Glass Wings Blog: November 2018
“How Fascism Works”: Jason Stanley on Trump, Bolsonaro and the Rise of Fascism Across the Globe
Fri, 2 Nov 2018 00:05:53 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.democracynow.org/2018/10/11/how_fascism_works_jason_stanley_on>
"In his new book “How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them,” Yale
professor Jason Stanley warns about the dangers of normalizing fascist
politics, writing, “What normalization does is transform the morally
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High School Dance Team Performs Impressive Harry Potter Themed Routine
Fri, 2 Nov 2018 00:07:02 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://geekologie.com/2018/10/high-school-dance-team-performs-impressi.php>
"This is a video of the the Arizona based Walden Grove High School PAC
Dance Team performing a Harry Potter themed routine at their homecoming
pep rally."
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The Good Censor Document Shows Google Struggling With The Challenges Of Content Moderation
Fri, 2 Nov 2018 00:07:56 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20181014/00295940834/good-censor-document-shows-google-struggling-with-challenges-content-moderation.shtml>
"...content moderation is impossible to do well at scale and [...] it
will always result in decisions that upset a lot of people (no matter
what they do)"
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Privacy for Tigers
Fri, 2 Nov 2018 22:27:03 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.lightbluetouchpaper.org/2018/10/11/privacy-for-tigers/
"Privacy matters for tigers, for snow leopards, for elephants and rhinos
– and even for tortoises and sharks. Animal data protection laws, where
they exist at all, are oblivious to these new threats, and no-one seems
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It's not rocket surgery
Fri, 2 Nov 2018 22:28:08 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.metafilter.com/177113/Its-not-rocket-surgery
'A malaphor is a Blend of malapropism + metaphor. Examples: "We'll burn
that bridge when we get to it"... "Even a blind squirrel is right twice
a day"... "If a bear shits in the woods, does it make a sound?"... "An
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Curiosity Show gets a second chance at life, goes viral on YouTube
Fri, 2 Nov 2018 22:29:12 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-19/curiosity-show-viral-second-life-online/10395122>
"The iconic Australian children's television show The Curiosity Show is
having a booming second life, going viral online."
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House Party
Sat, 3 Nov 2018 22:28:19 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://vimeo.com/294545548
"House Party is a musical living room that explores prized possessions
in their native habitat. All the materials used to create this artwork,
from the furniture to the computers, were scavenged from the discarded
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Anthea Bell, 'magnificent' translator of Asterix and Kafka, dies aged 82
Sat, 3 Nov 2018 22:29:28 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/oct/18/anthea-bell-magnificent-translator-of-asterix-and-kafka-dies-aged-82>
"Anthea Bell, the translator who brought classics from Asterix to WG
Sebald to an English readership, has died at the age of 82."
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90% of Table Salt Is Contaminated With Microplastics
Sat, 3 Nov 2018 22:31:03 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.ecowatch.com/table-salt-mircroplastics-2613395969.html
"The new research, published in the journal
Environmental Science &
Technology, suggests that the average adult ingests about 2,000
microplastics per year due to the presence of plastics in the world's
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The Jim Henson Company Developing a KNIGHTS OF PANTERRA Series
Sat, 3 Nov 2018 22:32:27 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://geektyrant.com/news/the-jim-henson-company-to-work-on-canadian-knights-of-panterra>
"I think puppets are amazing and should be used more in good
productions. Up in Canada, they are creating a live-action show based on
Jeff Norton’s
Dino Knights book series and The Jim Henson Company has
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Asterix translator..
Sat, 3 Nov 2018 23:10:03 -0400
Marius Piedallu van Wyk <lailoken [at] gmail.com>
Yeah quite sad.
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Why scientists are so worried by the huge, sudden loss of insects
Sun, 4 Nov 2018 22:39:51 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Japan's Hometown Tax
Sun, 4 Nov 2018 22:41:23 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.kalzumeus.com/2018/10/19/japanese-hometown-tax/
"Educating children is incredibly expensive. The regions are quite
annoyed that they pay to educate their children but that Tokyo reaps all
the benefits. This state of affairs has continued for decades.
