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SIGGRAPH 2013 : Technical Papers Preview Trailer

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:46:05 +1000

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

Andrew Pam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAFhkdGtHck

Yay it's time for the SIGGRAPH technical papers again!  So amazing.

"The SIGGRAPH Technical Papers program is the premier international

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Why Rational People Buy Into Conspiracy Theories

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:42:21 +1000

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

Andrew Pam
<https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/26/magazine/why-rational-people-buy-into-conspiracy-theories.html?_r=1&>

"“The best predictor of belief in a conspiracy theory is belief in other
conspiracy theories,” says Viren Swami, a psychology professor who
studies conspiracy belief at the University of Westminster in England.

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Driftwood Sculpture

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:34:12 +1000

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

Katherine Phelps
Jeff Rouitto's sculptures and big, beautiful, and gobstopping. Some of his
stuff looks like it belongs in The Hobbit or Harry Potter

http://www.jeffrouitto.com/gallery/bigprojects/index.html

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PSA: Your Default Narrative Settings Are Not Apolitical

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:49:27 +1000

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

Andrew Pam
http://fozmeadows.wordpress.com/2012/12/08/psa-your-default-narrative-settings-are-not-apolitical/

"Recently, SFF author Tansy Rayner Roberts wrote an excellent post debunking
the idea that women did nothing interesting or useful throughout history, and
that trying to write fictional stories based on this premise of feminine

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Farmers, Elephants, and Bees: A Winning Combination

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:47:47 +1000

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

Andrew Pam
http://animals.oreilly.com/elephants-and-bees/

"Lucy King, a researcher working with Save the Elephants, has spent many years
investigating the problems involved in crop protection. Her goal is to find
long-term solutions that reduce the frequency of human-elephant conflicts—and

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Cellograff

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:18:29 +1000

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

Katherine Phelps
Beautiful haunting quality to this graffiti art. It also doesn't break the law!

http://weburbanist.com/2013/06/13/cellograff-wall-free-graffiti-sprayed-on-clear-cellophane/

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All-Star Dad Builds Incredible Basement Arcade With His Son

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:52:20 +1000

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

Andrew Pam
<http://kotaku.com/all-star-dad-builds-incredible-basement-arcade-with-his-509388488>

"Mertzlufft, now in college, says that the project has been in the works
for 5 years. It sure looks like a labor of love to me."

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Music of the day

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:51:27 +1000

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

Andrew Pam
The Harp Twins are fun:
http://youtu.be/4n2dGwYcp9k

Weird Al's tribute to the late great Ray Manzarek:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra5x88C0yQY

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Fun in the comments section

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 11:40:05 +1000

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

Andrew Pam
Text Publishing was hiring, and some people seem to have enjoyed
themselves in the comments!  A lot of the jokes are slightly obscure,
too.  :)

http://textpublishing.com.au/number-3-chiller/post/text-is-hiring1/

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A Bit Rich

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 11:34:21 +1000

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

Andrew Pam
http://www.neweconomics.org/publications/entry/a-bit-rich

"This report takes a new approach to looking at the value of work. We go
beyond how much different professions are paid to look at what they
contribute to society."

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