Glass Wings Blog: April 2015
No Copyright Lives Forever: How The Apathy Of IP Rights Holders About Their Copyrights Killed A Game Re-Release
Wed, 01 Apr 2015 13:20:15 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150227/14420330165/no-copyright-lives-forever-how-apathy-ip-rights-holders-about-their-copyrights-killed-game-re-release.shtml>
"If you were gaming on a PC just after the turn of millennium, you
likely fondly remember the classic game No One Lives Forever. A genre
turning first-person shooter that featured a strong, reasonably dressed
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Figuratively Shiny: A Firefly Video
Wed, 01 Apr 2015 13:21:41 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2014/10/17/figuratively_shiny_a_firefly_video.html>
"The company Lootcrate, with producer and director Julian Higgins, has
created a fan-made short video called “The Verse,” about a different
crew in the same universe as that of the good ship Serenity."
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Defending Darwin
Wed, 01 Apr 2015 13:22:54 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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The equivalent of “It’s all Greek to me” in 30 other languages
Thu, 02 Apr 2015 12:55:52 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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http://knowmore.washingtonpost.com/2015/03/25/the-equivalent-of-its-all-greek-to-me-in-30-other-languages/>
"English speakers say, “It’s all Greek to me,” when they find something
hard to understand. Shakespeare used the phrase in “Julius Caesar”
(“Those that understood him smiled at one another and shook their heads;
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One Professional Russian Troll Tells All
Thu, 02 Apr 2015 12:58:15 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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http://www.rferl.mobi/a/how-to-guide-russian-trolling-trolls/26919999.html>
"More and more, posts and commentaries on the Internet in Russia and
even abroad are generated by professional trolls, many of whom receive a
higher-than-average salary for perpetuating a pro-Kremlin dialogue online."
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Life Is Stupider Than Fiction
Thu, 02 Apr 2015 13:00:10 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://notalwaysright.com/life-is-stupider-than-fiction/42362
"In my time working at a movie theater, I’ve recognized one major,
recurring issue for customers: theater satisfaction surveys. They are
explicit and clear that the customers are supposed to be rating ONLY
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Obsolescence Guaranteed: PiDP-8/I
Fri, 03 Apr 2015 12:47:53 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://obsolescence.wix.com/obsolescence#!pidp-8/cbie
"The PiDP-8/I is a modern replica of the 1968 PDP-8/I computer. It's an
open-source hardware project, so schematics, design files & software are
available here. During 2015, I will also offer the PiDP as a kit."
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Tim Winton's Palm Sunday plea: Start the soul-searching Australia
Fri, 03 Apr 2015 12:49:16 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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http://www.theage.com.au/comment/tim-wintons-palm-sunday-plea-start-the-soulsearching-australia-20150329-1ma5so.html>
"For generations, in communities all over the globe, Palm Sunday has
been a day when people walk for peace and reconciliation. And not just
Christians. People of every faith and of no faith at all come together
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Passover Pesach 2015 Seder Rube Goldberg Machine from Technion in Israel
Fri, 03 Apr 2015 12:50:18 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baQfqoZrEvI
"Technion students get ready for Passover, the festival of freedom, and
let their imagination run wild. Watch closely as this Rube Goldberg
Machine created by students from the Faculties of Mechanical Engineering
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Taylor Swift’s grammar marked down incorrectly
Sat, 04 Apr 2015 12:45:50 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2015/mar/26/taylor-swift-grammar-marked-incorrectly-princeton-review>
"The Princeton Review has sniffed at the (misheard) lyrics of the pop
star’s song Fifteen. But its ‘correction’ is more than five centuries
out of date"
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Phoebe and Her Unicorn launches in newspaper syndication!
Sat, 04 Apr 2015 12:47:45 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.gocomics.com/phoebe-and-her-unicorn/2015/03/29
"Over 100 publications. I am told it's officially one of the largest
comic strip launches in company history."
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Awesome Smaug cake
Sat, 04 Apr 2015 12:50:34 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://plus.google.com/+KylaMyers/posts/ZZyoEaArXuf
"My friend Christy Seguin of Cakes Rock wanted to make a Smaug cake and
instructor, Mike McCarey (the cake GOD) of Mike's Amazing Cakes, stepped
in to help her achieve her goal. The results are fabulous!"
