Glass Wings Blog: July 2013
Billy Bragg - Handyman Blues
Mon, 01 Jul 2013 11:37:16 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YmHtISRcz0
"Handyman Blues is the new video taken from Billy Bragg's Top 20 UK Charting
album 'Tooth & Nail'. [...] Directed by Johnny Vegas, the video features
Stewart Lee, Kevin Eldon, Phill Jupitus, Samuel West, Neil Morrissey, Ricky
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Can technology rescue the forest elephant? Yes, with your help.
Mon, 01 Jul 2013 11:39:35 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://animals.oreilly.com/can-technology-rescue-the-forest-elephant/
"The forest elephant (
Loxodonta cyclotis) is so poorly known that efforts at
designing effective conservation strategies are greatly hampered, yet these are
the only elephants left on earth that enjoy a mostly free and unconstrained
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The Illustrated Aliens Project
Tue, 02 Jul 2013 08:21:00 +1000
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
"This year I have started an ongoing project called 'Illustrated Aliens'
<
http://illustratedaliens.tumblr.com/>. Every day I am creating a new
character/creature/alien that through the month will build up to a whole planet
illustration
<
http://illustratedaliens.tumblr.com/post/41938413116/january-2013-here-is-planet-one-you-can-buy-a>
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Why Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxes
Tue, 02 Jul 2013 12:33:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22751415
Brilliant. A good start in life for all children.
Via David Formosa.
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Rare Color Film Of New York City In The Summer Of 1939 Is Gorgeous (VIDEO)
Tue, 02 Jul 2013 12:35:27 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/31/color-film-new-york-1939_n_3368410.html
"Thanks to a rare color film reportedly shot in New York in the summer of 1939,
you can get a glimpse of life in the Big Apple during the end of the Great
Depression."
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'Dwarf' foxes, saved from extinction, make an incredible recovery
Wed, 03 Jul 2013 12:05:54 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://www.treehugger.com/endangered-species/dwarf-foxes-once-near-extinction-make-incredible-recovery.html>
"While they may be a bit smaller than your average house cat, what these
'dwarf' Island foxes lack in stature, they make up for in resilience."
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Alarm calls decode prairie dog language
Wed, 03 Jul 2013 12:07:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1kXCh496U0
"This program discusses Prairie Dog Language — the most sophisticated animal
language decoded so far. Con Slobodchikoff, Ph.D., and his students at Northern
Arizona University in Flagstaff, researched the Gunnison's prairie dogs Alarm
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Architectural exploration game: Kairo
Thu, 04 Jul 2013 12:12:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://kairo.lockeddoorpuzzle.com/
"Enter the lost world of Kairo. Explore vast abandoned monuments. Bring strange
and ancient machinery back to life. Slowly uncover the true purpose of Kairo
and fulfil a great destiny."
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Diversity and recruiting developers
Thu, 04 Jul 2013 12:14:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://lwn.net/Articles/552848/
"At Texas Linux Fest 2013 in Austin, Rikki Endsley from the USENIX Association
spoke about a familiar topic—diversity in technology companies and software
projects—but from a different angle. Specifically, she looked at how companies
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Russian artist Tebe Interesno
Thu, 04 Jul 2013 14:10:31 +1000
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
This guy's hyperreal art is stunning. I LOVE the selfie Escher is doing in one
of his classic paintings.
http://tebe-interesno.livejournal.com/
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Armor for Critters
Fri, 05 Jul 2013 08:26:13 +1000
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
De Boer is clearly inspired by actual armors from around the world. One cat
helmet is based on one we saw in Graz Austria! Cute, beautiful, funny, and a
little scary all in one go.
http://jeffdeboer.com/Galleries/CatsandMice/tabid/77/Default.aspx
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My Dentist Was Made To Believe I Was Dead And It Made Me Realize Why I Shouldn't Kill Myself And You Shouldn't Either
Fri, 05 Jul 2013 12:24:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.xojane.com/issues/dont-kill-yourself-your-dentist-will-miss-you
"I found myself in the embrace of a near-stranger who was overwhelmed with joy
just because inconsequential, strange, and silly little me had lived to see
another day. I surrendered to her startling affection and took part in the
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What actually are a snowball's chances in hell?
