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The Glass Wings mailing list and blog is for general idle chit-chat about things we find interesting, especially humor, animation or other subjects relevant to the Glass Wings web site.

Henry Farrell – On post-democracy

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:54:24 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

http://www.aeonmagazine.com/living-together/henry-farrell-post-democracy/

"Governments now answer to business, not voters. Mainstream parties grow ever
harder to distinguish. Is democracy dead?"

Hitchhiker's Fan-Site Started By Douglas Adams Shows Why Authors Shouldn't Panic Over Derivative Works

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:46:48 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.techdirt.com/blog/casestudies/articles/20130429/10230922882/hitchhikers-fan-site-started-douglas-adams-shows-why-authors-shouldnt-panic-over-derivative-works.shtml>

"Few creators want to go to war with fans that love their work so much they
make fan films, or write fan fiction. But what would happen if a creator not
only allowed derivatives of their work, but actually made the conscious

Vi Hart Doodle Music

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:21:29 +1000

Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>

This is just an adorable piece of a cappella music with cute squiggles. Reminds
me of the old kids show Vision On.

https://www.youtube.com/user/Vihart

Geek Love: On the Matter of Bronies

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:07:27 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

http://www.tor.com/blogs/2013/04/geek-love-on-the-matter-of-bronies

"I realize that the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic contingent is old news
for a lot of us, and that most of us have made up our minds one way or the
other, so I want to make clear at the outset that I’m not making a case for or

Australian garden team triumphs at Chelsea Flower Show

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:59:53 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-21/australian-wins-top-prize-at-chelsea-flower-show/4704720

"A team of Australian gardeners have created history by claiming best in show
honours at the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show in London."

Trademarks: the good, the bad and the ugly

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:16:52 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/apr/29/trademarks-good-bad-ugly

"It's time we stopped giving trademark bullies a free pass to tell us what our
own words mean – it's time to take them back"

What It Feels Like to Be Bad at Math

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:15:31 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

http://mathwithbaddrawings.com/2013/04/25/were-all-bad-at-math-1-i-feel-stupid-too/

"Math makes people feel stupid. It hurts to feel stupid. It’s hard to realize
this unless you’ve experienced it firsthand. Luckily, I have (although it
didn’t feel so lucky at the time). So here is my tale of mathematical failure.

DRM-Free – A Year On

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:31:08 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

http://torbooks.co.uk/2013/04/25/drm-free-a-year-on/

"A year to the day, Tor announced that it was making all of its ebook list
DRM-free. There’s still a lot of debate and interest in the topic. I recently
wrote a piece about the subject for Publishers Weekly which I’ve replicated

Wiki Surveys

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:28:46 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

http://www.allourideas.org/

'All Our Ideas is a research project that seeks to develop a new form of social
data collection by combining the best features of quantitative and qualitative
methods. Using the power of the web, we are creating a data collection tool

Badger Badger Badger Strikes Again

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:02:05 +1000

Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>

Many of you may have already seen or heard the Internet viral video Badger
Badger Badger.

Badger Badger Badger
http://youtu.be/EIyixC9NsLI