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Recommended Reading: Netflix has another winner with 'GLOW'

The best long-form writing on technology and more on the web.

Feeling the 'GLOW'
Mairead Small Staid,
The Ringer

Despite recent news of Netflix cancelling a few of its high-profile originals, the streaming service hasn't missed a beat. One of its most recent, GLOW, debuted last week and critics seem to agree that it's worth your time. Heck, we even recommended it in our monthly roundup. The Ringer offers a look at the series and the actual women's wresting promotion from which the show gets its name.

How HBO's 'Silicon Valley' Built 'Not Hotdog' with Mobile TensorFlow, Keras and React Native
Tim Anglade, Hackernoon

If you've been wondering how that ridiculous Not Hotdog app from Silicon Valley came to be, well, wonder no more.

The iPhone Was Inevitable
Alexis C. Madrigal, The Atlantic

The idea of putting a handheld computer in your pocket came about long before 2007.

How 'Game of Thrones' Has Changed TV For the Better
Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone

HBO's pride and joy broke the mold for a TV show in so many different ways it will be hard for other series not to take note.

This Engineer Is Using Old Cell Phones to Stop Illegal Logging
Jeremy Deaton, Popular Science

The story of a trip to Indonesia and one engineer's idea to re-purpose old tech to stop illegal logging.