Fri, 05 Jul 2013 12:27:24 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Scientists reveal how icy comets can pass through the sun:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2122283/Scientists-reveal-comets-pass-sun.html
"Thousands of comets have been detected plunging into our solar system’s star
since the 1980s. And with the introduction of technology such as Nasa’s
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The Portal Bedroom
Sat, 06 Jul 2013 17:41:12 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Meet the cloud that will keep you warm at night
Sat, 06 Jul 2013 17:42:24 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://gigaom.com/2013/05/24/meet-the-cloud-that-will-keep-you-warm-at-night/>
"AoTerra, a German company that’s shattering records for crowdfunding in
that country, is a cloud provider with a difference. Its servers heat
the air and water in buildings, saving everyone money and making the
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The Chipophone
Sat, 06 Jul 2013 17:43:53 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1pchpDD5EU
"The Chipophone is a homemade 8-bit synthesizer, especially suited for
live chiptune playing. It has been built inside an old electronic organ."
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Animals and Humans: A False Divide?
Sun, 07 Jul 2013 18:19:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/06/130605133712.htm
"We don't just share our lives with animals; we are animals — a reality
that we often choose to forget in modern Western culture."
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23 Unbelievable Places
Sun, 07 Jul 2013 18:21:31 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://imgur.com/a/MqR8x
Some beautiful photographs via Jon Swabey.
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13 Space Photos To Remind You The Universe Is Incredible
Sun, 07 Jul 2013 18:29:55 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://www.buzzfeed.com/ashleyperez/a-quick-reminder-that-there-is-so-much-more-than-life-on-ear>
“It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the
Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the
planet Earth. I didn’t feel like a giant. I felt very, very small.”
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Stunning Life-Size Photos Capture Close Encounters With Whales
Mon, 08 Jul 2013 11:18:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/06/life-size-images-of-whales/
"Few people are lucky enough to have had a quiet underwater encounter with a
whale. For the rest of us, there are photos like these: Life-sized composites
of sperm, humpback and minke whales, captured from less than 6 feet away."
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Sharing is a cultural right, not a market failure
Mon, 08 Jul 2013 11:21:03 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://infojustice.org/archives/29840
"Sharing is not a problem but a condition for the human (cultural)
development."
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Soft Baby Goat Love Pile
Mon, 08 Jul 2013 13:51:49 +1000
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
"Somebody make them stop! They're sooo soft!"
http://youtu.be/srrHgqsJxQ8
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How NOT to write a Catsitting List
Mon, 08 Jul 2013 13:59:29 +1000
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
I try to keep my catsitting list simple.
1) Change water once a day
2) Clean catpan once a day
3) Feed twice a day
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Big national debates sink in the sands of ignorance
Tue, 09 Jul 2013 11:56:38 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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These Unresolved Ethical Questions Are About to Get Real
Tue, 09 Jul 2013 11:58:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://io9.com/these-unresolved-ethical-questions-are-about-to-get-rea-512883836
"As our technologies take us from the theoretical to the practical, a number of
thorny moral quandaries remain unanswered. Here are important unresolved
ethical questions that are on the verge of becoming highly relevant."
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Evolution of Get Lucky [Daft Punk Chronologic cover by PV NOVA]
Wed, 10 Jul 2013 12:04:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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What do #occupygezi Protesters Want? My Observations from Gezi Park
Wed, 10 Jul 2013 12:05:15 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://technosociology.org/?p=1349
"I have spent the last few days interviewing people in Istanbul’s Gezi Park
protests as well as hanging out in the park, observing, chatting informally
with everyone ranging from journalists to visitors to the park and occasionally
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Lawsuit Filed To Prove Happy Birthday Is In The Public Domain
Thu, 11 Jul 2013 12:34:33 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130613/11165823451/filmmaker-finally-aims-to-get-court-to-admit-that-happy-birthday-is-public-domain.shtml>
"Happy Birthday remains the most profitable song ever. Every year, it is the
song that earns the highest royalty rates, sent to Warner/Chappell Music (which
makes millions per year from "licensing" the song). However, as we've been
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Charting the Impact of Everyday Sexism Across the World
Thu, 11 Jul 2013 12:36:25 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/01/world/europe/charting-the-impact-of-everyday-sexism-across-the-world.html>
http://www.everydaysexism.com/
"The stories posted on Everyday Sexism include many that “we wouldn’t as
politicians normally see, because it’s not the kind of thing that people will
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Making The Internet Weirder One Picture At A Time
Thu, 11 Jul 2013 19:26:32 +1000
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
This is an English language site that brings the wonders of Korean spoofers "We
Do Phoshop" to the West. The weirdness reaches a whole new level of monumental
AWESOME!
http://kotaku.com/koreas-photoshop-trolls-make-the-internet-a-better-pla-728449290
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Be More Dog
Fri, 12 Jul 2013 09:15:15 +1000
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
AHAHAHA Okay, let me describe this...
