Glass Wings Blog: June 2018
Food apartheid: the root of the problem with America's groceries
Fri, 1 Jun 2018 23:53:50 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/may/15/food-apartheid-food-deserts-racism-inequality-america-karen-washington-interview>
"Food justice activist Karen Washington wants us to move away from the
term ‘food desert’, which doesn’t take into account the systemic racism
permeating America’s food system"
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Kids Pitch A New TV Show: 'Strangest Things: The Golden Mysteries'
Fri, 1 Jun 2018 23:54:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNGFSEcRSZI
"After their box office smash 'Teenage War,' Stephen consults his think
tank of children to produce a brand new show starring Brooke Shields,
Jason Segel, Kathryn Hahn, Michael Shannon, Hugh Laurie, John Oliver,
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Bitcoin’s stupendous power waste is green, apparently — bad excuses for Proof-of-Work
Fri, 1 Jun 2018 23:55:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Humans just 0.01% of all life but have destroyed 83% of wild mammals – study
Sat, 2 Jun 2018 20:56:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/21/human-race-just-001-of-all-life-but-has-destroyed-over-80-of-wild-mammals-study>
"Humankind is revealed as simultaneously insignificant and utterly
dominant in the grand scheme of life on Earth by a groundbreaking new
assessment of all life on the planet."
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ITPA's Response to the 2018 Federal Budget
Sat, 2 Jun 2018 20:57:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.itpa.org.au/news/itpas-response-to-the-2018-federal-budget/
"There is too much investment in consultants from large accounting or IT
services organisations to come up with promises of a future utopia where
IT systems make everything quick and easy once the huge initial
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The Sad Story of the Moriori, Who Learned to Live at the Edge of the World
Sat, 2 Jun 2018 21:01:28 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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What is justice reinvestment?
Sun, 3 Jun 2018 19:27:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.justreinvest.org.au/what-is-justice-reinvestment/
"Justice reinvestment reduces imprisonment rates while making
communities safer."
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Hitting toughest climate target will save world $30tn in damages, analysis shows
Sun, 3 Jun 2018 19:29:54 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/23/hitting-toughest-climate-target-will-save-world-30tn-in-damages-analysis-shows>
"Achieving the toughest climate change target set in the global Paris
agreement will save the world about $30tn in damages, far more than the
costs of cutting carbon emissions, according to a new economic analysis."
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Jamiroquai Bee Gees Mashup - Pomplamoose
Sun, 3 Jun 2018 19:30:47 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooZR4LSuppk
"A mashup of Stayin' Alive (Bee Gees) and Virtual Insanity (Jamiroquai)
by Pomplamoose"
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‘This Is Not of God’: When Anti-Trump Evangelicals Confront Their Brethren
Mon, 4 Jun 2018 23:54:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/23/us/anti-trump-evangelicals-lynchburg.html>
"The Red Letter Christians, a reference to the words of Jesus printed in
some Bibles in red type, are not the evangelicals invited for interviews
on Fox News or MSNBC. They don’t align neatly with either political
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Why the Very First Treaty Between the United States and a Native People Still Resonates Today
Mon, 4 Jun 2018 23:55:50 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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The Poor People's Campaign
Mon, 4 Jun 2018 23:57:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/demands/
"We must stop the attention violence that refuses to see these
injustices and acknowledge the human and economic costs of inequality.
We believe that when decent people see the faces and facts that the
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Abby Wambach, Remarks as Delivered
Wed, 6 Jun 2018 00:57:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://barnard.edu/commencement/archives/2018/abby-wambach-remarks
"Doesn’t it feel like the second you figure anything out in life, it
ends and you’re forced to start all over again?"
