Glass Wings Blog: May 2015
The Church of the Right Answer
Fri, 01 May 2015 15:30:25 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://mathwithbaddrawings.com/2015/02/11/the-church-of-the-right-answer/>
"Here it was, out in the open: the subtext of practically every class
I’ve ever taught. I’ve grown accustomed to yanking my side of the rope
in an unspoken tug-of-war. The teacher emphasizes conceptual
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Understand 1,700 Mechanical Linkages with these Helpful Animations
Fri, 01 May 2015 15:32:03 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://makezine.com/2015/04/20/understand-1700-mechanical-linkages-helpful-animations/>
"Mr. Đức thắng Nguyễn (Duc Thang Nguyen) is an engineer from Vietnam.
Since his retirement in 2002, he has being working on an amazing
animated 3D catalog of mechanical contraptions."
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Pianist emerges from TARDIS to play 'Doctor Who' theme song cover
Sat, 02 May 2015 15:58:37 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://mashable.com/2015/04/21/doctor-who-theme-song-piano-cover/
"Let composer Sonya Belousova warp your senses with her powerful piano
cover of Doctor Who's iconic theme song."
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Interim UW president has plan to fight racism, inequity
Sat, 02 May 2015 16:01:37 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/education/interim-uw-president-has-plan-to-fight-racism-inequity/>
"Using her personal experiences of racism and homophobia — hurtful words
and actions that occurred even in her own family — interim University of
Washington President Ana Mari Cauce on Thursday announced a wide-ranging
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Living With Cats - House Guest Edition
Sat, 02 May 2015 16:03:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0y2S_MowZY
"Our home is ruled by the cats, this In-Home safety video was created to
provide our future guests with the knowledge to stay at our place
without offending our furbabies!"
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The Hoard Must Precious
Sun, 03 May 2015 12:46:43 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.patreon.com/creation?hid=2278040
"Ah, so, another little mammal has come to beard the great wyrm in its
den. Come, then! Come out and show me who would slay the dragon. Come
out and see the hoard you would claim as your own."
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Can Bankers Behave?
Sun, 03 May 2015 12:47:49 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/05/can-bankers-behave/389558/>
"Wall Street still has basically the same culture that led to the 2008
crash. But one big firm is trying to change—as government regulators
begin to question whether financial institutions can be reformed at all."
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The joke was that Obama wasn’t joking
Sun, 03 May 2015 12:52:38 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.vox.com/2015/4/27/8502493/obama-white-house-correspondents-dinner>
"The joke of President Obama's performance on Saturday was that he
wasn't joking. Everyone just had to pretend he was."
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A Real Stand-up Guy
Sun, 03 May 2015 12:55:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
OK, here's a story that is not restricted:
http://pinkfoxpublications.net/a-real-stand-up-guy/
'The spotlight hit Topher before he reached the mike, but he was used to
that bright glare in his eyes. He straightened his jacket and stared the
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The Overdose: Harm in a Wired Hospital
Mon, 04 May 2015 12:30:06 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://medium.com/backchannel/the-overdose-harm-in-a-wired-hospital-8e5ac74fe73c>
"Pablo Garcia went to the hospital feeling fine. Then hospital
technology made him very sick. In this in-depth narrative, Bob Wachter
explores how high-tech medicine endangers patients— and how we can make
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Website documents “Shit People Say To Women Directors”
Mon, 04 May 2015 12:31:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://boingboing.net/2015/04/28/website-documents-shit-peop.html
"Why are there are so few female directors working in Hollywood? Could
it be the raging sexism that occurs at every level of production? One
way to find out is to ask women in the industry about their experiences,
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How compassion and understanding can end the economy of shame
Tue, 05 May 2015 13:32:33 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://positivenews.org.uk/2015/economics_innovation/new_economics/17424/compassion-understanding-economy-shame/>
"Could society move beyond the rhetoric of ‘strivers’ and ‘skivers’ and
be rebuilt around understanding and compassion? The effects would be
revolutionary, argues Elena Blackmore"
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Making Sense of Nonsense: A MOOC About Climate Change Denial
Tue, 05 May 2015 13:40:11 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2015/04/28/climate_change_an_online_course_to_teach_reality.html>
"A dozen scientists and science communicators think they have an answer:
Inoculate the public. The metaphor is apt: The idea is to take the
misinformation used by deniers and use it to teach the actual science of
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The King of Bullsh*t News
Wed, 06 May 2015 13:07:11 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.buzzfeed.com/alanwhite/central-european-news
"How a small British news agency and its founder fill your Facebook feed
with stories that are wonderful, wacky – and often wrong."
