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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.

The Google Stadia Backlash Has Begun

Sun, 24 Mar 2019 22:30:24 +1100

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

https://kotaku.com/the-google-stadia-backlash-has-begun-1833515412

"While people are still grappling with the technical ramifications of
Google’s Stadia platform, gamers have begun asking deeper, more
troubling questions. What do mods look like in a world of game

Choking on Green

Sat, 23 Mar 2019 22:14:52 +1100

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

<https://www.quora.com/q/gmxbrurjysxqbumi/Choking-on-Green-read-me-first-for-how-this-repository-came-to-be>

"This is just the story of an unexpected working vacation."

Shava Nerad is on holiday on South Africa and discovered that the

Cake Wrecks: Blink 182 And You'll Miss It

Sat, 23 Mar 2019 22:13:24 +1100

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

<https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2019/3/22/blink-182-and-youll-miss-it.html>

#cakeception !

Brexit: What's the f**k is going on?

Sat, 23 Mar 2019 22:12:31 +1100

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IL2XwSkFJQ

"By taking back control the UK has shown that it's out of control."

"Jonathan Pie" gets to the heart of the issue as always.

Humble Freebie: Tacoma

Fri, 22 Mar 2019 23:21:43 +1100

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

https://www.humblebundle.com/store/tacoma

"For a limited time, get a free copy of Tacoma when you subscribe to the
Humble Bundle newsletter."

Russian-Style Kleptocracy Is Infiltrating America

Fri, 22 Mar 2019 23:20:17 +1100

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

<https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/03/how-kleptocracy-came-to-america/580471/>

"When the U.S.S.R. collapsed, Washington bet on the global spread of
democratic capitalist values—and lost."

A "process" matter that is actually life-or-death for the U.S.... and the U.K.

Fri, 22 Mar 2019 07:47:42 +1100

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

<https://davidbrin.blogspot.com/2019/03/a-process-matter-that-is-actually-life.html>

Via David Brin, who wrote:

I appraise "ranked choice" or "preferential" voting - we've used it for the

What Republicans and Billionaires Really Mean When They Talk About ‘Freedom’

Fri, 22 Mar 2019 07:46:02 +1100

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

<https://www.commondreams.org/views/2019/03/19/what-republicans-and-billionaires-really-mean-when-they-talk-about-freedom>

"America is having a heated debate about the meaning of the word
socialism. We’d be better served if, instead, we were debating the
meaning of freedom."

Trump Budget Showers Pentagon with Cash—Preparing for War? – Wilkerson & Jay

Fri, 22 Mar 2019 07:44:50 +1100

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

<https://therealnews.com/stories/trump-budget-showers-pentagon-with-cash-preparing-for-war-wilkerson-jay>

"Trump’s budget more than doubles OCO war-fighting slush fund and
proposes cutting social safety net by 9% at a time when White House
rhetoric against Iran is heating up and Netanyahu, Mohammed bin Salman,

If You Think Big Internet Companies Are Somehow To Blame For The New Zealand Massacre, You're Wrong

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 23:13:30 +1100

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

<https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190317/18200841813/if-you-think-big-internet-companies-are-somehow-to-blame-new-zealand-massacre-youre-wrong.shtml>

"This is literally blaming the messenger, and distracting from those
actually responsible (the horrible, despicable excuse for a human being
who carried out the attack and the awful people who cheered him on), to