Glass Wings Blog: August 2019
The Story of George McGovern's Failure to Guarantee Every American $1,000
Sat, 3 Aug 2019 00:00:11 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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http://www.scottsantens.com/george-mcgovern-failure-guarantee-every-american-1000-demogrant-basic-income-ubi>
"On the night of their debate, McGovern took the stage against Humphrey
with no real understanding of what the net distributive impact of his
demogrant looked like, and so when Humphrey attacked it upon claims it
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Australia’s retail and fast food workers face ‘epidemic’ levels of abuse and harassment
Sat, 3 Aug 2019 00:01:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://thenewdaily.com.au/money/consumer/2019/07/31/customer-abuse-epidemic/>
"Retail workers are being spat at, verbally abused and threatened with
physical violence as part of their daily jobs, in what has been labelled
an “epidemic”.
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20,000th post!
Sun, 4 Aug 2019 00:21:18 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Yes it's true, this is the 20,000th post to the Glass Wings mailing list
and blog! Thank you to everyone for all your interest and support over
the years. You can take a look back at many of the topics we've
discussed at:
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WIPO Says Websites In Its Pirate Database Don't Deserve Due Process Because 'They Know What They're Doing'
Sun, 4 Aug 2019 00:21:25 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190730/11320042679/wipo-says-websites-pirate-database-dont-deserve-due-process-because-they-know-what-theyre-doing.shtml>
"This isn’t a surprise. In two decades of doing work in and around the
copyright space, this attitude is pervasive. It ignores, of course, that
throughout all of this time, those in legacy industries are often way
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Thousands of Years Ago, a Dog Gave Rise to an Immortal Entity
Sun, 4 Aug 2019 00:22:35 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/08/ctvt-tumor-broke-all-rules/595246/>
"The story of CTVT—a contagious cancer that spreads from dog to dog—gets
weirder all the time."
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We're Gonna Be Ok (Dragon x Unicorn) AMV
Mon, 5 Aug 2019 04:34:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOpfRL8F9YU
"A Unicorn's past lurks in her shadow as she tries to recover from it.
The Dragon stays by her side as he's been for a long time, showing her
that everything is going to be ok."
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A Colorful Illustrated Wall Chart Capturing the Hilarious History of Monty Python in Chronological Order
Mon, 5 Aug 2019 04:35:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://laughingsquid.com/history-of-monty-python-wall-chart/
"Timothy and Aurélia Sanders of Curious Charts, the talented couple
behind the wonderfully badass “Heroic Girls in Movies” scratch-off
poster, have created a comprehensive Monty Python illustrated wall
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Cutting pollution won't cause global warming spike, study finds
Tue, 6 Aug 2019 02:27:02 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://phys.org/news/2019-08-pollution-wont-global-spike.html
"The findings, published in Nature, offer greater hope that current
plans to curb global warming by moving to cleaner sources of energy may
still work without leading to an unexpected extra source of heating."
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2040 review
Tue, 6 Aug 2019 02:28:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.madmanfilms.com.au/2040film/
Last week we went to see the Australian film 2040. It was a little
simplistic and over-optimistic, but given that it’s intended to be
hopeful and inspirational and is aimed partly at school children that’s
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From Myspace To Sharing Space
Wed, 7 Aug 2019 00:39:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://notalwaysright.com/from-myspace-to-sharing-space/159572/
"Over a year ago, a new guy started working at my office, and there was
an immediate attraction. I recognised his face and his surname.