AHAHAHAHA Hang on, I can do
this...
SNORTHAHAHAHA This time, this time...
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHROFL
http://youtu.be/yIIBwAO0tRM
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Toothless costume
Fri, 12 Jul 2013 12:19:51 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpmvHADqLIY
What a great quadsuit!
The creator's site: dreamvisioncreations.com
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Games Are The Ideal Place For Telling Great Stories
Fri, 12 Jul 2013 12:21:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/06/12/games-are-the-ideal-place-for-telling-great-stories/
"There are some who have argued that games just aren’t the right medium for
telling stories. Pointing out that scant few games have ever produced literary
works comparable with other forms, the suggestion is that gaming just isn’t a
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Rihanna - Diamonds (Cover by Steam Powered Giraffe)
Sat, 13 Jul 2013 11:26:35 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU-VJOzb-10
Thanks to epbot.com for introducing me to the awesome Steam Powered
Giraffe - more at steampoweredgiraffe.com.
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Caravan Palace - Dragons
Sat, 13 Jul 2013 11:29:13 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Lindsey Stirling
Sat, 13 Jul 2013 11:30:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Basic income versus the robots
Sun, 14 Jul 2013 15:09:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.newstatesman.com/economics/2013/06/basic-income-versus-robots
"For the most part, all our jobs being taken by robots isn't that bad a
thing. What that would mean in practice is that we would have the same
standard of living that we have now, and wouldn't need to work for it.
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Even Churchill used an OMG! ;-)
Sun, 14 Jul 2013 15:12:07 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/futuretense/hungup-on-language/4762468>
"For those who worry that our language is being corrupted by
abbreviations and invented words, the future must look terribly bleak.
But while the digital age has introduced hundreds of new terms and
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Epbot Exemplars: "My First Con" Edition!
Sun, 14 Jul 2013 15:14:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.epbot.com/2013/06/epbot-exemplars-my-first-con-edition.html
'I get so many convention "success stories" from you readers that I
started compiling a few of my favorites. These are all from people who
attended a convention for the very first time, many of whom struggle
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Danny MacAskill's Imaginate
Mon, 15 Jul 2013 12:52:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Animals requesting help from humans
Mon, 15 Jul 2013 12:54:42 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Cleopatra in Spaaace!
Tue, 16 Jul 2013 12:03:37 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Daft Punk - Doin' It Right - Conte Remix
Tue, 16 Jul 2013 12:25:37 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Another great remix from Jack Conte:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAJBc7gW-Vc
Also some information at the end about his new crowdfunding platform Patreon
which I mentioned in May.
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The Saga of Rex animation
Tue, 16 Jul 2013 14:31:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5urtUMjsel0
It's finally here! The beautiful animated intro to
The Saga of Rex, the
graphic novel originally serialised in
Flight. I'm proud to be one of the
Kickstarter backers of this project. More information here: sagaofrex.com
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On “Geek” Versus “Nerd”
Wed, 17 Jul 2013 12:41:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://slackprop.wordpress.com/2013/06/03/on-geek-versus-nerd/
"To many people, “geek” and “nerd” are synonyms, but in fact they are a little
different. [...] In my mind, “geek” and “nerd” are related, but capture
different
dimensions of an intense dedication to a subject"
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Capybara, Rodent Of Unusual Size, Loves To Hug Cats
Wed, 17 Jul 2013 12:47:52 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/20/capybara-hugs-cat_n_3475268.html
"The first time I saw a picture of a capybara, I felt like I'd just found out
unicorns are real. It seemed too good to be true: This improbable,
shaggy-haired beast, which basically looked like a giant hamster, was hugging
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Musical Puns
Wed, 17 Jul 2013 14:31:32 +1000
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Actually delightful musical punishment. They take the name of a band and turn
it into the name of a musical instrument and play that instrument. You gotta
see it.
http://youtu.be/wkUSB6CGlyw
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Anatol Knotek
Thu, 18 Jul 2013 08:27:47 +1000
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Delightfully clever concrete poetry. Move over William Carlos Williams!
http://visual-poetry.tumblr.com/tagged/anachronism
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Here is Today
Thu, 18 Jul 2013 13:29:42 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://hereistoday.com/
Select "Okay" to take a tour through time!
