Glass Wings Blog

The Glass Wings mailing list and blog is for general idle chit-chat about things we find interesting, especially humor, animation or other subjects relevant to the Glass Wings web site.

Geek Love: On the Matter of Bronies

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:07:27 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

http://www.tor.com/blogs/2013/04/geek-love-on-the-matter-of-bronies

"I realize that the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic contingent is old news
for a lot of us, and that most of us have made up our minds one way or the
other, so I want to make clear at the outset that I’m not making a case for or

Australian garden team triumphs at Chelsea Flower Show

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:59:53 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-21/australian-wins-top-prize-at-chelsea-flower-show/4704720

"A team of Australian gardeners have created history by claiming best in show
honours at the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show in London."

Trademarks: the good, the bad and the ugly

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:16:52 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/apr/29/trademarks-good-bad-ugly

"It's time we stopped giving trademark bullies a free pass to tell us what our
own words mean – it's time to take them back"

What It Feels Like to Be Bad at Math

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:15:31 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

http://mathwithbaddrawings.com/2013/04/25/were-all-bad-at-math-1-i-feel-stupid-too/

"Math makes people feel stupid. It hurts to feel stupid. It’s hard to realize
this unless you’ve experienced it firsthand. Luckily, I have (although it
didn’t feel so lucky at the time). So here is my tale of mathematical failure.

DRM-Free – A Year On

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:31:08 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

http://torbooks.co.uk/2013/04/25/drm-free-a-year-on/

"A year to the day, Tor announced that it was making all of its ebook list
DRM-free. There’s still a lot of debate and interest in the topic. I recently
wrote a piece about the subject for Publishers Weekly which I’ve replicated

Wiki Surveys

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:28:46 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

http://www.allourideas.org/

'All Our Ideas is a research project that seeks to develop a new form of social
data collection by combining the best features of quantitative and qualitative
methods. Using the power of the web, we are creating a data collection tool

Badger Badger Badger Strikes Again

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:02:05 +1000

Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>

Many of you may have already seen or heard the Internet viral video Badger
Badger Badger.

Badger Badger Badger
http://youtu.be/EIyixC9NsLI

What are the best programming fonts?

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:28:13 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

http://www.slant.co/topics/67/~what-are-the-best-programming-fonts

Currently tied between Consolas and Source Code Pro, although I
personally like the third place option, Inconsolata. Download links are
provided.

A history of the Amiga, part 8: The demo scene

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:25:35 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/04/a-history-of-the-amiga-part-9-the-demo-scene/>

"For a young teenager sitting alone in his room, the dream of creating
the next great game by himself was getting out of reach. Yet out of this
dilemma these same kids invented a unique method of self-expression,

20-foot dinosaur made from balloons by airigami

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:07:56 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<http://www.designboom.com/art/20-foot-dinosaur-made-from-balloons-by-airigami/>

"airigami (headed by larry moss) has completed a 20-foot long
acrocanthosaurus--a dinosaur from the early cretaceous period.
this is not the first time the team has built one of the mammoth