Pre-transition, he had been the girl that I used to chat with online! I
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Green growth is trusted to fix climate change – here’s the problem with that
Wed, 7 Aug 2019 00:40:35 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/green-growth-is-trusted-to-fix-climate-change-heres-the-problem-with-that-120785>
"You may have missed it, but a recent report declared that the main
strategy of world leaders for tackling climate change won’t work. It’s
called green growth, and it’s favoured by some of the largest and most
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There’s a place in Germany where you can ride Falkor and see the props from ‘The Neverending Story’
Fri, 9 Aug 2019 02:06:53 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://dangerousminds.net/comments/theres_a_place_in_germany_where_you_can_ride_falkor_and_see_the_props_from_>
"I didn’t know the majority of The Neverending Story was shot in Germany
(except for a few scenes which were shot in Vancouver, Canada and in
Almerín, Spain). Apparently it was the most expensive German film ever
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New NOAA app brings earth and space animations to your phone
Fri, 9 Aug 2019 02:08:06 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://research.noaa.gov/article/ArtMID/587/ArticleID/2475/New-NOAA-app-brings-earth-and-space-animations-to-your-phone>
"NOAA’s SOS Explorer™ Mobile, an app for personal mobile devices, tells
earth science stories by playing visually stunning movies on a virtual
globe. These aren’t your typical movies, however. They’re animations of
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Using Restorative Justice To Deal With Internet Trolls And Jackasses
Fri, 9 Aug 2019 02:08:49 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190802/16270242704/using-restorative-justice-to-deal-with-internet-trolls-jackasses.shtml>
"One of the things that I’ve tried to highlight over the years, when it
comes to questions of content moderation on internet platforms, is that
there is a much wider spectrum of options than just “take it down” or
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Ask a policy expert: How much do we pay for our politicians?
Sat, 10 Aug 2019 04:45:41 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/may/09/ask-a-policy-expert-how-much-do-we-pay-for-our-politicians>
"How many taxpayers’ dollars are going towards politicians’ incomes as
stacked up against income supports payments like Newstart?"
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"If We Don't Protect Nature We Can't Protect Ourselves" Harrison Ford | Extinction Rebellion
Sat, 10 Aug 2019 04:47:55 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdSmnlVC_yk
"We are facing an emergency resulting from our toxic economic and
political system. The way we relate to each other and to nature is
destroying Earth’s capacity to sustain life.
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A Fairer Distribution of Wealth
Sat, 10 Aug 2019 04:49:15 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://katherinephelps.com/2019/08/a-fair-distribution-of-wealth/
"Currently Australian minimum wage is $740.78 per week.
If you lost your job due to automation, off-shoring services, company
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WANDER - (Original Song) Black Gryph0n & Baasik
Sun, 11 Aug 2019 06:40:17 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbRD1JKOV8k
"This is honestly one of my favorite songs off our new album! I was
trying to capture the feeling of being on a mountain top at night or a
boat trip across the ocean. The vibe might not be for everybody, but I
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Despairing about the Climate Crisis? Read This.
Sun, 11 Aug 2019 06:48:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/articles/entry/despairing-about-climate-crisis>
"There are two reactions we have to a threat: we either deal with the
threat, or we deal with the feeling about the threat. The first option
actually reduces the threat. You reduce it, you run away from it, or you
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‘Fight for our lives’: Fiji calls world leaders ‘selfish’ as it lays out climate crisis blueprint
Sun, 11 Aug 2019 06:48:54 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/07/fight-for-our-lives-fiji-calls-world-leaders-selfish-as-it-lays-out-climate-crisis-blueprint>
"Minister says archipelago in grave situation through no fault of its
own as he unveils plan for net zero emissions and village relocation"
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Elsevier Says It's Infringing To Link To Sci-Hub; Hypocrite Elsevier Links To Sci-Hub All The Time
Mon, 12 Aug 2019 03:28:02 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190804/21235242719/elsevier-says-infringing-to-link-to-sci-hub-hypocrite-elsevier-links-to-sci-hub-all-time.shtml>
"Academic publishing giant Elsevier really, really, really hates
Sci-Hub, the site that offers up access to lots of academic research.
Elsevier has sued the site directly and tried many times to get it
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We turned “Beautiful People” into a musical.
Mon, 12 Aug 2019 03:29:07 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypRmbJdJsm4
"A cover of Ed Sheeran & Khalid's "Beautiful People" by Pomplamoose ft.
Ali Spagnola, Malinda, and Jon Cozart"
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ME! - Taylor Swift (Mid '80s/Yacht Rock Style Cover) ft. Sara Niemietz & Ryan Quinn
Mon, 12 Aug 2019 03:30:15 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sgrivF7keY
'Postmodern Jukebox Yacht Rock Style cover of "ME!" by Taylor Swift
ft. Sara Niemietz & Ryan Quinn.'
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Popcorn Remix [4K] - Piotr Zylbert - Poland
Tue, 13 Aug 2019 04:43:59 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngFAbGofJ9c
"
Popcorn is an early synth-pop instrumental, composed by Gershon
Kingsley in 1969 and first appearing on his album Music to Moog By. It
was recorded at the Audio Fidelity Records label in New York City."
