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infrastory.bsky.social
Standardization: an underappreciated part of so much of the economy and much more. Read the latest Infrastory: infrastory.substack.com/p/the-standa...
The Standardization Revolution
Making the plugs plugs, and the elevators lift.
infrastory.substack.com
September 21, 2026 at 1:28 PM
nerdjpg.com
Death rate from malnutrition Estimated death rate from protein-energy malnutrition per 100,000 people. Our World in Data 7 6 5 Dominican Republic Philippines 4 3 2 •United States 11 • China Cuba Vietnam 0 г 2001 2005 2010 2015 Data source: |HME, Global Burden of Disease (2024)| Note: To allow for comparisons between countries and over time, this metric is age-standardized", 2021 OurWorldinData.org/hunger-and-undernourishment | CC BY 1. Age standardization: Age standardization is an adjustment that makes it possible to compare populations with different age structures, by standardizing them to a common reference population. - Read more: How does age standardization make health metrics comparable?
June 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM
sevensugars.bsky.social
Can we get standardization of vibrator charging cords PLEASE
January 10, 2025 at 10:44 PM
raymondmcdaniel.bsky.social
Standardization of printing conventions (binding, cut size, length, stock) grievously erodes literary imagination
October 13, 2025 at 7:23 PM
moja.blue
ATProto is now in IETF standardization process. BOF stage passed at IETF 124 Dublin. Working group formation is next.
datatracker.ietf.org/wg/atp/about/
February 3, 2026 at 10:34 AM
qagggy.bsky.social
Not only is the mayor fiscally responsible but she picks a pair of sneakers she likes and gets them in multiple colors. Standardization, flexibility, efficiency...exactly what we need in government.
mayor.seattle.gov Mayor Katie B. Wilson @mayor.seattle.gov · 2d
We are building a Seattle where stability is not the ceiling of our ambition, but the ground beneath it. I am transmitting a budget to City Council with ambitious funding for shelter and community to create safety, stability, and affordability. Oh, and — no structural deficit through 2030.
September 23, 2026 at 3:50 AM
beijingpalmer.bsky.social
a surprisingly common view, this, but the beginning of standardization of American football rules, for instance, is in the 1870s, making it very close to association football (1860s) and rugby (1870s)
July 11, 2026 at 9:13 PM
edpichon.bsky.social
I work for a number of international organizations (technology standardization orgs), and the “it’s no longer practical to have meetings in the US” discussions are quite depressing.
March 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
heymrsbond.com
Studying curriculum in my doc program this semester, I realized that standardization is born out of perceived injustice, but has never been leveraged to address root causes, nor has the way ‘standardization’ been wielded been studied or reexamined to be effective.
January 4, 2026 at 8:32 PM
gurglegluts.bsky.social
Every website I have that has a banner is now wide Kingpin for standardization reasons
January 9, 2026 at 2:10 AM
patigallardo.bsky.social
Xbox doing what I could get the C++ standardization committee to do: ban a man convicted of sex crimes.
January 31, 2026 at 10:34 PM
moiradonegan.bsky.social
AI is the ultimate fascist technology because it pits itsself precisely in opposition to the human. It circumvents variance, originality, imagination, surprise, in favor of mindlessness, repetition, standardization. The kind of thing that no one with a soul would be capable of desiring.
March 27, 2025 at 10:38 PM
onahotech.bsky.social
before the standardization of remote research unit parts there were some really interesting designs for certain components
May 11, 2026 at 1:11 AM
toobigtofail.bsky.social
The lack of charging infrastructure is, you guessed it, a policy decision made by Donald Trump. Other countries are WAY ahead of the US in terms of charging availability and charging standardization. It's common in the US to go to a charging station only to find none of the chargers operable. 11/x
May 1, 2026 at 3:40 PM
ourworldindata.org
Age standardization is one of the most important statistical methods for making sense of health data. Without it, population aging can hide progress or mask problems.

Edouard Mathieu explains this method in more detail in an article: ourworldindata.org/age-standardization
How does age standardization make health metrics comparable?
Age standardization is a statistical method used to compare disease rates, or other health indicators, between populations while accounting for differences in their age structure.
ourworldindata.org
March 11, 2026 at 8:59 AM
machete.gay
Another key part of my platform in my Presidential campaign will be the creation of a uniform language for white people to order spicy food that's actually spicy and not white people spicy.