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Zoology: Here be dragons
Sun, 05 Apr 2015 12:27:43 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v520/n7545/full/520042a.html
"Emerging evidence indicates that dragons can no longer be dismissed as
creatures of legend and fantasy, and that anthropogenic effects on the
world's climate may inadvertently be paving the way for the resurgence
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I Followed My Stolen iPhone Across The World, Became A Celebrity In China, And Found A Friend For Life
Sun, 05 Apr 2015 12:29:18 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/i-followed-my-stolen-iphone-across-the-world-became-a-celebr>
"This really weird thing happened to me. Then it got even weirder. Then
it turned insane. Do I have a story for you."
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Joel McKerrow & the Mysterious Few- Welcome Home
Sun, 05 Apr 2015 12:30:37 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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April Showers - Simon's Cat
Mon, 06 Apr 2015 12:32:16 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kgTfbL21G8
'A cautious cat tries to stay dry until his cover is blown!'
A new Simon's Cat is out!
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Weekend Diversion: Why Cons Matter
Mon, 06 Apr 2015 12:33:42 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/weekend-diversion-why-cons-matter-1ab1608150f5>
"If you ever loved something most people didn’t understand, you’ll get it."
Beautiful. Via Brent Newhall.
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Moki photos
Tue, 07 Apr 2015 13:11:36 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://glasswings.com.au/photos/2015/
Our elusive Moki finally posed for some glamour shots!
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The 5 psychological barriers to climate action
Tue, 07 Apr 2015 13:12:25 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://boingboing.net/2015/04/03/the-5-psychological-barriers-t.html
"What we think about when we try not to think about global warming, and
what to do about it."
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‘The Big Bang Theory’ Co-Creator is Looking to Bring Back Muppets Television Series on ABC
Wed, 08 Apr 2015 12:32:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://laughingsquid.com/the-big-bang-theory-co-creator-is-looking-to-bring-back-muppets-television-series-on-abc/>
"According to The Hollywood Reporter, a revived television series of The
Muppets is in the works from The Big Bang Theory co-creator Bill Prady
and Anger Management executive producer Bob Kushell who are currently
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Sophie McDougall brilliantly explains the problem with “Strong Female Characters”
Wed, 08 Apr 2015 12:33:25 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://boingboing.net/2015/04/03/sophie-mcdougall-brilliantly-e.html
"About once a month I like to reread Sophie McDougall’s New Statesman
article “I Hate Strong Female Characters” because it’s one of the best
pieces of writing about female representation I’ve ever come across."
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Tank Girl/Doctor Who director Rachel Talalay on industry sexism: “You have to be some version of perfect.”
Thu, 09 Apr 2015 13:31:11 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://boingboing.net/2015/04/03/tank-girldoctor-who-director.html
"Rachel Talalay is one of the few women to work as a director on Doctor
Who, a show that has been notoriously slow to diversify its creative
players (next season Catherine Tregenna will become the first woman to
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No Way But Nauru
Thu, 09 Apr 2015 13:32:36 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://roadsandkingdoms.com/2015/no-way-nauru/
"The tiny island nation of Nauru, an eight-square-mile speck of land in
the middle of the Pacific Ocean, was once one of the richest countries
in the world, with a phosphate industry accounting for 80% of its
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An Asperger Dictionary of Everyday Expressions
Fri, 10 Apr 2015 12:45:03 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://www.jkp.com/uk/an-asperger-dictionary-of-everyday-expressions.html>
"This dictionary aims to dispel any confusion that arises from the
misinterpretation of language. It provides explanations of over 5000
idiomatic expressions and a useful guide to their politeness level. Each
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Fighting hatred with hatred at Reclaim Australia rallies is a failure of progressive politics
Fri, 10 Apr 2015 12:46:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Dutch nursing home offers rent-free housing to students
Sat, 11 Apr 2015 13:02:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/dutch-retirement-home-offers-rent-free-housing-students-one-condition/>
"A nursing home in the Netherlands allows university students to live
rent-free alongside the elderly residents, as part of a project aimed at
warding off the negative effects of aging."
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Supermarket monsters
Sat, 11 Apr 2015 13:04:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2014/august/1406815200/malcolm-knox/supermarket-monsters>
"Coles, Woolworths and the price we pay for their domination"
The return of feudalism. Via Robert Collins and Julian Calaby.
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Reconsidering Revenge: How Revenge Of The Nerds‘ Misogyny Is Evident In Current Nerd Culture
Sun, 12 Apr 2015 12:44:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.themarysue.com/reconsidering-revenge/
"Some, of course, will argue that I take these things too seriously;
it’s just a dumb campus sex comedy, for crying out loud. But I can’t
help but feel that this movie actually has something to tell us about
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Will Deep Links Ever Truly Be Deep?