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Reaping What They Sowed: Recording Industry Now Quite Upset About Copyright Run Amok
Tue, 13 Aug 2019 04:44:40 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190806/21222842734/reaping-what-they-sowed-recording-industry-now-quite-upset-about-copyright-run-amok.shtml>
"For decades, the recording industry – mainly in the form of its
lobbying bodies, the RIAA, IFPI and other similar organizations – have
pushed, time and time again, for broadly expansive copyright law, in
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Elsevier Tries To Lie About University Of California's Contract Negotiation; UC Shows Its Receipts
Tue, 13 Aug 2019 04:45:16 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190804/21394042720/elsevier-tries-to-lie-about-university-californias-contract-negotiation-uc-shows-receipts.shtml>
"You may recall that, back in March, we were excited to hear the news
that the University of California had cancelled its Elsevier
subscription, after Elsevier was unwilling to support UC’s goal of
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Marimo, the Legendary Cat
Wed, 14 Aug 2019 04:36:15 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/08/07/Marimo-the-Legendary-Cat/
"A group of guys who have a popular fishing channel go fishing and are
distracted by a friendly and agreeable calico cat. They called her
Maruo. Next time they went to the same fishing spot, they arrived
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Epic Stair Design Fails That May Result In Some Serious Injuries
Wed, 14 Aug 2019 04:38:25 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://designyoutrust.com/2019/08/epic-stair-design-fails-that-may-result-in-some-serious-injuries/>
"We are so used to walking up and down stairs all day every day, that we
don’t even think to look if everything is in order. These truly horrific
designs, collected in a list by Bored Panda, are on another level.
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Jaipur protest demands end to use of elephants to carry tourists
Wed, 14 Aug 2019 04:41:31 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/11/jaipur-protest-demands-end-to-use-of-elephants-to-carry-tourists>
"Animal rights protesters took to the streets on bicycles in the Indian
city of Jaipur on Sunday, demanding an end to elephants being used to
carry tourists to one of the country’s top attractions, the iconic Amber
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The Guardian view on climate crisis: what can we do?
Thu, 15 Aug 2019 04:15:12 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/aug/11/the-guardian-view-on-climate-crisis-what-can-we-do>
"It’s easy to despair. The scale of the problems we face looms as large
as the shadows cast by unpalatable leaders. What stirs some into action
for the first time leaves others feeling simply overwhelmed. What can
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New climate change report underscores the need to manage land for the short and long term
Thu, 15 Aug 2019 04:16:41 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/new-climate-change-report-underscores-the-need-to-manage-land-for-the-short-and-long-term-121716>
"For the past 20 years, I have been working to understand how severe
climate change will be in the coming century. Scientists know that
Earth’s climate responds to both changes in greenhouse gas levels in the
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Make the Great Barrier Reef an Australian citizen and protect her right to live.
Thu, 15 Aug 2019 04:18:12 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.change.org/p/make-the-great-barrier-reef-an-australian-citizen-and-protect-her-right-to-live>
"On May 8, 2019 (Australia’s unofficial day to be thankful for your
Aussie mates) we contacted the Australian Department of Home Affairs to
make the living, breathing Great Barrier Reef, an Aussie citizen."
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Why Finland leads the world in flexible work
Fri, 16 Aug 2019 01:03:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20190807-why-finland-leads-the-world-in-flexible-work>
"The Nordic nation has embraced agile hours for decades. It’s a style of
work well suited to the country’s deep-rooted culture of trust, equality
and pragmatism."
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Blue whales make surprise appearance off Washington coast
Fri, 16 Aug 2019 01:04:24 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://mynorthwest.com/1479349/blue-whales-make-surprise-appearance-off-washington-coast/>
"The two blue whales were seen feeding about 17 miles northwest of Grays
Harbor on July 24th. Cascadia Research biologist John Calambokidas said
he documented them by chance while surveying humpback and gray whales."
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Office 365 alternative: Consider LibreOffice for your next PC office suite
Fri, 16 Aug 2019 01:05:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.zdnet.com/article/office-365-alternative-consider-libreoffice-for-your-next-pc-office-suite/>
"If you want to run Software-as-a-Service office suite, Office 365,
you’re good. If you want a standalone office suite, it’s time to look to
LibreOffice."
