We Love the Internet 2020/44: The Quarter century of hype edition

Part 1: For the day job

Things to think about:

• When Gen Z is the source of the misinformation it consumes
• Meet the Excel warriors saving the world from spreadsheet disaster
• Make me think!
• How a tiny peanut butter company grew to $500k per month in sales
• The Shows Must Go On. But They Aren’t the Same Without You.
• Filmmaker Creates 16K Video on a Mac
• Sixth-form student revealed to be behind ‘Woolworths reopening’ fake news
• Quibi Debacle: Financiers Second Guess While A Film Crew Struggles To Finish A Production In Ukraine After Being Told To Shut Down

Reference points:

• Hollywood’s 50 Most Powerful TV Showrunners of 2020
• How Flash Games shaped the video games industry

Longer reads:

• Why Facebook can’t fix itself
• The 8th wonder of the world
• Is The Shade Room Too Toxic To Function?
• How to Get Rich By Losing Lots of Money
• Has Anna Wintour’s Diversity Push Come Too Late?

Part 2: For the lunch-break

Things to play with/watch/listen to:

• A Quarter Century of Hype — 25 Years of the Gartner Hype Cycle
• The technology that’s replacing the green screen
• Cheese Fondue Chicken ASMR Mukbang
• Radiohead — Idioteque (Calculator Cover)

Things to look at/read:

• Animals Keep Evolving Into Crabs, Which Is Somewhat Disturbing
• How live-streamed $375k deal for Pokémon cards ended in disaster

Animal corner:

• Parrot Throws A Hilarious Tantrum When It Finds Out Owner Is Going Out
• This Australian Shepherd Has The Funniest Routine After His Owner Leaves The Room
• Da Thomas og Daniel så et hull i snøen, tok de fram kameraet
• Cougar Attack in Utah
• Viral Video Of Thirsty Squirrel Asking For Water Melts Hearts
• Dog in China sneaks ice cream while owner is asleep
• The goat was like what tf even just happened

Tweets of the week:

• Oscar winner for best short-film.
• here’s a picture of me scaling a rock face
• Helll + good morning. My favourite new thing I found on the internet is Tony Mortimer from East 17 discovering literature during lockdown
• your 7th friend in the pub beer garden
• the correct punishment for anyone launching a podcast

Part 3: For the weekend

Longer reads:

• Citizen Pain
• Inside the Fall of the CDC
• ‘Machines set loose to slaughter’: the dangerous rise of military AI
• The Making (and Remaking) of Timothée Chalamet

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