Links: Get to know your insides

Yes and-ing gender related terms by sqbr. Thinky thoughts on inclusive (as in inclusive-or) ways to talk about gender.

So it's like... I'm a man&, and also a woman& and other&. [...] And I actually need three ways of writing things. Like:

• man& man plus other things
  
• man| purely man and nothing else
  
• man an umbrella term covering both.

Five Bike-Safety Tips That Are More Important than Wearing a Helmet by Eben Weiss. "It’s not what’s on your head, it’s what’s inside of it that matters." I aim to be this kind of cyclist, and sometimes I'm just too tired or cranky or rushed.

Ultimately, you can’t control the behaviors of others, but you have complete control over your own behavior. You’ve also got the power to avoid conflicts instead of engaging in them, and to avoid potentially dangerous situations, and to choose being a happy cyclist instead over being an angry one. The key to enjoying the ride is enjoying the ride. Figure out how to do that and the rest has a way of taking care of itself.

Tech Will Never Love You Back by Jason Rodriguez.

Know what you want to get out of your relationship with technology. Invest what you’re willing to in tech and leave the rest of your time and energy to activities and people that will give you more in return.

How the Blog Broke the Web by Amy Hoy. (See the comments here for more nuance.)

But once you are given a tool that operates effortlessly — but only in a certain way — every choice that deviates from the standard represents a major cost.

That’s what happened as Movable Type ate the blogosphere.