Mark Finkle

memecage:The 5 Stages of Grief

Wed, 13 Jun 2018 13:53:01 -0400

The 5 Stages of Grief

Come join us!

Thu, 31 May 2018 11:55:40 -0400

javascript:

If you’ve been following this Tumblr, you’ll likely know that we, the Core Web team, have recently started rewriting and modernizing the Tumblr web platform. This undertaking presents some incredibly exciting opportunities to innovate with lots of fun technologies. We’re working on improving every aspect of the web; the dashboard, the archive, the blog network, you name it.

Are you a senior JavaScript engineer and wanna be a part of this adventure? Come join Core Web! You’ll help create the building blocks with which a brand new modern Tumblr will be built. Your work will directly impact and define the user experience for millions of users and the development tools for a large number of product engineers across several teams at Tumblr!

What you’ll do

We’re looking for an extraordinary senior JavaScript engineer who wants to take on the following challenges:

Keep making our build and deployment more delightful and futuristic

Help establish norms and standards for how this new web client should be architected, including setting JavaScript, CSS, performance and other best-practices, and introducing/creating the tools to achieve them

Internally and externally raising awareness around the work the team is doing by being active in the Open-source and engineering community

Whatever else you think will help us create the highest quality web platform and development experience!

Who we’re looking for

An ideal team member is someone with:

Strong JavaScript and CSS fundamentals

Experience setting up Continuous Integration / Continuous Deploys

Expertise in build tools like Webpack, Parcel (or similar)

Pragmatism and the ability to decide what’s “good enough” (while planning ahead and knowing when to iterate)

An ability to independently drive projects

A desire to innovate and bring new things into the world

An understanding of code quality, unit test coverage, and performance

Empathy and the desire to elevate those around them

The belief that work is just as much about the journey as the destination

Our current toolkit

Webpack

ES6

React and React Router

CSS Modules

TypeScript

Jenkins and Jenkins pipelines

Docker

Node and Express

Kubernetes

If you’re interested, but your background does not include all of the above, please don’t let that hold you back. Let’s talk! To apply, follow the instructions at the bottom of our official job listings page!

We can’t wait to hear from you!

Come work with the amazing Tumblr Core Web team!!

Weezer Covers Toto's 'Africa,' Taking Us Deep Into The Internet's Heart Of Beigeness

Tue, 29 May 2018 22:36:17 -0400

Weezer Covers Toto's 'Africa,' Taking Us Deep Into The Internet's Heart Of Beigeness:

npr:

What happens when 14-year-old Mary sets up a Twitter account solely devoted to needling Weezer, her favorite band, into covering “Africa” by Toto? It becomes a major internet event, obviously.

gameraboy1:They’re Dead, Jim by Anna-Maria Jung

Sun, 29 Apr 2018 11:10:10 -0400

gameraboy1:

They’re Dead, Jim by Anna-Maria Jung

vintageadvertising: Let electricity kill your wife, 1950s

Sat, 28 Apr 2018 13:47:05 -0400

vintageadvertising:

Let electricity kill your wife, 1950s

newyorker: Some Great Works of Literature, with Comments by a...

Thu, 26 Apr 2018 08:16:17 -0400

newyorker:

Some Great Works of Literature, with Comments by a Child

vintageadvertising: (1988) Radio Shack CT-200 Transportable...

Sat, 21 Apr 2018 08:42:04 -0400

vintageadvertising:

(1988) Radio Shack CT-200 Transportable Cellular Phone - Buy Today for $1,199

vintageadvertising: Jockey, They keep their fit! 1954

Mon, 16 Apr 2018 12:16:01 -0400

vintageadvertising:

Jockey, They keep their fit! 1954

vintageadvertising: Sony Portable Videocorder

Sat, 14 Apr 2018 12:13:56 -0400

vintageadvertising:

Sony Portable Videocorder

clemsfilmdiary: Big Trouble in Little China (1986, John...

Fri, 06 Apr 2018 10:48:12 -0400

clemsfilmdiary:

Big Trouble in Little China (1986, John Carpenter)

3/18/18

We’re taking steps to protect against future interference in our political conversation by state-sponsored propaganda campaigns

Fri, 23 Mar 2018 12:40:47 -0400

staff:

Hi Tumblr,
We’re all grappling with the influence that state-sponsored disinformation campaigns can have on our political conversations—and how wide-spread that interference turned out to be. So please take a moment to read this, think about it, and talk about it.
Last fall, we uncovered 84 Tumblr accounts linked to the Russian government through the Internet Research Agency, or IRA. These accounts were being used as part of a disinformation campaign leading up to the 2016 U.S. election. After uncovering the activity, we notified law enforcement, terminated the accounts, and deleted their original posts. Behind the scenes, we worked with the Department of Justice, and the information we provided helped indict 13 people who worked for the IRA.
Now that the investigations are done, we want to let you know how we’re going to help protect Tumblr in the future and what you can do to help.
Here’s what we know about these accounts
The IRA employs more than 1,000 people who engage in electronic disinformation and propaganda campaigns around the world using phony social media accounts. Their goal is to sow division and discontent in the countries they target. What makes them so difficult to spot is that they’re not spambots. They’re real people who get trained and paid to spread propaganda.
As far as we can tell, the IRA-linked accounts were only focused on spreading disinformation in the U.S., and they only posted organic content. We didn’t find any indication that they ran ads.
Remember, the IRA and other state-sponsored disinformation campaigns play off our zero-sum politics. They want to drive a wedge between us so that we spend our time fighting with each other instead of building towards the future. We’ll be watching for signs of future activity, but the best defense is knowing how they operate and how to judge the content you see.
What we’re doing in response to the interference
First, we’ll be emailing anyone who liked, reblogged, replied to, or followed an IRA-linked account with the list of usernames they engaged with.
Second, we’re going to start keeping a public record of usernames we’ve linked to the IRA or other state-sponsored disinformation campaigns. We’re committed to transparency and want you to know everything that we know.
We’ve decided to leave up any reblog chains that might be on your Tumblrs—you can choose to leave them or delete them. We’re letting you decide because the reblog chains contain posts created by real Tumblr users, often challenging or debunking the false and incideniary claims in the IRA-linked original post. Removing those authentic posts without your consent would encroach on your free speech—and there have been enough disruptions to our conversations as it is.
What we’re doing to stop future disinformation campaigns
You’ve probably read that U.S. intelligence officials expect foreign agents to try similar propaganda campaigns in the future. We’ll be monitoring Tumblr for signs of state-sponsored disinformation campaigns, and if we see anything we will…
Terminate the accounts and remove their original posts.
Notify you if we determine that you’ve liked, reblogged, replied to, or followed a propaganda account.
Add the username to the public record.
Alert law enforcement.
There are also things you can do to help stop the spread of disinformation and propaganda.
Be aware that people want to manipulate the conversation. Knowing that disinformation and propaganda accounts are out there makes it harder for them to operate. The News Literacy Project has this handy checklist for spotting their tricks.
Be skeptical of things you read. Disinformation campaigns work because they know people don’t fact check. Look for reliable sources, and double-check that the source really says the same thing as the post. You can also check Snopes and Politifact. Both are award-winning resources and usually have the latest viral claim fact checked on the front page.
Correct the record. When you see people spreading misinformation—even unintentionally—politely say something in a reblog or reply. If it’s your friend, send them a message to let them know.
One last note: Please vote.
Transparency won’t mean a thing if we don’t participate in the process. Whatever your political stance, voting ensures a government that represents your interests. For our U.S. users: You can register online or by mail, and many states are holding primaries right now.

Size of the donut hole down through the years

Fri, 16 Mar 2018 10:57:45 -0400

Size of the donut hole down through the years

queen-of-lightning-and-fire: I wish Tumblr allowed you to create a poll. So much of my life...

Sun, 25 Feb 2018 23:31:57 -0500

queen-of-lightning-and-fire:

I wish Tumblr allowed you to create a poll. So much of my life problems would be solved that way.

Photo

Thu, 22 Feb 2018 22:44:49 -0500

redlipstickresurrected: Alexandra Mantzari aka Alexman9 (Greek,...

Fri, 16 Feb 2018 08:00:03 -0500

Alexandra Mantzari aka Alexman9 (Greek, based Athens, Greece) - Untitled from Small Sketches, 2016 Drawings: Charcoal

Alexandra Mantzari aka Alexman9 (Greek, based Athens, Greece) - Untitled from Small Sketches, 2016 Drawings: Charcoal

Alexandra Mantzari aka Alexman9 (Greek, based Athens, Greece) - Untitled from Small Sketches, 2016 Drawings: Charcoal

Alexandra Mantzari aka Alexman9 (Greek, based Athens, Greece) - Untitled from Small Sketches, 2016 Drawings: Charcoal

redlipstickresurrected:

Alexandra Mantzari aka Alexman9 (Greek, based Athens, Greece) - Untitled from Small Sketches, 2016 Drawings: Charcoal

“Black Hole” - Museum of Contemporary Art

Thu, 04 Jan 2018 00:10:07 -0500

“Black Hole” - Museum of Contemporary Art

Hey fellows on the tumble: Have you seen the Official Tumblr Dot Com Tag Filtering, also available on Mobile???

Sat, 16 Dec 2017 11:31:21 -0500

theragamuffininitiative:

We call out Tumblr for having bad mods and bad updates and we gripe a lot.
It would be incredibly remiss if we didn’t give a nice shoutout to @staff for this amazing update. Thank you @staff, THANK AND BLESS. ^_^
~~(in case this gets an unexpected amount of notes: I don’t hate Star Wars, but The Last Jedi literally just came out and I’m avoiding spoilers, thank you.)~~

shiftedperspective7:And the road was like a ribbon, and the moon...

Sun, 10 Dec 2017 14:01:49 -0500

shiftedperspective7:

And the road was like a ribbon, and the moon was like a bone.

Some people have described this movie as if an alien came from another planet, came down and tried...

Thu, 07 Dec 2017 00:28:00 -0500

Some people have described this movie as if an alien came from another planet, came down and tried to recreate normal human life, and just sort of [misses] everything.

James Franco

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Tue, 05 Dec 2017 22:53:35 -0500