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Weezer - Rosanna
Wed, 6 Jun 2018 00:58:34 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Dungeons & Dragons: The revival of a 'geeky' pastime
Wed, 6 Jun 2018 00:59:22 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-42874044
"The world of tabletop gaming was once the preserve of nervous teenage
boys holed up in dark basements and bedrooms. But as shows like Stranger
Things tap into the rose-tinted nostalgia of afternoons spent playing
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Te Ata
Thu, 7 Jun 2018 22:24:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnmMDlOVzDM
Via Muse, who wrote: "I want this to be shown here in Australia. This
movie is about my people, the American Indians called the Chickasaw. It
is most especially about one of our storytellers who ended up performing
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Clever New Text Game Asks Whether You'll Trust An Alien
Thu, 7 Jun 2018 22:27:07 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.kotaku.com.au/2018/05/clever-new-text-game-asks-whether-youll-trust-an-alien/>
"In
Quarantine Circular, a plague is ravaging humanity, destroying
cities and pushing our existence to the brink. As extinction looms, a
mysterious creature from the stars appears, their motives unclear. It's
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The Trump administration’s refugee and border policies cruelly ignore the lessons of the past
Thu, 7 Jun 2018 22:30:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/made-by-history/wp/2018/05/27/the-trump-administrations-refugee-and-border-policies-cruelly-ignore-the-lessons-of-the-past/>
Punchline: "In 1941 and 1942, the United States was a haven for some
refugee children fleeing persecution. Today, we are the ones causing
unnecessary pain."
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Gorgeous Handmade Cakes With Buttercream Icing Styled to Look Like Colorfully Patterned Shag Rugs
Fri, 8 Jun 2018 22:38:34 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://laughingsquid.com/shag-rug-cakes/
"Los Angeles baker Alana Jones-Mann designs a number of delectable,
eye-catching cakes, particularly her line of cakes that sport a
buttercream exterior gorgeously styled to look like colorfully patterned
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People are embracing a buy-nothing, fix-everything attitude to end throwaway culture
Fri, 8 Jun 2018 22:39:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-24/war-on-waste-buying-nothing-movement-wa/9787422>
"A number of initiatives in Perth are challenging our throwaway culture
by encouraging community giving, repairing and more thoughtful buying."
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Time for Utopia
Fri, 8 Jun 2018 22:40:22 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://medium.com/@muse_9093/time-for-utopia-ef1a99f8e00e
"As things are going, the future will be profoundly alien to those of us
alive today. If we start imagining utopia now, we may be able to get to
that place with less suffering."
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Elevator weatherman
Fri, 8 Jun 2018 22:41:34 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/8n35bw/elevator_weatherman/
Hee hee! Via Christopher Lamke, who wrote: "Love it! Unexpected stuff
like this makes life much more fun."
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The more valuable your work is to society, the less you’ll be paid for it
Sat, 9 Jun 2018 22:01:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/more-valuable-your-work-society-less-youll-paid-david-graeber/>
"Very few economists have actually attempted to measure the overall
social value of different professions; most would probably take the very
idea as something of a fool’s errand; but those who have tried tend to
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LEDARE: Efter flyktingkrisen går Sverige lysande
Sat, 9 Jun 2018 22:03:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://plus.google.com/+JosephMoosmano/posts/gw6DVe7nVKs
"So if you're listening to those tired old lies about the collapse of
Swedish society, wake up. You're listening to disinformation. We're
doing great over here."
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Australian Muslim millionaire turned humanitarian Ali Banat dies
Sat, 9 Jun 2018 22:04:01 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/bangla/en/article/2018/05/31/australian-muslim-millionaire-turned-humanitarian-ali-banat-dies>
"A young Sydney Muslim businessman turned humanitarian after being
diagnosed with cancer is being remembered for helping thousands of
people across many countries through his charity ‘Muslims Around the
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The scholar whose career began in the books section of his local newsagent
Sun, 10 Jun 2018 22:23:34 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://medium.com/this-cambridge-life/the-scholar-whose-career-began-in-the-books-section-of-his-local-newsagent-dfaada89f095>
"Geoffrey Khan grew up with a sense of not belonging. His passion for
languages led him to discover the forgotten pronunciation of ancient
Hebrew and set him on a quest to record the world’s last surviving
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Standing Up To Trump
Sun, 10 Jun 2018 22:24:34 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://twitter.com/i/moments/1002069057468747778
"What happened to me must never happen again."
Kathy Griffin on being in the Trump out-group. Via Shava Nerad.