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Repair is as important as innovation
Sun, 4 Nov 2018 22:42:15 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2018/10/20/repair-is-as-important-as-innovation>
"Maintenance lacks the glamour of innovation—and is harder to measure"
Maintenance is crucial and must be valued. I personally have spent many,
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Teen Climate Activist to Crowd of Thousands: 'We Can't Save the World by Playing by the Rules Because the Rules Have to Change'
Sun, 4 Nov 2018 22:43:25 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/10/20/teen-climate-activist-crowd-thousands-we-cant-save-world-playing-rules-because-rules>
"The climate is not going to collapse because some party got the most
votes. The politics that's needed to prevent the climate catastrophe—it
doesn't exist today. We need to change the system, as if we were in
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World’s Largest Step Sequencer #MusicMonday
Mon, 5 Nov 2018 23:34:38 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://blog.adafruit.com/2018/10/22/worlds-largest-step-sequencer/
"As part of Red Bull Music Academy’s 20th edition, the company has built
the world’s largest step sequencer, and placed it outside of iconic
Berlin club Tresor for anyone to try out."
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An Alaskan village is falling into the sea. Washington is looking the other way.
Mon, 5 Nov 2018 23:35:39 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.pri.org/stories/2018-10-22/alaskan-village-falling-sea-washington-looking-other-way>
"Shishmaref is the only town on Sarichef Island. And everywhere you go,
you can see the waves and hear the constant roar of the ocean. The
island is only about a quarter of a mile wide and it's getting smaller."
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This judge and this man will put a smile on your face :)
Mon, 5 Nov 2018 23:37:03 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Chinese Mountain Cat
Tue, 6 Nov 2018 23:09:29 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://birdingbeijing.com/2018/10/12/chinese-mountain-cat/
"Chinese Mountain Cat (Felis bieti) must be one of the most poorly known
cats in the world. With a very small known range on the northeastern
Tibetan Plateau (Qinghai and northwest Sichuan), it is the only cat
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This Carbon-Negative Generator Makes Drinkable Water out of Thin Air
Tue, 6 Nov 2018 23:10:20 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/a24077269/wedew-water-generator-xprize-winner/>
"A high-volume water generator that can create water out of
precipitation, and can be used in any climate, has been awarded a $1.5
million XPrize. The culmination of a two-year water extraction
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Snail's House - Snailchan Adventure (Official MV)
Tue, 6 Nov 2018 23:11:01 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US3VTVDRbjE
"☆☆A story of snailchan going to weird adventure☆☆"
Hee hee! Brilliant. And apparently they're going to turn this into an
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Toward Human-Understandable, Explainable AI
Thu, 8 Nov 2018 00:58:22 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/co/2018/09/mco2018090028/146z4GYQhXm>
"Recent increases in computing power, coupled with rapid growth in the
availability and quantity of data have rekindled our interest in the
theory and applications of artificial intelligence (AI). However, for AI
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Superfoods Are a Marketing Ploy
Thu, 8 Nov 2018 00:59:20 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2018/10/superfoods-marketing-ploy/573583/>
"Blueberries and macadamia nuts aren’t
that good for you."
Good summary of the "superfood" marketing nonsense.
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What is the greatest challenge to the future of human rights? We the people are
Thu, 8 Nov 2018 01:00:26 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/what-is-the-greatest-challenge-to-the-future-of-human-rights-we-the-people-are-105428>
"When considering the future of human rights and whether they will be
viewed as more, or less important in the years to come, many potential
challenges come to mind: climate change, nationalism, inequality,
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Užupis: A tiny republic of free spirits
Fri, 9 Nov 2018 00:57:40 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20181014-uupis-a-tiny-republic-of-free-spirits>
"What began as a tongue-in-cheek April Fools’ Day joke has evolved into
one of the smallest republics in the world, with its own government,
constitution and currency."