This kind of standardization is an important aspect of the administrative state.
July 24, 2024 at 4:49 PM
saraalfageeh.bsky.social
There is no standardization babes you gotta fight for your life in freelance 😭
April 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social
ISO 3103 is a standard originally published in 1980 by the International Organization for Standardization specifying a standardized method for brewing tea. Criticism: The protocol has been criticized for omitting any mention of prewarming the pot.[1] Ireland was the only country to object, and objected on technical grounds
January 29, 2025 at 9:02 PM
atproto.com
Anyone interested in the standardization process and how atproto fits into that should tune in to IETF 126
dholms.at daniel holmgren 🫠 @dholms.at · Jul 6
reminder that IETF 126 is coming up in a few weeks!

the atp working group is scheduled for July 23 at 4:30pm CET

we want this to be a good one! so if you're interested in the standardization of the protocol, make sure you sign up & participate

a few notes in thread:
IETF 126 Meeting Agenda
datatracker.ietf.org
July 6, 2026 at 8:10 PM
babadooknukem.bsky.social
things I volunteer to be in charge of under communism:

-mandatory standardization of bra sizes

-all gamers will be humanely euthanized

-spell checker stop underlining "powernoise"
March 18, 2026 at 11:42 PM
dollspace.gay
Precision enables standardization. Standardization enables interchangeability. Interchangeability enables scale.
January 16, 2026 at 2:50 PM
felipepepe.bsky.social
I love when game devs champion older design styles that were vilified by aggressive standardization of "best design practices" in the 2000s.

It feels we spent the past decade rewriting burned books.
armormodekeeg.blacksky.app K'eeg @armormodekeeg.blacksky.app · Jun 11
reading a Final Fantasy Resonance developer interview and pumping my fist like "YES YES YES" at this whole part
– Why did you decide to opt for random encounters instead of symbol (non-random) encounters? Nakashima: Symbol encounters allow players to engage in battle whenever they want. In that sense, symbol encounters are there to accommodate the players’ freedom of playstyle. On the other hand, they could also end up resulting in less battles that are truly memorable. This is my personal experience playing some of the recent RPGs that feature symbol encounters. I do think that random encounters can feel like a hassle at times, but they also allow you to make memories, like remembering the time you struggled against a really tough enemy or felt the joy of getting lucky with battle rewards. I think those are the kind of moments that actually stick with you. So, with that “memorability” being one of the big advantages of the random encounter system, we decided to adopt it for Final Fantasy Resonance. To let players fully enjoy the best parts of random encounters, we’ve removed all of the elements that could cause frustration. For example, we’ve made sure that encounter rates for enemies are lower in dungeons that feature a lot of puzzles. This is because we concluded that having fewer mob battles while solving puzzles allows for a less frustrating gaming experience. Of course, while it is a random encounter system, the minimap will change colors to alert players of approaching enemies. When the minimap turns yellow, that means the mobs are getting closer, and when it becomes red, players will know that a battle is right around the corner. Furuya: The idea of conquering the dungeon itself is also tied to the fact that we chose to have random encounters. It’s more about taking down all the enemies you come across as you progress through the dungeon, rather than choosing whom to battle against. So, we steered the game in the direction of making battles fun, while sticking to the random encounter system. In our pursuit of the classic Final Fantasy experience, this is the decision we ultimately arrived at. In Final Fantasy XIII, all of your HP recovers after each battle. In that sense, I believe FFXIII was designed so that each individual battle is entertaining. In contrast, Final Fantasy Resonance tasks you with the problem of how to conquer each dungeon. We came up with an experience where you will have to decide how to allocate MP and other resources, or make sure there are recovery points nearby as you progress through the dungeon. So, we thought that the best way to revive those fan aspects of RPGs for the modern era is to add random encounters.
June 11, 2026 at 11:43 AM
hakita.bsky.social
Really enjoyed Caput Mortum. Short, punchy Amnesia/Penumbra style horror puzzler. Neat alchemy-based plot and novel mechanics that don't overstay their welcome. The "pre-standardization" style control scheme took a bit of getting used to, meaning it works as intended.
October 1, 2025 at 8:49 PM
purdy.bsky.social
Finally in 2024 we have achieved a high enough degree of standardization that my phone, vibrator, and gun-sight can all use the same charger
August 5, 2024 at 8:33 PM