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Elon Musk’s Grand Plan to Power the World With Batteries
Wed, 06 May 2015 13:08:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.wired.com/2015/05/tesla-batteries/
"Musk, ever the showman, unveiled his grand “Tesla Energy” scheme to
electrify the world on Thursday night, and it actually makes a lot of
sense. Tesla, which is in the middle of building a vast “Gigafactory”
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Stan Lee Teaches Cameo School in a Funny, Star-Studded Audi Commercial Directed by Kevin Smith
Thu, 07 May 2015 14:51:24 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://laughingsquid.com/stan-lee-teaches-cameo-school-in-a-funny-star-studded-audi-commercial-directed-by-kevin-smith/>
"Legendary comic creator Stan Lee teaches cameo school in a funny,
star-studded Audi commercial directed by Kevin Smith."
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The programming talent myth
Thu, 07 May 2015 14:53:01 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://lwn.net/Articles/641779/
"Programmers like to think they work in a field that is logical and
analytical, but the truth is that there is no way to even talk about
programming ability in a systematic way. When humans don't have any
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14 Cats Whose Favorite Pillow Happens To Be A Dog
Fri, 08 May 2015 13:11:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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The Alchemist's Letter
Fri, 08 May 2015 13:13:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://vimeo.com/125527643
"A visually rich, darkly inventive fairy tale directed by former Student
Academy Award® finalist Carlos Andre Stevens."
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Handcrafted wooden tablet stands with input devices
Sat, 09 May 2015 13:09:07 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.etsy.com/listing/151060354/ipad-tablet-music-workstation-midi>
"Midi Keyboard, light up Pads and Knobs Great for those Music Apps and
also be hooked up to your laptop or desktop unit."
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Homemade cat éclair for Japanese Cat Day
Sat, 09 May 2015 13:10:40 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://carolinei.exblog.jp/21578537/
Wow, that's amazing! Looks too cute to eat - but oh so sweet!
Also via Muse.
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Forest Fantasy Toadstools And Ladybirds Inside Cake
Sat, 09 May 2015 13:12:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Empathy Cards For Serious Illness
Sun, 10 May 2015 12:43:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://info.emilymcdowell.com/empathy-cards-for-serious-illness/
"I created this collection of empathy cards for serious illness because
I believe we need some better, more authentic ways to communicate about
sickness and suffering. “Get well soon” cards don’t make sense when
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United Kingdom: Electro Velvet
Sun, 10 May 2015 12:44:22 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.sbs.com.au/programs/eurovision/countries/united-kingdom
"A bit of a surprise when announced by the BBC, there’s now some
significant momentum behind the UK’s electro swing pop offering from
spunky duo Electro Velvet."
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How To Use 'Intellectual Property' Properly
Sun, 10 May 2015 12:45:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150501/16584030850/how-to-use-intellectual-property-properly.shtml>
"I've been thinking about this a lot lately, and I think the real issue
is that there are two different ways to use the term, and only one is
really valid. "Intellectual property" is a useful term, but only when it
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They turned college into McDonald’s: Adjunct professors, fast-food wages and how colleges screw more than just students
Mon, 11 May 2015 13:04:29 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://www.salon.com/2015/05/02/they_turned_college_into_mcdonalds_adjunct_professors_fast_food_wages_and_how_colleges_screw_more_than_just_students/>
"What began as a movement of those holding “McJobs” is now brimming over
with new participants making the point that virtually all jobs nowadays
are, or at least can be, McJobs—even the latest to join in with
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Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy Join Elliot Morgan to Share a Series of Facts About the Muppets
Mon, 11 May 2015 13:05:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://laughingsquid.com/kermit-the-frog-and-miss-piggy-join-elliot-morgan-to-share-a-series-of-facts-about-the-muppets/>
"Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy joined Elliot Morgan to share a series
of facts about the Muppets in a recent episode of the Mental Floss
series List Show. The list includes facts about the Muppets’ early
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SUPER Heroes
Tue, 12 May 2015 11:56:14 +1000
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
I agreed to this once a month thing where I put together people who do
all sorts of performance. I went for a family audience, introducing them
to fields of the arts that aren't always included in variety, such as
poetry and traditional storytelling.