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The Housewives of White Supremacy
Sun, 10 Jun 2018 22:26:50 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/01/opinion/sunday/tradwives-women-alt-right.html>
"Over the past few years, dozens of YouTube and social media accounts
have sprung up showcasing soft-spoken young white women who extol the
virtues of staying at home, submitting to male leadership and bearing
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Instead of Plane Making Emergency Landing, Engineer Fixes Medical Device Using Only a Pen
Mon, 11 Jun 2018 20:46:42 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/instead-of-jet-making-emergency-landing-engineer-fixes-medical-device-by-using-a-pen/>
"When a diabetic passenger was suffering from dangerously high blood
sugar, the flight crew was preparing to make an emergency landing – but
thanks to a resourceful engineering student who happened to be on board,
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Daft Lego - Harder Better Faster Stronger
Mon, 11 Jun 2018 20:48:53 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUa02LHh1xQ
"A perspective based lyric video made using Lego. Shot with a GoPro
controlled by Mindstorms"
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The big con: how neoliberals convinced us there wasn't enough to go around
Mon, 11 Jun 2018 20:50:20 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Globalization Is Not in Retreat
Tue, 12 Jun 2018 22:42:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/world/2018-04-16/globalization-not-retreat>
"Even as its detractors erect new impediments and walk away from
free-trade agreements, globalization is in fact continuing its forward
march—but along new paths. In its previous incarnation, it was
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New Zealand former sex worker becomes a dame in Queen's birthday honours
Tue, 12 Jun 2018 23:29:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/04/new-zealand-former-sex-worker-becomes-a-dame-in-queens-birthday-honours>
"Catherine Healy, who helped decriminalise prostitution, honoured with
an Order of Merit for services to the rights of sex workers"
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The Orchestral Sample: Stravinksy Does Hip-Hop
Tue, 12 Jun 2018 23:30:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://blog.adafruit.com/2018/06/04/the-orchestral-sample-stravinksy-does-hip-hop-musicmonday/>
"Robert Fink and the inventor of the Fairlight CMI, Peter Vogel, help me
tell the story of the orchestra hit – a sound that was first heard in
1910 at the Paris Opera where the famed 20th century Russian composer
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The hydrogen train of the future is a lot like the train of today
Thu, 14 Jun 2018 01:03:33 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.engadget.com/2018/05/25/hydrogen-train-of-the-future/
"Alstom's hydrogen-powered Coradia iLint paves the way for cheaper,
quieter trains."
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Farming needs to adapt to climate change: PM
Thu, 14 Jun 2018 01:05:22 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.afr.com/news/farming-needs-to-adapt-to-climate-change-pm-20180603-h10wyu>
"The federal government will lean on the states to help communities suffering
from prolonged drought but Malcolm Turnbull says farmers will ultimately have
to adapt to the consequences of climate change."
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STOP WAR!
Thu, 14 Jun 2018 01:06:18 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://medium.com/@muse_9093/stop-war-d4c6e0aaa4cd
"According to the Atomic Scientists Doomsday Clock we are 2 minutes from
midnight. Two minutes from global nuclear disaster. The last time we
were that close to disaster was 1953."
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Coral decline in Great Barrier Reef 'unprecedented'
Fri, 15 Jun 2018 00:00:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jun/05/coral-decline-in-great-barrier-reef-unprecedented>
"A steep decline in coral cover right across the Great Barrier Reef is a
phenomenon that “has not been observed in the historical record”, a new
report by the Australian Institute of Marine Science says."
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My So-Called (Millennial) Entitlement
Fri, 15 Jun 2018 00:00:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://medium.com/s/trustissues/my-so-called-millennial-entitlement-9be84343c713>
"Did we really expect too much, or were we just gaslit?"
A lovely essay about doing what you can.
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CNC Plasma Cut Magnet Levers - Marble Machine X #37
Fri, 15 Jun 2018 00:02:02 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_roikOlK-OI
"In this Marble Machine X episode Nathan From CNC Router Parts cuts the
magnetic lever locks on a CNC Plasma Machine while i am celebrating my
pagan background and teaching you how to position an overhead
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We know you hate the Internet of Things, but it’s saving megafauna from poachers
Fri, 15 Jun 2018 22:56:51 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/06/rhino-iot/
"In the war on endangered species, the IT department keeps upending
those who stalk rhinos."
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An Engineer’s Guide to the Docuverse
Fri, 15 Jun 2018 22:58:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://hackernoon.com/an-engineers-guide-to-the-docuverse-d080cdbb73a6
"With any luck, this will clear up some misconceptions, introduce some
unfamiliar ideas, and prepare people who are interested in joining the
project with enough background to understand the internal documentation
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Trump Is Fulfilling Russia’s Dream of Splitting the Western Alliance
Fri, 15 Jun 2018 22:59:15 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/06/trump-is-fulfilling-russias-dream-of-splitting-the-west.html>
"One of Russia’s principal foreign-policy goals for decades has been to
split the United States from is allies. Whether by accident or by
design, President Trump appears intent on bringing that dream to fruition."