Via Jon Swabey.
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The 1860s Bar
Thu, 18 Jul 2013 13:32:13 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESokgl3Vldk
"We surprised random people by turning back the clock 150 years at a local bar,
completely transforming it into 1860s New York. Full story:
http://improveverywhere.com/"
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Pony Wings: An Open Source HTML5 game
Fri, 19 Jul 2013 12:45:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://ponywings.nutcasenightmare.com/
Inspired by Tiny Wings, a game I love. Make your own enhancements!
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Heirs of Infocom: Where interactive fiction authors and games stand today
Fri, 19 Jul 2013 12:46:40 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Evolution of Music - Pentatonix
Sun, 21 Jul 2013 02:19:28 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lExW80sXsHs
"We decided to do a medley of our favorite songs throughout history!"
Pentatonix are a lot of fun. More here:
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Metal Clay Art By Wanaree
Sun, 21 Jul 2013 02:23:37 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.artbywanaree.com/www.artbywanaree.com/Home.html
http://artwarebywanaree.blogspot.com.au/
"Wanaree Tanner is an award winning artist and instructor, with a love
for illustration and a fascination with world mythologies. She started
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The Science of Why We Don't Believe Science
Sun, 21 Jul 2013 02:29:40 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
How our brains fool us on climate, creationism, and the vaccine-autism link:
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2011/03/denial-science-chris-mooney
"We apply fight-or-flight reflexes not only to predators, but to data
itself."
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Ursula LeGuin's Lathe of Heaven on YouTube
Sun, 21 Jul 2013 17:27:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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How Our Visions of Virtual Reality Have Changed in the Past 40 Years
Sun, 21 Jul 2013 17:33:01 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Homosexuality explained
Sun, 21 Jul 2013 17:35:03 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://imgur.com/a/QH95n#0
Share and enjoy,
*** Xanni ***
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When Doves Cry: Scientific American Explores Grief in Animals
Mon, 22 Jul 2013 10:46:10 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.tor.com/blogs/2013/06/when-doves-cry-scientific-american-explores-grief-in-animals
"From house cats to dolphins to gorillas, grief is evident throughout the
animal kingdom. King surmises, “Our ways of mourning may be unique, but the
human capacity to grieve is something we share with other animals.”"
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Animated fractal curves
Mon, 22 Jul 2013 10:49:25 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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An Oral History of "Trading Places"
Tue, 23 Jul 2013 12:47:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
It's The 30-Year Anniversary Of The Greatest Wall Street Movie Ever Made:
Here's The Story Behind It
http://au.businessinsider.com/an-oral-history-of-trading-places-2013-6
"In June of 1983, "Trading Places" was released in theatres. It remains the
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Brian Fargo: "The golden era of computer RPGs is yet to come"
Tue, 23 Jul 2013 12:50:02 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://polygamia.pl/Polygamia/1,112250,14171391,Brian_Fargo___The_golden_era_of_computer_RPGs_is_yet.html
"We talked with Brian Fargo about his 30 years in the industry, Interplay
times, and of course upcoming Wasteland 2 and Torment: Tides of Numenera."
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I Don’t Feel Your Pain
Wed, 24 Jul 2013 13:22:25 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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みっちりねこマーチ - MitchiriNeko March
Wed, 24 Jul 2013 13:23:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Levitating Superconductor on a Möbius strip
Thu, 25 Jul 2013 12:08:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPqEEZa2Gis
A great demo. A superconductor, a Möbius strip of rare earth magnets and
magnetic levitation!
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Book Domino Chain World Record
Thu, 25 Jul 2013 12:08:51 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np450xMSncE
"The Seattle Public Library launched the 2013 Summer Reading Program by setting
a new world record for the longest book domino chain!"