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Disrupting cyberwar with open source intelligence
Fri, 9 Nov 2018 00:58:49 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.hpe.com/us/en/insights/articles/disrupting-cyberwar-with-open-source-intelligence-1810.html>
"When invaders turned the digital information space into a battlefield,
citizen volunteers innovated a new kind of combat. Ukrainian activists
are working on the front lines to fight information aggression."
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Rewilding landscapes can help to solve more than one problem
Fri, 9 Nov 2018 01:00:07 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-10/nioe-lc102318.php
"Urbanisation, biodiversity loss, climate change: just some of the
worldwide problems 'rewilding' - i.e. restoring food chains by returning
'missing' species to the landscape - can help tackle. Researcher
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The Case of,Jane Doe Ponytail
Sat, 10 Nov 2018 00:00:40 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/10/11/nyregion/sex-workers-massage-parlor.html>
"An epic tragedy on a small block in Queens."
A beautifully written long read about a microcosm of New York.
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Richard Hill – Too Big to Be (Review of Wu, The Curse of Bigness: Antitrust in the New Gilded Age)
Sat, 10 Nov 2018 00:01:40 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://www.boundary2.org/2018/10/richard-hill-too-big-to-be-review-of-wu-the-curse-of-bigness-antitrust-in-the-new-gilded-age/>
"What are the consequences of allowing unrestricted growth of
concentrated private power, and abandoning most curbs on anticompetitive
conduct?"
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Government Shmovernment
Sat, 10 Nov 2018 00:03:21 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.wattpad.com/646481239-big-change-government-shmovernment
"Beware of countries that remove safety nets for people who have fallen
upon hard times. It's hardly surprising then when people resort to any
means available to them just to survive. However, by creating crime
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Crafty New Caledonian Crows Can Assemble Tools
Sat, 10 Nov 2018 22:58:48 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-caledonian-crows-can-assemble-compound-tools-180970630/>
"The brainy birds successfully navigated feat previously accomplished by
just two other species: humans and chimps"
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Monster Mashup - Pomplamoose feat. Tessa Violet
Sat, 10 Nov 2018 22:59:53 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://youtu.be/rVE25pGBd9A
A perfect Halloween mashup from Pomplamoose!
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Video Killed The Radio Star - The Buggles (Queen / Freddie Mercury Style Cover) ft. Cunio
Sat, 10 Nov 2018 23:01:29 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N26_hRITlsU
Postmodern Jukebox answers the question: What if Queen performed
Video
Killled the Radio Star?
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Adrian Steirn
Sat, 10 Nov 2018 23:02:54 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.adriansteirn.com/
"Adrian Steirn is a photographer and filmmaker whose passion and
knowledge of wildlife has taken him across the globe. Australian born,
Adrian has resided in Africa for the past decade since relocating to
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These kids and young adults want their day in court on climate change
Sun, 11 Nov 2018 22:46:25 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/these-kids-and-young-adults-want-their-day-in-court-on-climate-change-105277>
"Humanity must rapidly decrease greenhouse gas emissions to avoid
catastrophic levels of global warming, climate scientists have warned
for decades. But America’s president has both feet on the fossil fuel
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This Is How We Radicalized The World
Sun, 11 Nov 2018 22:47:26 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanhatesthis/brazil-jair-bolsonaro-facebook-elections>
"On Sunday, far-right evangelical Jair Bolsonaro was elected president
of Brazil. The era of being surprised at this kind of politics is over.
Now we have to live with what we've done."