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Do You Have “Advantage Blindness”?
Sat, 17 Aug 2019 02:45:00 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://hbr.org/2018/04/do-you-have-advantage-blindness
"No one wants to think they got to the top through an unfair advantage.
You want to feel that you’ve earned it — that your hard work and
carefully honed skills have paid off.
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Why an Australian charter of rights is a matter of national urgency
Sat, 17 Aug 2019 02:46:18 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/why-an-australian-charter-of-rights-is-a-matter-of-national-urgency-121411>
"If anyone doubts the need for a charter of rights in Australia, the
Banerji decision of the High Court handed down last week demonstrates
why legislative protection for our common law freedoms has become a
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Why tiny Belize is a world leader in protecting the ocean
Sat, 17 Aug 2019 02:47:29 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/14/why-tiny-belize-is-a-world-leader-in-ocean-protection>
"Fish stocks are stable and reef health improving, in part thanks to
Belize’s substantial ‘no-take’ zones. Now greater legislation is needed
to secure progress"
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Australia tells Pacific Islands to “reflect” on climate action, dial down “crisis” talk
Sun, 18 Aug 2019 02:36:36 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://reneweconomy.com.au/australia-tells-pacific-islands-to-reflect-on-climate-action-dial-down-crisis-talk-89332/>
"More detail has emerged on the embarrassing lengths being taken by
Australia’s Morrison government to dial down references to a climate
crisis, and “soften language” around coal, at this week’s Pacific
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Here It Goes Again | OK Go | Pomplamoose
Sun, 18 Aug 2019 02:37:45 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYT8YYKeN2Q
Aww yeah! One of my favourite bands covering another one of my favourite
bands! Truly this is the holy grail. Also, keep watching to the end for
a classic joke from a scene referencing møøse (as opposed to pomplamoose).
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Beijing is moving to stamp out the Hong Kong protests – but it may have already lost the city for good
Sun, 18 Aug 2019 02:38:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/beijing-is-moving-to-stamp-out-the-hong-kong-protests-but-it-may-have-already-lost-the-city-for-good-121815>
"Beijing’s shrill rhetoric, misinformation campaigns, and blatant
threats have galvanised resistance in what has fast become a volatile
situation. The crisis doesn’t appear to be dissipating. And things are
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PURR ELISE Piano Meowssage - Dream of Haburu
Mon, 19 Aug 2019 04:03:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_QbESeO1eE
"Hi everyone, this is a very favorite song in my country. It is loved
not only by the melody but also by its meaning. One thing in particular,
Haburu is wearing a new outfit. Does anyone like it? Let Haburu take a
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Nintendo Hates You: Company DMCAs Over 100 Videos Celebrating Nintendo Game Music
Mon, 19 Aug 2019 04:05:45 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190815/10233242790/nintendo-hates-you-company-dmcas-over-100-videos-celebrating-nintendo-game-music.shtml>
"Our posts on famed gaming giant Nintendo will likely give you the
impression that the company has a very strange distaste for its own
fans. Your brain will probably try to convince you that this doesn’t
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Making dragons: a speculative scientific adventure
Mon, 19 Aug 2019 04:07:55 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02468-w
"It was bold, it was brazen and her ‘sky’s the limit’ thinking could
have stopped there. But Julie’s father is Paul Knoepfler, a stem-cell
biologist at the University of California, Davis. Having an in-house
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Why the Katy Perry/Flame lawsuit makes no sense
Tue, 20 Aug 2019 03:15:43 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ytoUuO-qvg
"Katy Perry just lost a $2.8 million dollar court case against Christian
rapper Flame. The case hinged on the testimony of the plaintiff’s expert
musicologist Todd Decker."
