the appearance of smooth jazz on Slack Huddles Thankfully, I didn’t have to go very far to get some answers. In fact, I just rang up Anna Niess, Slack’s Senior Staff Product Designer. Bet all those hardboiled detectives wish they could solve their quandaries as simply. The first question I put to Niess was a simple one…why?...
We asked tech execs (and other smart folks) what advice they’d give to their younger selves It’s the next best thing to time travel Story byCallum Booth Callum Booth is a freelance journalist with over a decade of experience. Previously, he was the Managing Editor of TNW, where his reporting(show all)Callum Booth is a freelance journalist with over a decade of experience. Previously, he was the Managing Editor of TNW, where his reporting was cited widely, including in VICE, the FT, and the BBC....
We asked, you answered: The apps that were taken too soon RIP Google Reader Mentioning Google Reader on the internet always brings the strongest emotions out of millennials who grew up using Google’s web apps. The RSS feed organizer was released in 2001, and brought features like folders and offline reading that are common in every similar app now. Google dropped a bombshell in 2013 when the company said it was shutting down the app because of a declining user base....
We assign too much humanity to robots: They’re simply tools Robots are a direct result of humans, so stop giving them so much slack Social tendencies While this may sound like the beginnings of aBlack Mirrorepisode, this tendency is precisely what allows us to enjoy social interactions with robots and place them in caregiver, collaborator, or companion roles. The positive aspects of treating a robot like a person is precisely why roboticists design them as such — we like interacting with people....