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The BossHoss - My Personal Song
Sat, 16 Jun 2018 22:53:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIlF1udSd0w
Music video by The BossHoss performing
My Personal Song.
This could not be more Melbourne. Spot all the iconic locations!
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The Shirley Exception
Sat, 16 Jun 2018 23:04:53 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1004400861865488384.html
"The Shirley Exception is a bit of mental sleight of hand that allows
people to support a policy they profess to disagree with. It's called
the Shirley Exception because... well, I mean,
surely there must be
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Science Fiction and Fantasy Novels That Take Us Beyond the Gender Binary #SciFiSunday
Sat, 16 Jun 2018 23:05:28 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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What Happens When a Bad-Tempered, Distractible Doofus Runs an Empire?
Sun, 17 Jun 2018 22:30:45 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/what-happens-when-a-bad-tempered-distractible-doofus-runs-an-empire>
"One of the few things that Kaiser Wilhelm II, who ruled Germany from
1888 to 1918, had a talent for was causing outrage. A particular
specialty was insulting other monarchs."
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Foster an Orphan Elephant
Sun, 17 Jun 2018 22:31:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://boingboing.net/2018/06/06/foster-an-orphan-elephant.html
"Just over two years ago I posted a video here titled “I Will Always
Remember You.” Among the many pieces I’ve done for Boing Boing both
before and after, it remains the piece most read, and the video most
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‘Wired the Game’: University of Cambridge are Making a Video Game to Teach Students About Electricity
Sun, 17 Jun 2018 22:32:37 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://blog.adafruit.com/2018/06/12/wired-the-game-university-of-cambridge-are-making-a-video-game-to-teach-students-about-electricity/>
"Stumbled upon this and it’s rad! ‘Wired the Game‘ is in pre-beta and
playable online, for teaching students about electricity via a simple
WASD (+E) platform video game."
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The Next Trend In Travel Is… Don’t.
Mon, 18 Jun 2018 23:11:24 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://brightthemag.com/the-next-trend-in-travel-is-dont-226d4aba17f6
"Tourism can destroy environments and drive out local residents. It’s
time to rethink the purpose of travel."
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We have forgotten what is important let alone how to fight for it
Mon, 18 Jun 2018 23:12:38 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theaimn.com/we-have-forgotten-what-is-important-let-alone-how-to-fight-for-it/>
"Neoliberalism purports to reward individual effort, completely ignoring
the fact that we don’t all start from the same place."
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Ending Bully Culture - It’s not just about kids
Mon, 18 Jun 2018 23:14:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://medium.com/@muse_9093/ending-bully-culture-its-not-just-about-kids-10a282597df4>
"Contending with the problem of bullying is core to revolutionising our
society so that we can live together harmoniously as families,
communities, and nations. We can no longer afford to be bystanders in
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World Literature Today: May 2018 issue – International Speculative Fiction
Tue, 19 Jun 2018 22:53:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.worldliteraturetoday.org/2018/may
"World Literature Today dedicated its May 2018 issue to speculative
fiction from around the world."
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'A matter of life and death' - Sue Gardner on public broadcasting
Tue, 19 Jun 2018 22:55:24 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/a-matter-of-life-and-death-sue-gardner-on-public-broadcasting-1.4701029>
"Journalism has taken a beating over the last few years. Its reputation,
its funding models, even its relevance."
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The Message Behind Daughters and Overprotective Dads
Tue, 19 Jun 2018 22:56:34 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.jimchines.com/2018/06/overprotective-dads/
"I also have a teenage son. Funny thing — not once has anyone suggested
that when he brings home a prospective girlfriend, I should greet her
with shotgun and/or sword in hand."
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A 2004 Live Performance of ‘Video Killed the Radio Star’ Captured in Brilliant High Definition Video
Thu, 21 Jun 2018 02:34:45 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://laughingsquid.com/video-killed-the-radio-star-2004/
"
The Buggles, a British band whose 1978 song “Video Killed the Radio
Star” kicked off the MTV revolution in the United States at 12:01 AM on
August 1, 1981, performed a live version of the song in 2004 to a packed
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June Art Roundup: S.P.E.W., Park Sweets, & Grumpy Dragons
Thu, 21 Jun 2018 02:35:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.epbot.com/2018/06/june-art-roundup-spew-park-sweets.html
"I'm feelin' the itch for some happy art feelz, gang, and thanks to
MegaCon I have LOTS of new artists to share! So come, come. Browse with me."