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Accepting anecdotes more readily than climate science is wilful ignorance
Tue, 20 Aug 2019 03:16:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/business/grogonomics/2019/aug/18/accepting-anecdotes-more-readily-than-climate-science-is-wilful-ignorance>
"The Coalition is hand in hand with conservative media when it comes to
the climate crisis – and both are out of step with the experts"
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Rick Loomis Could Use Your Help
Tue, 20 Aug 2019 03:17:47 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.filfre.net/2019/08/rick-loomis-could-use-your-help/
"Rick Loomis, the founder of Flying Buffalo, is ill with lymphatic
cancer. His has been one of the quiet voices of influence behind the
culture of gaming, both on the tabletop and on the computer, since the
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The IMF Confirms That 'Trickle-Down' Economics Is, Indeed, a Joke
Wed, 21 Aug 2019 04:27:40 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://psmag.com/economics/trickle-down-economics-is-indeed-a-joke
"The IMF report, authored by five economists, presents a scathing
rejection of the trickle-down approach, arguing that the monetary
philosophy has been used as a justification for growing income
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Iceland holds funeral for first glacier lost to climate change
Wed, 21 Aug 2019 04:28:40 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/19/iceland-holds-funeral-for-first-glacier-lost-to-climate-change>
"Iceland has marked its first-ever loss of a glacier to climate change
as scientists warn that hundreds of other ice sheets on the subarctic
island risk the same fate.
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Behold the Return of the Amazing New Zealand “Owl Parrot.” Look at It Dance!
Wed, 21 Aug 2019 04:30:42 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2019/08/new-zealand-owl-parrot-kakapo-comeback/>
"The kākāpō, the world’s fattest parrot, has long been on the verge of
extinction. Now it’s making a comeback."
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Olaf Falafel wins Dave's Joke of the Fringe
Thu, 22 Aug 2019 03:22:40 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.comedy.co.uk/live/news/5450/dave_funniest_jokes_2019/
"Dave has announced the winners of its twelfth annual Joke Of The Fringe
award in Edinburgh.
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The Grim Worldview Behind Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Push, the Hong Kong Protests, and the Kashmir Crisis
Thu, 22 Aug 2019 03:25:45 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/08/world-governments-borders-trump-hong-kong-protests-kashmir-india.html>
"It’s not just an American story. National governments all over the
world are drawing hard lines. By the end of this month, the Indian
government may disenfranchise as many as 4 million people in the state
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The Population Bust: Demographic Decline and the End of Capitalism as We Know It
Thu, 22 Aug 2019 03:27:19 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/review-essay/2019-08-12/population-bust>
"Just as much of the world has come to see rapid population growth as
normal and expected, the trends are shifting again, this time into
reverse. Most parts of the world are witnessing sharp and sudden
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America’s top CEOs say they are no longer putting shareholders before everyone else
Fri, 23 Aug 2019 02:50:18 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.fastcompany.com/90391743/top-ceo-group-business-roundtable-drops-shareholder-primacy>
"In a monumental step toward setting broader standards for corporate
leadership, the lobbying group Business Roundtable is endorsing
stakeholder capitalism. Is it achievable?"
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Bees Are Dropping Dead Across Brazil, And The Reason Is Absolutely Devastating
Fri, 23 Aug 2019 02:51:25 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.sciencealert.com/bees-are-being-annihilated-across-brazil-and-the-culprit-is-harming-people-too>
"Around half a billion bees died in four of Brazil's southern states in
the year's first months. The die-off highlighted questions about the
ocean of pesticides used in the country's agriculture and whether
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Open source POWER ISA takes aim at Intel and Arm for accelerator-driven computing
Fri, 23 Aug 2019 02:52:28 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/open-source-power-isa-takes-aim-at-intel-and-arm-for-accelerator-driven-computing/>
"Third-party hardware firms can now integrate the POWER ISA into their
own products, making the architecture effectively the high-performance
computing counterpart to RISC-V."
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New vaccine (for cats) nixes allergic reactions for humans
Sat, 24 Aug 2019 02:33:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://bigthink.com/technology-innovation/cat-allergy-vaccination
* Cats live in a quarter of Western households.
* Allergies to them are common and can be dangerous.
* A new approach targets the primary trouble-causing allergen.
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Trump’s biggest Facebook supporter is a Chinese cult hoping for the apocalypse
Sat, 24 Aug 2019 02:35:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.alternet.org/2019/08/trumps-biggest-facebook-supporter-is-a-chinese-cult-hoping-for-the-apocalypse/>
"Until recently, the contents of website The Epoch Times have been so
out there, so beyond the pizzagate conspiracy theories of Gateway Pundit
and the black helicopter lizard men of Infowars, that it’s been regarded
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Caravan Palace - Plume
Sat, 24 Aug 2019 02:35:55 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX5ntwkUa48
The new track has it all - aliens, Tokyo, hand dancing and cosplay!