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Encrypting Your Laptop Like You Mean It
Tue, 12 May 2015 13:28:35 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/04/27/encrypting-laptop-like-mean/>
"One obvious place to start, where the privacy benefits are high and the
technical learning curve is low, is something called full disk
encryption. Full disk encryption not only provides the type of strong
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92-year-old World War Two veteran flies Spitfire again
Tue, 12 May 2015 13:29:52 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02qt65y
"Joy Lofthouse is a veteran of the Air Transport Auxiliary during World
War Two and now, at 92-years-old, the former Spitfire pilot returned to
the skies."
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India’s Experiment in Basic Income Grants
Wed, 13 May 2015 13:16:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://isa-global-dialogue.net/indias-great-experiment-the-transformative-potential-of-basic-income-grants/>
"Globalization has brought not just greater inequalities but also
chronic economic uncertainty to the world’s population. Governments have
failed to effectively develop or adapt social protection systems to
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10 Real-Life Animal Husbandry Techniques That Alien Zoos Will Use On Us
Wed, 13 May 2015 13:17:50 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://io9.com/10-animal-husbandry-techniques-that-alien-zoos-will-use-1702453774>
"So you’ve been abducted and placed in an alien zoo, put on display for
other aliens to gawk at. The good news is that you’ll probably get free
food; the bad news is they’ll probably try the same tricks on you that
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A Libre Graphics Meeting showcase summary
Thu, 14 May 2015 12:57:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://lwn.net/Articles/643345/
"Every year, there are a variety of talks at Libre Graphics Meeting that
showcase entirely new work. While these new-project sessions frequently
highlight still-in-development ideas or code that may not be quite ready
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Pure Imagination - Lindsey Stirling & Josh Groban with The Muppets
Thu, 14 May 2015 12:58:37 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv8msHbqaFE
"The new video for Lindsey Stirling & Josh Groban - Pure Imagination
featuring The Muppets"
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Programming Languages ABC++
Fri, 15 May 2015 15:10:59 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/627324241/programming-languages-abc
"It's an alphabet book that aims to help us share what we do with the kids in
our life, and spark children's interest in coding."
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Sad Vacation Guy Wins Second Vacation, Takes His Wife And Baby, Has Much Better Time
Fri, 15 May 2015 15:14:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.boredpanda.com/sad-vacation-guy-has-fun-wife-baby-puerto-rico/
"Remember the guy who didn’t have a second of fun on his vacation to Puerto
Rico because he couldn’t take his wife with him? He got to go on a second
vacation to the same places on the same cruise – and this time, he got to take
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CHIP - The World's First Nine Dollar Computer
Sat, 16 May 2015 16:02:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1598272670/chip-the-worlds-first-9-computer
"C.H.I.P. is a computer. It’s tiny and easy to use."
Another cool tiny computer design! Via John Payne and Brent Newhall.
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【自主制作アニメ】nothing
Sat, 16 May 2015 16:07:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFuqP-wkbnk
A lovely short independent animation.
Via Brent Newhall, who wrote:
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Big Bird broke our hearts today
Sat, 16 May 2015 16:09:16 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://www.dailydot.com/entertainment/caroll-spinney-big-bird-reddit/>
"Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer who brought to life Sesame Street’s Big Bird and
Oscar the Grouch on television, did an AMA session on Thursday to talk about a
documentary about his life, titled I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story."
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自主制作アニメ 『想い雲』 Indie Anime "a reflection of one's mind"
Sun, 17 May 2015 19:09:16 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmXi69bt3ks
"Tama Art University senior project"
Another great short via Brent Newhall, who wrote:
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brain food for hackers
Sun, 17 May 2015 19:10:12 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://duartes.org/gustavo/blog/archives/
Detailed explanations of how computers work.
Via Lauren Weinstein.
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Why are the stories in video games so bad?
Sun, 17 May 2015 19:11:13 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://boingboing.net/2015/05/11/why-are-the-stories-in-video-g.html
"People often say they are enthusiastic about games because "they can
tell stories", or because they enable narrative moments not possible in
other media. But although there are numerous flashes of brilliance in
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Writing a more compelling game narrative
Mon, 18 May 2015 12:32:50 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://indiemegabooth.com/writing-compelling-game-narrative/
"Imagine discovering that 70% of people walk out of a movie theater 45
minutes into the screening. Picture somebody reading two of those
massive Game of Thrones books, stopping halfway through the third one,
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Water: the weirdest liquid on the planet
Mon, 18 May 2015 12:34:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://www.theguardian.com/global/2015/may/11/water-weirdest-liquid-planet-scientists-h2o-ice-firefighters>
"The more scientists examine H2O, the stranger it starts to seem. Water
bends all the rules – but if it didn’t, ice would sink and firefighters’
hoses would be useless"
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Could this beautiful game signal the end of our dystopia fetish?