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Yonatan Zunger on Objectification
Fri, 26 Jul 2013 12:13:22 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://plus.google.com/+YonatanZunger/posts/TbCgDWPkBGW
"If you ever hear people talking about women’s role in movies, or video games,
or the like, you may have come across the word “objectification.” I spent years
being confused about what this meant, because nobody ever explained it very
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How to Talk to Little Girls
Fri, 26 Jul 2013 12:15:01 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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'Normal' Barbie
Sat, 27 Jul 2013 11:10:41 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
'Normal' Barbie By Nickolay Lamm Shows Us What Mattel Dolls Might Look
Like If Based On Actual Women (PHOTOS)
<
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/01/normal-barbie-nickolay-lamm_n_3529460.html>
Via Charles Dowd and Kimberly Chapman.
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William Shakespeare's Star Wars
Sat, 27 Jul 2013 11:13:12 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Doug Engelbart & Ted Nelson come to dinner
Sat, 27 Jul 2013 11:29:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Howard Rheingold's home video of a dinner with the late Douglas
Engelbart, Karen Engelbart, Ted Nelson and Marlene Mallicoat:
<
http://blip.tv/howardrheingold/doug-engelbart-ted-nelson-come-to-dinner-4042213>
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New Pogo Remix
Sun, 28 Jul 2013 09:03:57 +1000
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Some of you may remember Pogo's remix using Pixar's Up! Well now he has done it
to Mary Poppins and it is just lovely!
http://youtu.be/L5w6XI5lfdg
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Animal master-burglars: Cockatoos 'pick' puzzle box locks (w/ Video)
Sun, 28 Jul 2013 12:52:16 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://phys.org/news/2013-07-cockatoos-puzzle-video.html
"A species of Indonesian parrot can solve complex mechanical problems
that involve undoing a series of locks one after another, revealing new
depths to physical intelligence in birds."
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Cory Doctorow: Teaching Computers Shows Us How,Little We Understand About Ourselves
Sun, 28 Jul 2013 12:54:18 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://www.locusmag.com/Perspectives/2013/07/cory-doctorow-teaching-computers-shows-us-how-little-we-understand-about-ourselves/>
"Computers are the children of the human race’s mind, and as they become
intimately involved in new aspects of our lives, we keep stumbling into
semantic minefields, where commonly understood terms turn out to have no
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Hikikomori: Why are so many Japanese men refusing to leave their rooms?
Sun, 28 Jul 2013 12:56:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23182523
"As many as a million young people in Japan are thought to remain holed
up in their homes - sometimes for decades at a time. Why?"
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Librarian Bans Book to Teach Lesson About Censorship
Mon, 29 Jul 2013 12:12:52 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://cbldf.org/2013/07/librarian-bans-book-to-teach-community-lesson-about-censorship/
Librarian Scott R. DiMarco is proud to admit that he banned a book from his
library at Mansfield University in Mansfield, Pennsylvania. But he isn’t an
unapologetic censor — he did it to teach his community a lesson about “the
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Speak Freely
Mon, 29 Jul 2013 12:18:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/speak-freely
"We have spent the past three years working with the New Zealand Red Cross to
create a solution. We call it the Serval Mesh, and it is free software that
allows smart-phones to communicate, even in the face of catastrophic failure of
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Tabletop Game: Dungeons The Dragoning
Tue, 30 Jul 2013 12:38:26 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/TabletopGame/DungeonsTheDragoning
Misusing Paul Hogan's famous line: "RPG? That's not a roleplaying game. This
is a roleplaying game!"
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And If He Sees His Shadow…
Tue, 30 Jul 2013 12:39:41 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.shambhalasun.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=3379
A Buddhist view of the comedies of Harold Ramis, especially
Groundhog Day.
Via Jon Swabey.
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The Pipe Organ Desk
Wed, 31 Jul 2013 14:01:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.kagenschaefer.com/pipeorgandesk.html
"The Pipe Organ Desk has been in the works for more than 3 years. It is
entirely made from solid wood down to the last screw. It features an octave of
functional wooden organ pipes. Should you play the correct sequence of notes or
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12 Amazing Staircases Around the World
Wed, 31 Jul 2013 14:04:07 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.theworldgeography.com/2013/07/amazing-staircases.html
"People often avoid the stairs because they were boring and strenuous, and
often choose to ride the elevators, but not every time... Some stairs next to
the amazing design, have incredible views of the surrounding terrain and simply
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