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Read: Jeannette Ng's Campbell Award acceptance speech, in which she correctly identifies Campbell as a fascist and expresses solidarity with Hong Kong protesters
Sun, 25 Aug 2019 04:29:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://boingboing.net/2019/08/20/needed-saying.html
'Last weekend, Jeanette Ng won the John W Campbell Award for Best New
Writer at the 2019 Hugo Awards at the Dublin Worldcon; Ng's acceptance
speech calls Campbell, one of the field's most influential editors, a
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A Handbill of Tiananmen
Sun, 25 Aug 2019 04:34:10 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://chinachannel.org/2019/08/21/tam-handbill/
"China has never reckoned openly with what happened that long, dark
night and devastating morning when soldiers fired at civilians
indiscriminately. To this day, there is no accurate count of how many
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Potentially Big News: Top CEOs Realizing That 'Maximizing Shareholder Value' Isn't A Great Idea
Sun, 25 Aug 2019 04:36:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190819/16582042822/potentially-big-news-top-ceos-realizing-that-maximizing-shareholder-value-isnt-great-idea.shtml>
'Conceptually, maximizing shareholder value makes some sense, but only
if you don't think about it for more than a few minutes. Because the
whole thing falls apart as soon as you ask "over what time frame?" I
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Young People Read Old Science Fiction
Mon, 26 Aug 2019 05:02:59 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://youngpeoplereadoldsff.com/
"I've rounded up a pool of younger people who have agreed to let me
expose them to classic works of science fiction1 and assembled a list of
older works I think still have merit. Each month my subjects will read
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Channel 4 News boss says media have right to call politicians 'liars'
Mon, 26 Aug 2019 05:05:03 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-49432821
'Dorothy Byrne delivered a keynote speech at the Edinburgh TV Festival
on Wednesday, calling Prime Minister Boris Johnson a "coward" for not
granting news interviews.
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How Life Became an Endless, Terrible Competition
Mon, 26 Aug 2019 05:06:22 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/09/meritocracys-miserable-winners/594760/>
"Today’s meritocrats still claim to get ahead through talent and effort,
using means open to anyone. In practice, however, meritocracy now
excludes everyone outside of a narrow elite. Harvard, Princeton,
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The Barlowian Internet: The Faults Of The Internet Are Also Its Opportunity, But It's Up To Us To Embrace Them
Tue, 27 Aug 2019 03:12:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190819/15270042820/barlowian-internet-faults-internet-are-also-opportunity-up-to-us-to-embrace-them.shtml>
"Those of us who fight to keep the internet open and free don’t do it
because we’re ignoring or downplaying the bad things that have occurred
and do exist on the internet. We’re not blind to the power that a few
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In Bolsonaro’s burning Brazilian Amazon, all our futures are being consumed
Tue, 27 Aug 2019 03:13:53 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/aug/23/amazon-rainforest-fires-deforestation-jair-bolsonaro>
"The Amazon is the centre of the world. Right now, as our planet
experiences climate collapse, there is nowhere more important. If we
don’t grasp this, there is no way to meet that challenge."