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Australian MP Pushes Back Against Expanded Site And Search Blocking Laws
Sun, 11 Nov 2018 22:48:14 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20181025/09321540913/australian-mp-pushes-back-against-expanded-site-search-blocking-laws.shtml>
Punchline: 'When you read that these amendments will almost certainly
pass in Australia, that prediction is almost certainly correct. And,
when that happens, exactly whose interests will be served? The answer, I
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How an Astonishing Holocaust Diary Resurfaced in America
Sun, 11 Nov 2018 22:49:11 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/astonishing-holocaust-diary-hidden-world-70-years-resurfaced-america-180970534/>
"Hidden for 70 years, a new invaluable contribution to Holocaust
literature—the diary of Renia Spiegel—was rediscovered inside a desk in
New York"
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Comedy Short: Leading Lady Parts - BBC
Tue, 13 Nov 2018 04:11:49 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpDHNbjGivo
"This comedy short, written and directed by Jessica Swale, takes a sneak
peek backstage as the cream of British acting talent step forward to
audition for that dream role. They are primed to take on the role of a
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Scotland launches an ad campaign that confronts homophobes and racists
Tue, 13 Nov 2018 04:13:23 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.the-pool.com/news-views/latest-news/2018/39/scotland-ad-campaign-confronts-homophobes-racists>
"The ads are in the form of a letter, signed on behalf of Scotland, and
take aim at those who discriminate against disabled people, members of
the LGBTQ+ community and ethnic minorities."
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Browsing the Stacks: A Photo Appreciation of Libraries
Tue, 13 Nov 2018 04:14:35 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2018/10/a-photo-appreciation-of-libraries/573811/>
"As the days grow shorter, one might feel a strong urge to find a warm
place indoors and cozy up to a good book. As much as our world hurtles
toward digitized information, physical books remain popular, useful, and
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Art Students Cleverly Dress Up as Famous Paintings For the Annual Halloween Parade in Kawasaki, Japan
Tue, 13 Nov 2018 22:59:47 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://laughingsquid.com/famous-paintings-halloween-costumes/
"Participants in the annual Halloween parade that takes place in the
city of Kawasaki in the Kanagawa Prefecture of Japan, like everywhere
else, have the opportunity to dress up as their favorite characters. A
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After a deadly month for domestic violence, the message doesn’t appear to be getting through
Tue, 13 Nov 2018 23:02:57 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/after-a-deadly-month-for-domestic-violence-the-message-doesnt-appear-to-be-getting-through-105568>
"Research clearly shows the behaviour of victims has little bearing on
the likelihood of domestic violence in intimate relationships. Domestic
violence can happen to anyone, regardless of age, race or socioeconomic
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This Man Mastered The Art Of Animal Selfies
Tue, 13 Nov 2018 23:04:21 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.boredpanda.com/funny-animal-selfies-allan-dixon/
"Allan Dixon from Ireland, 29, has earned himself the title of a
‘real-life Dr. Dolittle’ because of his ability to ‘talk’ animals into
posing for a selfie with him. The results are amazing. He seems to
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Gallup data says our emotions hit a decade-low in 2017. Here's what psychologists say we should do about it.
Wed, 14 Nov 2018 23:16:24 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Can politics ever be compassionate?
Thu, 15 Nov 2018 00:49:46 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.opendemocracy.net/transformation/matt-hawkins/can-politics-ever-be-compassionate>
"Every now and then you come across a book, a film, an article or a TV
show that helps you to make a little bit more sense of the world. I had
such an experience recently when reading Paul Gilbert’s The
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First Dog on the Moon: Why didn’t humanity save the planet? Perhaps they were busy
Thu, 15 Nov 2018 03:40:48 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Scientists count whales from space
Thu, 15 Nov 2018 23:19:51 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46046264
"UK scientists have demonstrated the practicality of counting whales
from space.
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BIG change: Reigniting Democracy!
Thu, 15 Nov 2018 23:21:09 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.wattpad.com/649609010-big-change-reigniting-democracy
"Voting isn't just a right. It's a responsibility.
Only by voting do you ensure that you are living in a democracy. Only by
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Cat tourism: Small towns in Asia look to stray cats to lure in tourists and rescue dying communities
Thu, 15 Nov 2018 23:23:13 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-03/cat-tourism-can-a-bunch-of-kitties-save-dying-towns-in-asia/10458128>
"Novel approaches have often been tried in an attempt to reverse the
decline of small towns and rejuvenate local economies, but cat tourism
has to be one of the more unusual."
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Gerry Anderson’s Firestorm | Exclusive FULL Minisode
Sat, 17 Nov 2018 00:34:31 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-yhwYMoRfk
"From the creator of Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, Stingray, Joe 90 and
Fireball XL5... Gerry Anderson's Firestorm - filmed in Ultramarionation."