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I Spoke With the Female Asylum Seekers Being Held in Prison. What They Told Me Is Haunting.
Thu, 21 Jun 2018 02:36:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/a21527943/pramila-jayapal-women-mothers-asylum-seekers-prison/>
"Ripping children away from their parents has a particular shameful
history, both in this country and around the world. Members of Congress
like me, along with pediatricians and human rights groups, have formally
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'Stories from Norway' is the comedy musical mash-up of your dreams
Thu, 21 Jun 2018 23:14:20 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.sbs.com.au/guide/article/2018/05/08/stories-norway-comedy-musical-mash-your-dreams>
"The award-winning, chart-topping Norwegian comedy duo YLVIS are back to
investigate the biggest real-life stories in Norway's history... through
song."
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Liberal Democracy Is Under Attack
Thu, 21 Jun 2018 23:16:17 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/trump-putin-and-co-liberal-democracy-is-under-attack-a-1212691.html>
"Autocratic leaders and wannabes, from Putin to Trump, are making
political inroads around the world. In recent years, Western liberal
democracy has failed to live up to some of its core promises, helping to
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How the newspapers tried to kill an independent ABC news before it even began
Fri, 22 Jun 2018 22:59:12 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-01/how-the-newspapers-tried-to-kill-abc-news-before-it-even-began/8568482>
"According to Professor Young, the "waste of taxpayers' money" theme has
been the fall-back argument for newspaper proprietors since the ABC
began broadcasting in 1932."
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Danish anti-piracy lawyers stole millions from their clients, sentenced to years in prison
Fri, 22 Jun 2018 23:00:20 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://boingboing.net/2018/06/15/antipiratgruppen.html
"The thefts came when the Schlüter firm hit financial difficulties that
made it hard to pay their bills; to bridge the gap, they manufactured
fraudulent invoices to Antipiratgruppen for work that hadn't been
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Instead of Trump’s propaganda, how about a nice ‘truth sandwich’?
Sat, 23 Jun 2018 22:43:50 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/instead-of-trumps-propaganda-how-about-a-nice-truth-sandwich/2018/06/15/80df8c36-70af-11e8-bf86-a2351b5ece99_story.html>
"Enter
George Lakoff. An author, cognitive scientist and linguist who
has long studied how propaganda works, he believes it’s long past time
for the reality-based news media to stop kowtowing to the emperor."
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Why the Finns don’t want to be happy
Sat, 23 Jun 2018 22:45:43 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20180617-why-the-finns-dont-want-to-be-happy>
"If we believe there is some sort of secret to Finnish happiness,
perhaps the closest thing is to live in a society that emphatically
values trust and generosity."
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Our Online Behavior is a Design Problem
Sun, 24 Jun 2018 22:37:58 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://medium.com/the-protagonist/fake-news-and-online-harassment-are-design-problems-f120f2899677>
"The internet has gotten meaner and less trustworthy, but there is hope."
Via Muse, who wrote: "Oh! Interesting thinking!"
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Warner Bros. Turns Harry Potter Fan Events Into Events For The Franchise That Must Not Be Named
Sun, 24 Jun 2018 22:39:18 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180619/10130740067/warner-bros-turns-harry-potter-fan-events-into-events-franchise-that-must-not-be-named.shtml>
"It's always a weird look for companies and IP owners to go after clear
expressions of fandom from their customers. And, yet, this sort of thing
is done often, with fan get-togethers or festivals regularly being
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Astronauts eject UK-led space junk demo mission
Sun, 24 Jun 2018 22:40:17 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-44550082
"A UK-led project to showcase methods to tackle space junk has just been
pushed out of the International Space Station."
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How to alleviate the refugee crisis
Mon, 25 Jun 2018 20:42:43 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.economist.com/open-future/2018/06/19/how-to-alleviate-the-refugee-crisis>
"“Our response will be the measure of our humanity,” writes Angelina
Jolie, an actor and special envoy of the UNHCR, on the occasion of World
Refugee Day"
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Hong Kong sci-fi film mixes robots and Chinese opera
Mon, 25 Jun 2018 20:43:49 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-china-44298994/hong-kong-sci-fi-film-mixes-robots-and-chinese-opera>
"Featuring flying warrior robots and guitar-toting opera singers, Hong
Kong animation Dragon's Delusion aims to break stereotypes of Chinese
culture."