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A Subversive Bull: Robert Lawson and The Story of Ferdinand
Tue, 27 Aug 2019 03:14:52 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://illustrationchronicles.com/A-Subversive-Bull-Robert-Lawson-and-The-Story-of-Ferdinand>
"On a damp and rainy Sunday in October of 1935, Munro Leaf sat down to
write a story. He had been eager to work with his friend – the
illustrator Robert Lawson – for some time and so he decided to pen a
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Scientists Have Been Underestimating the Pace of Climate Change
Wed, 28 Aug 2019 05:11:34 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/scientists-have-been-underestimating-the-pace-of-climate-change/>
"...climate skeptics and deniers have often accused scientists of
exaggerating the threat of climate change, but the evidence shows that
not only have they not exaggerated, they have underestimated. This is
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David Koch Escaped the Climate Hell He Helped Create
Wed, 28 Aug 2019 05:13:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://earther.gizmodo.com/david-koch-escaped-the-climate-hell-he-helped-create-1837505612>
Punchline: "Climate change is a form of violence that will largely
affect people with little power to address it or relatively little role
in creating it. Death is an escape hatch for David Koch while the rest
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Seattle Has Figured Out How to End the War on Drugs
Wed, 28 Aug 2019 05:14:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/23/opinion/sunday/opioid-crisis-drug-seattle.html>
"On gritty streets where heroin, fentanyl and meth stride like Death
Eaters, where for decades both drugs and the war on drugs have wrecked
lives, the city of Seattle is pioneering a bold approach to narcotics
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Obselidia
Thu, 29 Aug 2019 04:28:58 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/obselidia
"Winner of two awards at Sundance and nominated for two Independent
Spirit Awards, Diane Bell's ravishingly beautiful debut feature
OBSELIDIA tells the story of lonely George, a man out of step with the
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IN MEMORIAM: Honoring the Life and Legacy of Edward Cornish, Pioneering Futurist & Founder of the World Future Society 1927-2019
Thu, 29 Aug 2019 04:38:47 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.worldfuture.org/posts/in-memoriam-honoring-the-life-and-legacy-of-edward-cornish-pioneering-futurist-founder-of-the-world-future-society-1927-2019>
"We at the World Future Society have been deeply saddened to learn that
our visionary founder Edward Cornish – who created the the Society in
1966 – passed away on August 14th.
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Why 500 million bees have died in Brazil in three months
Thu, 29 Aug 2019 04:44:06 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-49406369
"More than 500 million bees have died in Brazil in the last three
months. In the state of Rio Grande do Sul, 400 million dead bees were
found - with beekeepers in four states reporting the mass deaths.
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The Cherokee Nation wants a representative in Congress, taking the US government up on a promise it made nearly 200 years ago
Fri, 30 Aug 2019 03:40:51 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/08/25/politics/cherokee-nation-congressional-delegate-treaty/index.html>
"The Cherokee Nation announced Thursday that it intends to appoint a
delegate to the US House of Representatives, asserting for the first
time a right promised to the tribe in a nearly 200-year-old treaty with
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Acid oceans are shrinking plankton, fuelling faster climate change
Fri, 30 Aug 2019 03:41:50 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/amp/acid-oceans-are-shrinking-plankton-fuelling-faster-climate-change-121443>
"Increasingly acidic oceans are putting algae at risk, threatening the
foundation of the entire marine food web.
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Leviathans in the Harbor
Fri, 30 Aug 2019 03:43:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.hakaimagazine.com/features/leviathans-in-the-harbor/
"Kiffer says the cruise ship industry brings more than $1-million a day
to Ketchikan [in Alaska]. This estimate is based on research by the
state, not the industry, he says. It helps keep Ketchikan afloat. But as
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TWRP - Starlight Brigade (feat. Dan Avidan) [Official video]
Sat, 31 Aug 2019 03:22:45 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9Q3i5w6-Ug
From the album “Together Through Time”
Via Zannah.
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US companies tell Apple and Amazon to put planet before profits
Sat, 31 Aug 2019 03:23:31 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/aug/25/us-companies-tell-apple-and-amazon-to-put-planet-before-profits>
"A group of more than 30 American business leaders, including the heads
of outdoor clothing brand Patagonia, The Body Shop owner Natura, Ben &
Jerry’s (part of Unilever) and Danone’s US business, have taken the
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Market Forces
Sat, 31 Aug 2019 03:24:38 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.marketforces.org.au/
"Where does your bank stand on fossil fuels? And what’s your super
invested in?"
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As Amazon burns, Trump wants to log world’s largest intact temperate rainforest in Alaska
Sun, 1 Sep 2019 03:40:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://boingboing.net/2019/08/27/as-amazon-burns-trump-wants-t.html
"If Trump’s reported plan goes into effect, 9.5 million acres of forest
would be impacted.
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This is How Holocausts Happen, How Nations Lose Their Humanity
Sun, 1 Sep 2019 03:41:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://johnpavlovitz.com/2019/08/30/this-is-how-holocausts-happen/
"History is a good teacher. If we pay attention to her, she reminds us
that populations don’t become monstrous overnight, that nations don’t
abandon humanity in a single moment, that generational human rights
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