Sun, 12 Apr 2015 12:45:47 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://medium.com/backchannel/the-failed-promise-of-deep-links-aa307b3abaa5>
"With mobile’s deep links, everyone seems to have collectively wiped the
buzzword slate clean and started fresh — no context, no memory. No
depth. It’s as if someone started a new comedy act today and called it
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ZeMarmot: A Libre Movie Made With Free Software
Mon, 13 Apr 2015 13:49:49 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://film.zemarmot.net/en/
"A Marmot lives a quiet life in European Alps mountains. His main
activities? Sleep, eat and sleep again. When a migrating bird tells him
of the world's wonders, beyond the mountains, the rodents goes for an
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8088 MPH: We Break All Your Emulators
Mon, 13 Apr 2015 13:50:54 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://trixter.oldskool.org/2015/04/07/8088-mph-we-break-all-your-emulators/>
"Because there are so many technological world-firsts in the demo, and
because we’re bending the hardware in ways that people have never
thought to do so, it’s only fair that we try to explain exactly how this
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Sandbox Land: Euromania Songfest
Mon, 13 Apr 2015 18:05:21 +1000
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Yes! I'm crazy. One more weekend of A Bunch of Pirates is coming up. Get
your tickets fast for your last chance to see! THEN THE FOLLOWING
SATURDAY, I'm having another Sandbox Land variety show night.
Since we will have completed the comedy festival, I thought we should
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Boldly Textured 3D Animal Illustrations by Maxim Shkret
Tue, 14 Apr 2015 13:19:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://laughingsquid.com/boldly-textured-3d-animal-illustrations-by-maxim-shkret/>
"Russia-based artist Maxim Shkret uses 3D software to create animal
illustrations that feature a wondrous textured aesthetic."
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The 200 Greatest Adventure Novels of All Time
Tue, 14 Apr 2015 13:21:03 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://hilobrow.com/adventure/
"What follows is a list of two hundred of my favorite adventure novels
published before the Eighties (1984–93). They’re organized not
qualitatively — that would be impossible — but chronologically."
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John Oliver, Edward Snowden, and Unconditional Basic Income
Wed, 15 Apr 2015 12:34:50 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://medium.com/basic-income/john-oliver-edward-snowden-and-unconditional-basic-income-2f03d8c3fe64>
"The conversation opened up to the world by Edward Snowden and now
creatively re-framed by John Oliver is one of the most important
conversations to be having in any even remotely functioning democracy."
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Five games about cats for you to try
Wed, 15 Apr 2015 12:37:20 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://boingboing.net/2015/04/07/five-games-about-cats-for-you.html
"Being wonderfully weird, capricious and regal, cats are easy to adore
(even if it's just the brain parasites). Inexplicably compelling,
they're also often ideal subjects for games."
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Star Trek: Renegades - finally, an official trailer!
Thu, 16 Apr 2015 12:42:54 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://observationdeck.io9.com/star-trek-renegades-finally-an-official-trailer-1696329277>
"We, the team who brought you Star Trek: Of Gods and Men, are proud to
announce Star Trek: Renegades, a professionally produced television
pilot to be presented for a possible online series."
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If We Dig Out All Our Fossil Fuels, Here’s How Hot We Can Expect It to Get
Thu, 16 Apr 2015 12:44:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/09/upshot/if-we-dig-out-all-our-fossil-fuels-heres-how-hot-we-can-expect-it-to-get.html>
"World leaders are once again racing to avert disastrous levels of
global warming through limits on greenhouse gas emissions. An agreement
may be in reach, but because of the vast supplies of inexpensive fossil
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The Google Cultural Institute adds 3D models
Fri, 17 Apr 2015 13:36:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/u/0/browse/?f.media_type=3d&q.openId=media_type>
"You can now admire hundreds of multi-dimensional objects from our six
pilot partners' collections, from the extensive set of animal skulls of
the California Academy of Sciences to the Oldest Mask in the world at
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The Strange Tale of the First Woman to Run for [US] President
Fri, 17 Apr 2015 13:38:19 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/04/victoria-woodhull-first-woman-presidential-candidate-116828.html>
"Few know, though, the name of the woman who put the first crack in that
highest, hardest glass ceiling. That honor belongs to a beautiful,
colorful and convention-defying woman named Victoria Woodhull, who ran
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The 1 percent are parasites: Debunking the lies about free enterprise, trickle-down, capitalism and celebrity entrepreneurs
Sat, 18 Apr 2015 12:34:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Conduct: No Evil 13
Sat, 18 Apr 2015 12:41:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR1b37qeRiY
Another installment in a lovely animated series.