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All Cats Go to Heaven
Tue, 26 Jun 2018 23:18:50 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br_yTGa70Wg
"Cats are like potato chips," reads a sign in Bruce and Terry Jenkins’s
home. "You can’t just have one!"
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Migrants Are on the Rise Around,the World, and Myths About,Them Are Shaping Attitudes
Tue, 26 Jun 2018 23:19:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/06/20/business/economy/immigration-economic-impact.html>
"Immigration is reshaping societies around the globe. Barriers erected
by wealthier nations have been unable to keep out those from the global
South — typically poor, and often desperate — who come searching for
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Dear America, we can teach you about cruelty to refugees. Love, Australia
Tue, 26 Jun 2018 23:20:55 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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11,000 Signatures Wasn’t Enough to Keep Eric Lundgren Out of Prison
Wed, 27 Jun 2018 21:30:38 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://ifixit.org/blog/10203/eric-lundgren-petition/
"Eric is a force for good in the world. But for now, that force will be
walled off from the world behind razor wire and armed guards. That’s a
shame, and it’s Microsoft’s fault."
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The man who was fired by a machine
Wed, 27 Jun 2018 21:31:35 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44561838
"The story of Mr Diallo's sacking by machine began when his entry pass
to the Los Angeles skyscraper where his office was based failed to work,
forcing him to rely on the security guard to allow him entry."
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Why ‘Judeo-Christian values’ are a dog-whistle myth peddled by the far right
Thu, 28 Jun 2018 21:52:33 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/why-judeo-christian-values-are-a-dog-whistle-myth-peddled-by-the-far-right-85922>
"It might seem neighbourly, even pluralistic, to include Judaism in a
declaration of purported Western values. But in reality this isn’t how
the term has functioned, either historically or more recently. Instead,
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New World Atlas of Desertification shows unprecedented pressure on planet's resources
Thu, 28 Jun 2018 21:53:45 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://phys.org/news/2018-06-world-atlas-desertification-unprecedented-pressure.html>
"The Atlas provides the first comprehensive, evidence-based assessment
of land degradation at a global level and highlights the urgency to
adopt corrective measures."
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Data ethics is more than just what we do with data, it’s also about who’s doing it
Thu, 28 Jun 2018 21:55:10 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/data-ethics-is-more-than-just-what-we-do-with-data-its-also-about-whos-doing-it-98010>
"We currently have a system in which power over the judicious and
ethical use of data is overwhelmingly concentrated among white men.
Research shows that the unconscious biases that emerge from a person’s
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School uniforms go unisex as Japanese schools seek better fit for LGBT students
Fri, 29 Jun 2018 23:12:49 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/06/21/national/social-issues/school-uniforms-go-unisex-japanese-schools-seek-better-fit-lgbt-students/>
"An emerging number of Japanese schools are introducing unisex uniforms
or flexible uniform codes in an effort to support lesbian, gay, bisexual
and transgender students."
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Friday essay: Australia’s dangerous obsession with the Anglosphere
Fri, 29 Jun 2018 23:13:52 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/friday-essay-australias-dangerous-obsession-with-the-anglosphere-97443>
"What is the Anglosphere? The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines it as
“the countries of the world in which the English language and cultural
values predominate”, clearly referring to Britain, the United States,
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There’s No Scientific Basis for Race—It's a Made-Up Label
Fri, 29 Jun 2018 23:15:11 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2018/04/race-genetics-science-africa/>
"To an uncomfortable degree we still live with Morton’s legacy: Racial
distinctions continue to shape our politics, our neighborhoods, and our
sense of self."
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The Infinite Desire For Growth: a review
Sat, 30 Jun 2018 23:01:34 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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http://stumblingandmumbling.typepad.com/stumbling_and_mumbling/2018/06/the-infinite-desire-for-growth-a-review.html>
"What’s so good about economic growth? This has been a tricky question
ever since Richard Easterlin pointed out (arguably (pdf)) that there is
no connection between GDP growth and a nation’s overall subjective
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A Girl Scout wrote to companies with a heartfelt request. As a result, they cut down on millions of plastic straws.
Sat, 30 Jun 2018 23:02:29 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Open source sustainability
Sat, 30 Jun 2018 23:03:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/23/open-source-sustainability/
"Open source maintainers are exhausted and rarely paid. A new generation
wants to change the economics."
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