<p>In this episode, Jared explains why the show almost never happened in the first place and why excuses are the enemy of action. Plus a hands-on overview of the new MacBook Pros from Apple with improved butterfly mechanism keyboards, how news curation on major media platforms is threatening the open web, the brutalism movement in design, and more!</p>

<h3 id="links--show-notes">Links &amp; Show Notes</h3>

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  <li><a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/07/13/2018-macbook-pro-keyboards-include-silicone-membrane-might-protect-against-key-failure">2018 MacBook Pro keyboards include silicone membrane, might protect against key failure</a>
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      <li><a href="https://ifixit.org/blog/10279/apple-macbook-keyboard-cover-up/">More details in the iFixit teardown</a></li>
      <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/13/17569992/15-inch-macbook-pro-2018-keyboard-true-tone">Listen to The Verge’s recording of the quieter keys on the 2018</a></li>
    </ul>
  </li>
  <li><a href="http://www.niemanlab.org/2018/07/youtube-has-a-plan-to-boost-authoritative-news-sources-and-give-grants-to-news-video-operations/">YouTube has a plan to boost “authoritative” news sources and give grants to news video operations</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://brutalist-web.design/">Brutalist Web Design</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://www.relay.fm/clockwise">Clockwise Podcast</a>. Four people, four tech topics, thirty minutes!
    <ul>
      <li>Hosted by Dan Moren and Mikah Sargent</li>
    </ul>
  </li>
</ul>

8: Life’s White Space

A lively show where we discuss the business, the art, the ethics of content creation on the open web & the fediverse. Hosted by Jared White.