Here's the whole series:
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Village has a model village which contains a model model village which contains a model model model village...
Sun, 19 Apr 2015 12:54:53 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://boingboing.net/2015/04/13/village-has-a-model-village-wh.html
"Bourton-on-the-Water, a village in Gloucestershire, has a model village
you can walk through. The model village has a model model village. The
model model village has a model model model village. And the model model
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Not the affirmative action you meant, not the history you’re making
Sun, 19 Apr 2015 12:58:19 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://nkjemisin.com/2015/04/not-the-affirmative-action-you-meant-not-the-history-youre-making/>
"See, in America we often forget that the various initiatives which made
up the capital-A Affirmative Action program were based on policies and
procedures that have always existed for white men. That was the point,
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Seattle firm raising pay of all staffers to minimum $70,000
Mon, 20 Apr 2015 12:35:00 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/14/business/owner-of-gravity-payments-a-credit-card-processor-is-setting-a-new-minimum-wage-70000-a-year.html>
"The idea began percolating, said Dan Price, the founder of Gravity
Payments, after he read an article on happiness. It showed that, for
people who earn less than about $70,000, extra money makes a big
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Can civilisation reboot without fossil fuels? – Lewis Dartnell – Aeon
Mon, 20 Apr 2015 12:36:03 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://aeon.co/magazine/technology/could-we-reboot-civilisation-without-fossil-fuels/>
"It took a lot of fossil fuels to forge our industrial world. Now
they're almost gone. Could we do it again without them?"
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The makerspace is the next open source frontier
Tue, 21 Apr 2015 13:04:43 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://opensource.com/business/15/4/makerspace-next-open-source-frontier>
"As many of us have learned from open source, coding is fun, but social
coding is way more fun and rewarding. Today there are lots of
individuals making things themselves in their garages, but just think
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Please shut up: Why self-promotion as an author doesn't work.
Tue, 21 Apr 2015 13:06:25 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://www.whimsydark.com/blog/2015/4/13/please-shut-up-why-self-promotion-as-an-author-doesnt-work>
"In this oversaturated market, the only ways to build a following and
profit from it are to have been around for 5-10 years already or to
already be famous."
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If Shards of Honor had been written by...
Wed, 22 Apr 2015 14:52:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archiveofourown.org/works/3412583
"Excerpts from Shards of Honor, as written by fifteen other famous authors."
This is genius. (If you haven't read the original, you definitely need
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Incredible Nurse Cat From Poland Looks After Other Animals At Animal Shelter
Wed, 22 Apr 2015 14:53:58 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://www.boredpanda.com/veterinary-nurse-cat-hugs-shelter-animals-radamenes-bydgoszcz-poland/>
"Radamenes, an angelic little black cat in Bydgoszcz, Poland, has come
through hell and high water to help the animals at the veterinary center
there get better. After the veterinary center brought him back from
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Ask the real experts about ocean acidification, not climate science deniers
Thu, 23 Apr 2015 13:59:24 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/planet-oz/2015/apr/16/ask-the-real-experts-about-ocean-acidification-not-climate-science-deniers>
"Scientists review column on ocean acidification in The Australian
newspaper and find it was ‘misleading’, ‘very wrong’ and ‘ill informed’."
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Dutch parliament: Vendor dependence too high a cost
Thu, 23 Apr 2015 14:00:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/community/osor/news/dutch-parliament-vendor-dependence-too-high-cost>
"The Dutch government’s lack of vendor independence is too high a cost
for society, the Dutch Parliament concludes. The government should
enforce its policy on open standards in ICT procurement and should also
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‘PBS Idea Channel’ Explores Whether ‘The LEGO Movie’ Makes a Case Against Copyright
Fri, 24 Apr 2015 17:29:37 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://laughingsquid.com/pbs-idea-channel-explores-whether-the-lego-movie-makes-a-case-against-copyright/>
"Rugnetta looks at how copyright touches nearly every portion of culture
and how it affects the creation of something new out of something
old–themes which The LEGO Movie grapples with at every turn."
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David Hasselhoff - True Survivor
Fri, 24 Apr 2015 17:30:51 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTidn2dBYbY
"Kickstarter Sensation Kung Fury ready to #TakeHoff as 80’s icon David
Hasselhoff performs the lead track ’TRUE SURVIVOR’."