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Time to Expose the Women Still Celebrating the Confederacy
Sat, 17 Nov 2018 00:35:34 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.thedailybeast.com/time-to-expose-the-women-still-celebrating-the-confederacy>
‘Their name is on all their monuments, but maybe because those plaques
are rusty and faded people don’t realize the UDC is still a functioning
organization.’
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The Debt We Owe Central America
Sat, 17 Nov 2018 00:36:26 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2018/11/central-america-migrant-caravan-trump
"The migrant caravan is full of people fleeing a world of inequality and
violence that US elites helped create. We can't turn our backs on them."
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The World's 10 Happiest Countries
Sat, 17 Nov 2018 23:53:07 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/2018-03-14/world-happiness-report-finland-lands-no-1-united-states-falls-again>
"This year, for the first time since the report began in 2012, the study
also evaluated countries by the happiness and well-being of their
immigrants.
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America’s Next Civil War
Sat, 17 Nov 2018 23:53:59 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://thewalrus.ca/americas-next-civil-war/
"The United States shows all the warning signs of impending social and
political collapse"
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Hiding America From Americans
Sat, 17 Nov 2018 23:54:52 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://medium.com/s/douglas-rushkoff/hiding-america-from-americans-a4ff285cf58b>
"The measure of a civilization’s advancement is its capacity to insulate
its people from the cruelty of nature. Right now, Americans don’t seem
to be dedicated to that principle. Civilizations build public roads,
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Bracing for Bannon: Europe isn't sure it wants to be remade in Trump's image
Sat, 17 Nov 2018 23:57:22 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/bracing-bannon-europe-isnt-sure-wants-remade-trumps-image-160212697.html>
"He will arrive with a well-funded demolition team of pollsters,
strategists, message massagers and TV booking agents — a reincarnation
of his campaign war room, now dubbed “the Movement”: part foundation,
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ZYX - Soraääniä / Hardcore remedy
Sun, 18 Nov 2018 23:36:18 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYNmGHhIJ8k
"In Finland we boast thousands of hardcore metal bands. During the
wintertime, it gets pretty cold up here, too. For hardcore people like
us, living in a hardcore climate, we need a hardcore sore throat remedy."
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Slavery by Another Name
Sun, 18 Nov 2018 23:37:43 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcCxsLDma2o
Via Muse, who wrote: "Amazing documentary. It's very easy to see how the
problems the US is now facing are a continuation of problems from the
past. None of us are free until we are all free."
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Taking my cats for a walk
Sun, 18 Nov 2018 23:40:59 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSVTrUIvH8w
"Thanks to all of you my channel is almost reaching 3 million
subscribers! I wanted to make a non-cooking video for my almost 3
million subscriber celebration so I took my cats for a walk. I hope you
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Rare Ocelot Encounter In 360!!
Sun, 18 Nov 2018 23:41:31 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLSULl2gJ9I
"Meet Purr-fection the Ocelot up close and purr-sonal. She is a very shy
and elusive cat, so seeing her is always special!"
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The elephant as a person
Wed, 21 Nov 2018 00:19:36 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://aeon.co/essays/if-elephants-arent-persons-yet-could-they-be-one-day>
"Elephants might have the necessary capacities for personhood – we just
need to help them acquire the cognitive scaffolding"
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A Hilarious History of Music According to Spike Jones
Wed, 21 Nov 2018 00:20:51 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://laughingsquid.com/spike-jones-history-of-music/
"In a 1952 episode of the classic television show Four Star Revue,
legendary musician Spike Jones and his talented orchestra, offered a
hilarious history of music. This melodic timeline culminated in a
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VULFPECK /// Lonely Town (feat. Theo Katzman)
Wed, 21 Nov 2018 00:21:38 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's statement to the United Nations General Assembly
Wed, 21 Nov 2018 22:32:28 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/107445802/prime-minister-jacinda-arderns-statement-to-the-united-nations-general-assembly>
"Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's debut speech to the United Nations
General Assembly promoted a world view that stands in stark contrast to
United States President Donald Trump.
