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Your five-minute guide to the best of protocol (and the internet) of the week, from dark modes and delivery apps to crypto scams and non-scams.

The best of protocol

Reid Hoffman on Facebook, Vaccines and LinkedIn leaving China, by Issie Lapowsky

Hoffman has seen a lot and has smart (and nuanced) ideas on everything from moderation of content to the pros and cons of the global tech industry. And some simple yet powerful tips for tech companies around the world: speak for yourself.

Consulting Firms No Longer Just Recommend Software, They Build It, By Aisha Counts

I think it was Gandhi who said, “The only way forward is vertical integration. As consulting giants strive to help clients imagine a technology-driven future and a new world of work, they are increasingly building that future internally. And take on Big Tech in the process.

The crypto conundrum: is this hot coin a shiba inu or a squid? by Ben Pimentel

Two pieces that everyone thought were some kind of joke. One quickly disappeared, along with millions of dollars of people. The other is now pushing $ 40 billion in value. Understanding the difference and learning to distinguish winners from losers is key to the future of crypto.

Winning games could become mainstream in crypto, by Tomio Geron

PSA: You can spend the next few days 100% playing Axie Infinity and still call it work. Axie, and the NFT-powered gaming ecosystem that he brings to the mainstream, is key to understanding why so many people are excited about blockchain games.

People with unlimited PTO don’t take it. These companies make it mandatory, by Michelle Ma

Would you take five days of vacation? What about $ 1,000? It’s the sort of thing some companies have to offer to get employees to take time off in an age when “unlimited” and “flexible” PTO policies too often have the opposite effect.

Dracula: The Dark Mode Color Scheme With A Coder Cult, by Lizzy Lawrence

One guy, fed up with ugly apps, managed to redraw over 200 in the same dark style. And coders love it. Dracula is another reminder that in an increasingly screen-based world, there is a mint that needs to be done to make those screens a little more pleasing to the eye. A 4-H MESSAGE

73% of teenagers in suburbs, cities and countryside agreed that digital skills are essential to getting the best jobs for their generation. Most Gen Z kids are more tech savvy than previous generations, but millions of them still don’t have the broadband or reliable tech skills to thrive in an increasingly complex world.

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Best of all the rest

‘It’s not sustainable’: What the US port crisis looks like up close – The New York Times

It’s hard to understand what a supply chain crisis looks like until you get to the Port of Savannah and see 80,000 shipping containers just… sitting there. This story is a good dive into how things went wrong and why solving the problem is even harder than it looks.

How four NFT novices created a billion dollar cartoon monkey ecosystem – Rolling Stone

Bored Ape Yacht Club is a funny name for a tech giant, and yet here we are. The group behind the monkeys, however, is more than just grabbing NFT money; he tries to build a world around his creations, an exclusive digital club which is as much the artistic project as the works themselves.

“It’s Like Being Torn in Two”: Chipotle Employees Overwhelmed by Online Orders, Angry Customers – MarketWatch

Have you ever been to an empty restaurant and wondered why everything is still so backed up? Here’s why. And why the incessant, multiplatform world of online ordering, where everyone is on the front line and no one picks up their own order, puts workers to the ground.

Crypto Cities – Vitalik Buterin

Eric Adams wants to be paid in bitcoin. Francis Suarez too. And Buterin, the creator of Ethereum, makes a compelling case here that cities – like New York and Miami, but also many others – are the exact place where crypto believers should try to build new and interesting things. crypto.

Energy and how to get it – the New Yorker

Be honest: you took a midday nap during the pandemic. (If you haven’t, you’re absolutely missing something.) Energy is a weird, fickle thing, and it turns out we’re just starting to understand how it works – and how we can use it. to our advantage both at work and at home. (But seriously, folks: naps.)

Silicon Valley Shitposting Gods – Pirate Wires

Mike Solana is never boring, but it’s a particularly fun issue of his Substack newsletter. In it: thoughts on the supply chain crisis, the metaverse, and – most interestingly – how we should talk about the issues faced by a few employees in a large company. You won’t agree with everything here, but it’s still a good idea. A 4-H MESSAGE

“This year alone, 4-H teens will educate more than 50,000 adults in 18 states. By introducing these skills early, we are helping to build a pool of young people who will be ready for the jobs of today.” – Jennifer Sirangelo, National 4-H Council

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