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‘Offscreen Colonies’, A 64-Kilobyte Real-Time Computer Art and Music Demo Featuring Futuristic Sights and Sounds
Sat, 25 Apr 2015 12:12:35 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://laughingsquid.com/offscreen-colonies-a-64-kilobyte-real-time-computer-art-and-music-demo-featuring-futuristic-sights-and-sounds/>
"“Offscreen Colonies” is a 64-kilobyte real-time computer art and music
demo by Hungarian multimedia artists Conspiracy that features a vast
array of surreal and futuristic sights and sounds. The demo, which
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Regulators Vote To Halt All Pacific Sardine Fishing
Sat, 25 Apr 2015 12:16:25 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://modernfarmer.com/2015/04/regulators-vote-to-halt-all-pacific-sardine-fishing/>
"After a desperately bad season, the Pacific Fishery Management Council
voted to immediately halt this year's sardine fishing, one of the most
important fish seasons in the country. What happened to all the sardines?"
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Top Graphic Novels Starring Mighty Girls
Sat, 25 Apr 2015 12:17:38 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.amightygirl.com/mighty-girl-picks/graphic-novels
"A Mighty Girl's new collection of over 100 graphic novels is one of the
largest ever compiled of empowering graphic novels starring girls and
women."
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Dinosaur Feathers Discovered in Canadian Amber
Sun, 26 Apr 2015 12:36:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://io9.com/5840854/dinosaur-feathers-discovered-in-canadian-amber
"Today a group of paleontologists announced the results of an extensive
study of several well-preserved dinosaur feathers encased in amber.
Their work, which included samples from many stages in the evolution of
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Yonatan Zunger on capitalism
Sun, 26 Apr 2015 12:50:37 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://plus.google.com/+YonatanZunger/posts/RpRfF47Xyy6
"Today, I’d like to talk a bit about economics. In particular, I want to
look at why capitalism can both work amazingly well and fail amazingly
badly, often at the same time, and is such a great factory for “best of
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Cheetahs Play Football - Deadly 60 - Series 3 - BBC
Sun, 26 Apr 2015 12:51:59 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfE5E1NLWoY
"Steve and the team are in South Africa looking for Cheetahs. In a
special reserve Steve gets close to some adolescent cats and plays a
spot of football."
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Chemistry set pencils can turn life-saving tests into child’s play
Mon, 27 Apr 2015 13:04:29 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/chemistry-set-pencils-can-turn-life-saving-tests-into-childs-play-40250>
"Thanks to the work of a team of researchers from California Polytechnic
State University, recently published in the journal Lab on a Chip,
chemicals formed into pencils can be made to react with one another by
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Clockmaker John Harrison vindicated 250 years after ‘absurd’ claims
Mon, 27 Apr 2015 13:07:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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How Can Art Move Us Beyond Eco-Despair?
Tue, 28 Apr 2015 12:35:11 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.americanscientist.org/issues/pub/2015/3/how-can-art-move-us-beyond-eco-despair>
"Grim news about climate change easily triggers a sense of helplessness.
Art can help redirect that feeling into one of active engagement."
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Prélude n°1 aux tubes musicaux (boomwhackers)
Tue, 28 Apr 2015 12:36:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5seI0eJZCg
Very impressive. Now that's what I call art - it's got everything:
sound, colour and movement! Via Adafruit Industries.
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This giant 3D printer can build houses from mud in the poorest regions
Wed, 29 Apr 2015 15:35:52 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.sciencealert.com/news/20141510-26336.html
"A six-metre-tall 3D printer has been developed that can build cheap,
sustainable houses using a clay-like paste."
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The Slow Death of the University
Wed, 29 Apr 2015 15:37:00 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://chronicle.com/article/The-Slow-Death-of-the/228991/
"From Cape Town to Reykjavik, Sydney to São Paulo, an event as momentous
in its own way as the Cuban revolution or the invasion of Iraq is
steadily under way: the slow death of the university as a center of
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George Lucas Epically Trolls Rich Neighbors By Building Affordable Housing For The Poor
Thu, 30 Apr 2015 14:19:33 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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http://reverbpress.com/news/george-lucas-is-building-affordable-housing-for-the-poor/>
"After his wealthy neighbors opposed his effort to build another studio,
George Lucas decided to build affordable housing for the poor instead
with his own money. Now they’re enraged."
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Waiting for the fallout: Australia and return of the patrimonial society
Thu, 30 Apr 2015 14:21:38 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.australianreview.net/digest/2015/04/quiggin.html
"In the opening of Nevil Shute’s novel, On the Beach, written in 1957, a
nuclear war has devastated the Northern Hemisphere. Australia has
avoided direct involvement in the war, but is waiting for the cloud of
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