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Gloomy 1970s predictions about Earth’s fate still hold true
Wed, 21 Nov 2018 22:33:44 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07117-2
"The researchers found that the world is currently on track to meet only
10 of the 17 SDGs by 2030. Efforts to satisfy social SDGs with
conventional policy tools will come at the price of unsustainable or
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Media silence as gang rape survivor from northern Iraq wins Nobel Peace Prize
Fri, 23 Nov 2018 01:22:46 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.worldtribune.com/media-silence-as-rape-survivor-from-northern-iraq-wins-nobel-peace-prize/>
"News that Yazidi sex slave survivor Nadia Murad has been awarded the
Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a
weapon of war barely registered on the American media radar screen."
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Rick Astley - She Makes Me (Official Video)
Fri, 23 Nov 2018 01:23:27 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIxQ8X963mQ
"From Rick's new album 'Beautiful Life' - out now."
Rick Astley is being very silly again!
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The incontrovertible truth about World War I
Fri, 23 Nov 2018 01:25:27 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.smh.com.au/national/the-incontrovertible-truth-about-world-war-i-20181109-p50f0t.html>
"Our starting point for all commemorations thus must be deep sorrow, not
only for the lives lost, but the effects on those who remained –
survivors and families that lasted for
generations after the war was
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The Zombification of Intellectual Property and the Tool That Could Finally Reform It
Sat, 24 Nov 2018 01:37:27 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://medium.com/basic-income/the-zombification-of-intellectual-property-and-the-tool-that-could-finally-reform-it-2ec037309837>
"You know what a zombie is, right? Do you know why you know? You know
because of a mistake that threw
Night of the Living Dead freely into
the public domain, bypassing all standard copyright protections. Purely
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Who owns the future?
Sat, 24 Nov 2018 01:38:34 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://griffithreview.com/articles/who-owns-the-future-techno-dream-progressive-cynicism/>
"THE FUTURE IS always arriving, in one form or another. There is no no
future. It’s an absurdly simple point, like saying that one plus one
equals two. But despite its apparent simplicity, it bears remembering
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There’s More Evidence That Welfare Work Requirements Don’t Lift People Out of Poverty
Sat, 24 Nov 2018 01:39:36 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/11/study-welfare-work-requirements-dont-combat-poverty.html>
"According to CBPP, work requirements for welfare can in fact plunge
low-income people deeper into poverty. The report examines the
consequences of state-level work-policy regimes as applied to the
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Japan is Giving Away Abandoned Homes for Free
Sat, 24 Nov 2018 23:12:10 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theculturetrip.com/asia/japan/articles/japan-is-giving-away-abandoned-homes-for-free/>
"Ever dreamed of owning a large country home for basically nothing?
Well, maybe it’s time to head to Japan, where some towns are practically
giving houses away for free."
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The Wonky Donkey: How Infringement Helped Create A Best Seller... Which Would Be Impossible Under Article 13
Sat, 24 Nov 2018 23:13:32 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20181113/01170641038/wonky-donkey-how-infringement-helped-create-best-seller-which-would-be-impossible-under-article-13.shtml>
"I had missed this story from a couple months back, but reader Kris
kindly alerted me to it. It's the story of how a video of a grandmother
in Scotland reading a mostly out-of-print children's book to her
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The plastic backlash: what's behind our sudden rage – and will it make a difference?