Tue, 19 May 2015 16:21:38 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://boingboing.net/2015/05/12/could-this-beautiful-game-sign.html
"Over the past decade or so, gritty, apocalyptic worlds were the favored
setting of popular video games, and machinelike cyber-dystopias were a
reliable aesthetic before that. But No Man's Sky, a highly-anticipated
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Weird Al Yankovic singing "Yoda" with a thirteen year old autistic girl on Comedy Central's Night Of Too Many Stars.
Tue, 19 May 2015 16:22:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://vid.me/8D45
Go Weird Al! Via Muse.
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Test drive of a petrol car
Wed, 20 May 2015 14:50:51 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://teslaclubsweden.se/test-drive-of-a-petrol-car/
"Having heard so much good about petrol cars, we decided to test drive
one. They are said to combine cheap price with long range and fast
charging. A winning formula on paper – but how are they in real life?"
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Welcome To The Space Show Trailer
Wed, 20 May 2015 14:54:07 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb5KcLHK4Cw
We missed this when it came out, will have to track it down now. By the
team behind the wonderful "Read or Die". Via Muse.
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Free software and fashion tech
Thu, 21 May 2015 12:45:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://lwn.net/Articles/643941/
"At Libre Graphics Meeting 2015 in Toronto, Hong Phuc Dang presented an
update of the state of various projects from the free-software and
open-hardware world that deal with garment design and manufacturing, as
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A Pixel Artist Renounces Pixel Art
Thu, 21 May 2015 12:46:28 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.dinofarmgames.com/a-pixel-artist-renounces-pixel-art/
"Creators understand that screen size/resolution is just a canvas like
any other. A good artist can make anything from a Gameboy screen to a 60
inch LED look good. Problems arise when it comes time to convey to a lay
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自主制作アニメ 「 May 」
Fri, 22 May 2015 13:09:42 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PY17Wrj_sk
"Nichijō no naka no chottoshita kibō o kaita animēshon sakuhin.
Animation film depicts a little hope in the everyday."
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No, RIAA, It's Not The End Of The World For Musicians
Fri, 22 May 2015 13:10:49 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150512/13343330980/no-riaa-not-end-world-musicians.shtml>
"No, it's not. My latest law review article rebuts these cries and shows
how new technologies have allowed musicians to participate in every step
of the process of creating, developing, and marketing music."
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Medicine Hat becomes the first city in Canada to eliminate homelessness
Sat, 23 May 2015 13:39:42 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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This adult pajama onesie looks just like a full business suit -- one guy wore it for a week and no one noticed
Sat, 23 May 2015 13:40:42 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.businessinsider.com.au/greg-ferenstein-suitsy-review-2015-5
"I spent the last week gliding around San Francisco in the now infamous
“Suitsy”, an adult-sized pajama onesie disguised as a full business
suit. At bars and in meetings, no one seemed to notice anything amiss.
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Google researchers create amazing timelapses from public photos
Sat, 23 May 2015 13:47:19 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.engadget.com/2015/05/18/timelapse-from-public-domain-photos/
"There are a zillion digital photos in the public domain and scientists
have just figured out something very cool to do with them. A team from
Google and the University of Washington have developed a fully automated
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Elizabethan Superheroes
Sun, 24 May 2015 12:52:55 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Here's What Happened When A Neighborhood Decided To Ban Cars For A Month
Sun, 24 May 2015 12:53:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://www.fastcoexist.com/3045836/heres-what-happened-when-a-neighborhood-decided-to-ban-cars-for-a-month>
"Two years ago, an average neighborhood in the South Korean city of
Suwon embarked on a radical experiment: For one month, the neighborhood
suddenly got rid of every car.
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RIP Marlene Mallicoat
Sun, 24 May 2015 12:55:33 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Rest in peace Marlene Mallicoat, beloved partner and wife of Ted Nelson.
She contributed immensely to Project Xanadu and will be greatly missed.
http://hyperland.com/MJM.JPG
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Check out this fandom-themed short film from promising young director, Yulin Kuang
Mon, 25 May 2015 18:29:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://boingboing.net/2015/05/19/check-out-this-fandom-themed-s.html
"It’s a charming story that shows off Kuang’s visual flare, which is
clearly influenced by the likes of Wes Anderson and Edgar Wright but
still feels unique."