Mon, 26 Nov 2018 03:59:14 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/nov/13/the-plastic-backlash-whats-behind-our-sudden-rage-and-will-it-make-a-difference>
"This is the paradox of plastic, or at least our current obsession with
it: learning about the scale of the problem moved us to act, but the
more we push against it, the more it begins to seem just as boundless
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Switzerland has been a lab for toxic rightwing politics. We took that on
Mon, 26 Nov 2018 04:00:31 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/nov/15/switzerland-laboratory-far-right-politics>
"Europeans need to show pride in institutions that exist because of what
we’ve learned from the past. It’s true that many citizens don’t relate
to these institutions and often don’t understand what they stand for –
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Toxic Culture: Childhood Abuse
Mon, 26 Nov 2018 04:01:12 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.wattpad.com/655046266-big-change-toxic-culture-childhood-abuse>
"We are born into this world. We are told stories about this world. We
sing songs about this world. We are constantly surrounded by constructs
of this world on television, movie screens, books, newspapers, the
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Predators Need A Lot Of Luck To Survive — And We’re Rigging the Game Against Them
Tue, 27 Nov 2018 00:26:52 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2018/11/15/predators-luck-survive-gamble-hunt/>
"Finding food is a risky undertaking for wild animals. But for some
predators, the element of risk, and it’s twin, luck, is a much greater
factor."
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A Green New Deal
Tue, 27 Nov 2018 00:27:57 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.dataforprogress.org/green-new-deal/
"Mounting concern over economic inequality, injustice, and the threats
of climate change are leading an increasing number of progressive
candidates to call for more dramatic action. They propose an equitable
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Classic Reload Game and Software Preservation
Tue, 27 Nov 2018 23:01:33 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://classicreload.com/
"ClassicReload was setup for preservation of 6,000+ old retro
abandonware games and abandoned OS/interfaces that you can play DOS
games online right in your web browser for education and research
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To Slow Down Climate Change, We Need To Take On Capitalism
Tue, 27 Nov 2018 23:03:09 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kimstanleyrobinson/climate-change-capitalism-kim-stanley-robinson>
"As we head for the edge of a climate change cliff, neoliberal market
capitalism is chewing up the biosphere and the lives of everyone in it.
But it’s not too late to act." — Kim Stanley Robinson
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VULFPECK /// Darwin Derby (feat. Theo Katzman & Antwaun Stanley)
Wed, 28 Nov 2018 23:15:07 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Turning the Tide on Plastic Waste
Wed, 28 Nov 2018 23:16:22 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://nonplasticbeach.com/
Excellent products that don't involve plastic - they are British, but
similar products are starting to be available elsewhere as well. We now
use and recommend similar bamboo toothbrushes here in Australia.
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P Is for Pterodactyl, A Hilarious Alphabet Book That Highlights the Bizarre Rules of the English Language
Thu, 29 Nov 2018 22:26:25 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://laughingsquid.com/p-is-for-pterodactyl-alphabet-book/
"
P Is for Pterodactyl: The Worst Alphabet Book Ever is a hilarious
alphabet instruction book written by Raj Haldar (rapper Lushlife) and
Chris Carpenter with illustrations by Maria Beddia. The book creatively
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Unfixable?
Thu, 29 Nov 2018 22:27:28 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2018/11/16/feature/unfixable-several-nations-have-tried-to-restore-democracy-after-populist-strongmen-it-was-never-the-same/>
"Autocracy can end, and democracy can be born afterward. But autocratic
populists around the world have been honing their ability to poison
democratic institutions and norms. Once they’re gone, it is incredibly
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Policies of China, Russia and Canada threaten 5C climate change, study finds
Fri, 30 Nov 2018 22:49:56 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/nov/16/climate-change-champions-still-pursuing-devastating-policies-new-study-reveals>
"Although the study highlights the huge gap between political will and
scientific alarm, Robiou du Pont said it should inspire rather than
dispirit people.
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Wombats Poop in Cubes. Scientists Are Figuring Out How.
Fri, 30 Nov 2018 22:52:07 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/wombats-poop-cubes/
"These stocky, waddling marsupials have baffled researchers for years
with their block-shaped turds—but a team of mechanical engineers is now
sniffing out the science behind nature’s most deviant defecators."
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Australia's endangered forests are being 'stolen' and sold in hardware and office stores
Fri, 30 Nov 2018 23:03:39 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-21/victorian-forests-appear-to-have-been-logged-illegally/10496424>
"Thousands of hectares of state forest appear to have been logged or
earmarked for logging illegally, an ABC investigation has found,
amounting to what some say is the mass "theft" by a government-owned
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