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The RPG Scrollbars: A Quest For Heroes
Mon, 25 May 2015 18:30:31 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2015/05/18/hero-u-interview/
"Heroism is at the core of most fantasy stories, but there’s a
difference between being a hero and simply a weapon to be pointed at the
world’s biggest threat. When heroes happily loot peasants’ houses and
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Works In Progress
Tue, 26 May 2015 12:17:53 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Clarke and Dawe - The State of Politics.
Tue, 26 May 2015 12:19:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSOvTFyEVuw
"Tony Abbott, Prime Minister, and Bill Shorten, Opposition Leader"
Originally aired on ABC TV: 21/05/2015
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Violence is Boring: The Tedium of Violence as Progression
Wed, 27 May 2015 13:37:26 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/04/violence-is-boring-the-tedium-of-violence-as-progr.html>
"Why? Why does this have to involve harm or killing? I’m not squeamish
(I love horror and am halfway through Bloodborne); I’m conveying how
bored I am of seeing killing as the only way to progress in games."
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Happy To Be Here
Wed, 27 May 2015 13:38:31 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://popehat.com/2015/05/21/happy-to-be-here/
"The first thing you need to know about secure psychiatric facilities is
that their bathrooms smell strongly of pee."
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The Trouble With Scientists
Thu, 28 May 2015 13:37:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://nautil.us/issue/24/error/the-trouble-with-scientists
"It’s likely that some researchers are consciously cherry-picking data
to get their work published. And some of the problems surely lie with
journal publication policies. But the problems of false findings often
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The Man Who Sold The Moon by Cory Doctorow
Thu, 28 May 2015 13:39:49 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://boingboing.net/2015/05/22/the-man-who-sold-the-moon.html
"This novella is from the collection Hieroglyph: Stories and Visions for
a Better Future, edited by Ed Finn and Kathryn Cramer. It is nominated
for a Locus award and a Sturgeon Award."
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Redrawing Taylor Swift - Shake it Off Rotoscoped
Fri, 29 May 2015 13:23:47 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhT_gVh_73w
"49 University of Newcastle Australia animation students were each given
52 frames of Taylor Swift's Shake it Off music video, and together they
produced 2767 frames of lovingly hand-drawn rotoscoped animation footage."
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This student film is an amazing love letter to Hayao Miyazaki
Fri, 29 May 2015 13:25:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://boingboing.net/2015/05/21/french-student-miyazaki.html
"There's a beautiful animated short making the rounds—and knocking the
socks off Studio Ghibli fans—and while it looks like it was made by a
team of animators, it was created primarily by one person: a French art
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Phoebe and Her Unicorn on play
Sat, 30 May 2015 18:07:36 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Dick Van Dyke stars in Dustbowl Revival’s music video
Sat, 30 May 2015 18:08:35 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://boingboing.net/2015/05/22/dick-van-dyke-stars-in-dustbow.html
"The 89-year-old breaks out his retro charm—and some impressive dance
moves—to accompany this folksy tune called “Never Had To Go” from
Dustbowl Revival. Dick Van Dyke’s real-life wife Arlene co-stars."
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Disney films remixed into electronic music
Sat, 30 May 2015 18:10:31 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://boingboing.net/2015/05/22/disney-films-remixed-into-elec.html
"We've written before about electronic musician Pogo (a.k.a. Nick
Bertke)'s YouTube channel full of movie sounds remixed into ethereal
music or dance tracks. His latest combines the whimsy of Disney with a
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The U.S. military is a national security threat
Sun, 31 May 2015 12:32:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://www.salon.com/2015/05/24/the_u_s_military_is_a_national_security_threat/>
"America's armed forces are a massive drain on resources that could
otherwise strengthen the country"
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Furries For Kids
Sun, 31 May 2015 12:38:29 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCLKMYJpzvM
"Der Kuschelzoo besucht regelmäßig Kinderdörfer und hilft durch Lachen
bei der Verarbeitung seelischer Wunden"
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ZeMarmot, Libre Movie made with Free Software
Sun, 31 May 2015 12:39:50 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/zemarmot-libre-movie-made-with-free-software#/story>
"ZeMarmot is a road trip movie, about a Marmot, who loves to sleep and
eat, and decides to leave his comfy burrow to discover the world."
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