Glass Wings Blog: November 2013
Solar Tuk Tuk
Fri, 01 Nov 2013 15:12:09 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.star8.com.au/solar-tuk-tuk/
"The Star 8 SolarTuk will be available with a single, lightweight,
mono-crystalline flexible panel roof generating a half kilowatt capacity, an
800 watt double roof (where a second roof slides out from above the fixed
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Where War Reporting Goes Wrong
Fri, 01 Nov 2013 15:15:20 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.counterpunch.org/2013/10/07/where-war-reporting-goes-wrong/
"More than most armed struggles, the conflicts have been propaganda wars in
which newspaper, television and radio journalists played a central role. In all
wars there is a difference between reported news and what really happened, but
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Unicorns explained
Fri, 01 Nov 2013 15:18:27 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://i.imgur.com/JyfemaD.jpg
It all makes sense now!
Via Shival Wolf and also via Ryan Kramb and Kimberly Chapman
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Am I pretty or ugly? Exploring an unfortunate YouTube phenomenon
Sat, 02 Nov 2013 18:10:45 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/10/am-i-pretty-or-ugly-exploring-an-unfortunate-youtube-phenomenon/>
"Live artist Louise Orwin has created a show—Pretty Ugly—based on her
research into the phenomenon of teenage girls discussing body issues on
social media."
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Street Art Utopia
Sat, 02 Nov 2013 18:11:41 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.streetartutopia.com/
"We declare the world as our canvas"
This whole site is great.
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Stallman: How Much Surveillance Can Democracy Withstand?
Sat, 02 Nov 2013 18:12:36 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://www.wired.com/opinion/2013/10/a-necessary-evil-what-it-takes-for-democracy-to-survive-surveillance/>
"The current level of general surveillance in society is incompatible
with human rights. To recover our freedom and restore democracy, we must
reduce surveillance to the point where it is possible for whistleblowers
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DreamWorld’s King
Sun, 03 Nov 2013 13:37:59 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://sarahallegra.wordpress.com/2013/10/14/dreamworlds-king/
"The very first character I imagined for DreamWorld was its queen (who
we will meet in the future) and eventually I thought that if there is a
queen, there probably should be a King too. And while I imagine that
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This Is Everything I Know: A 24-Hour Comic About Comics
Sun, 03 Nov 2013 13:39:13 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Intent: Just How Magic Is It?
Sun, 03 Nov 2013 13:40:49 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://freethoughtblogs.com/brutereason/2013/10/15/intent-just-how-magic-is-it/>
“Intent is not magic” is one of those simple, catchy phrases we use to get a
point across, kind of like “consent is sexy” or “the personal is political.”
Like all simple, catchy phrases, it does a great job of creating and
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6 Princess Books for Parents Who Really, Really Hate Princesses
Mon, 04 Nov 2013 15:01:58 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://goodmenproject.com/arts/6-princess-books-for-parents-who-really-really-hate-princesses/
"It's a sad fact, but, if you're the parent of a young girl, at some point,
there's a better than average chance that you'll have to deal with the creeping
horror that is the
princess book genre. The princess craze is an amazing
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Why I Will Never, Ever, Go Back to the United States
Mon, 04 Nov 2013 15:04:33 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/niels-gerson-lohman/us-border-crossing_b_4098130.html
"In the five hours that followed, I was questioned twice more. During the first
round I told, amongst others, my life's story, about my second novel's plot,
gave my publisher's name, my bank's name and my real estate agent's name.
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Neil Gaiman: Why our future depends on libraries, reading and daydreaming
Mon, 04 Nov 2013 15:05:30 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
A lecture explaining why using our imaginations, and providing for others to
use theirs, is an obligation for all citizens:
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/oct/15/neil-gaiman-future-libraries-reading-daydreaming
"It's important for people to tell you what side they are on and why, and
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Op-ed: Why my first novel will only cost you $0.99
Tue, 05 Nov 2013 11:52:19 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Take it from the founder of Rhapsody—letting piracy corner a content market is
death:
http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/10/op-ed-why-my-first-novel-will-only-cost-you-0-99/
"Random House is pricing my first novel like an MP3 single. And as the founder
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DIY Myazaki ornithopter and Totoro
Tue, 05 Nov 2013 11:53:17 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://boingboing.net/2013/10/16/diy-myazaki-ornithopter-and-to.html
'Kazuhiko Kakuta made a terrific flying ornithopter model of a Flaptter from
Hayao Miyazaki's "Laputa: The Castle in the Sky" (1986)'
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We be Cyborgs!
Tue, 05 Nov 2013 11:54:40 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.niklasroy.com/workshop/165
"Regarding the cyborg building materials, we decided to leave computers and
electronics out. Instead, we relied on post-apocalyptic plastic trash from one
Euro shops, some medical gear and plenty of useful things from the hardware
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Are video games influencing our children to run too many errands?
Wed, 06 Nov 2013 12:18:05 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.thecivilian.co.nz/are-video-games-influencing-our-children-to-run-too-many-errands/
"Following the release of Rockstar's latest installment in the
critically-acclaimed
Grand Theft Auto series, a familiar controversy is
already beginning to heat up over whether it — and video games in general —
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A Secret Library, Digitally Excavated
Wed, 06 Nov 2013 12:19:17 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2013/10/dunhuang-china-manuscripts-secret-library-digital-archive.html>
"Just over a thousand years ago, someone sealed up a chamber in a cave outside
the oasis town of Dunhuang, on the edge of the Gobi Desert in western China.
The chamber was filled with more than five hundred cubic feet of bundled
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Fake Writer Girls!
Wed, 06 Nov 2013 12:20:53 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.jimchines.com/2013/10/fake-writer-girls/
"By now, I assume most of you are familiar with the Fake Geek Girl phenomenon,
in which women’s geek credentials are repeatedly challenged, because everyone
knows girls don’t like geek stuff. (Isn’t that right, Big Bang Theory?) It gets
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15 Award-Winning Photos From The Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013
Thu, 07 Nov 2013 15:18:46 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://www.boredpanda.com/wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-2013-winners/>
"In its 49th year, the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition
received 43,000 photos from 96 countries. The overall grand title went
to South African photographer Greg du Toit with his ‘Essence of Elephants’."
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Letting the social ladder rot away is unjust. It is also a stupid waste
Thu, 07 Nov 2013 15:20:43 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
A chilling report on ever-widening inequality may finally elicit more
than a shrug from our middle-class politicians:
<
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/oct/20/social-mobility-is-essential>
"We already knew that social mobility was freezing up. And nearly
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Why Glenn Greenwald’s new media venture is a big deal
Thu, 07 Nov 2013 15:22:06 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2013/10/17/why-glenn-greenwalds-new-media-venture-is-a-big-deal/>
"Glenn Greenwald, who has published many of the most important scoops
from the Edward Snowden leaks, is leaving The Guardian and setting up a
new media venture with long-time journalist Laura Poitras and Jeremy
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Assault of the Corporate Libertarians
Fri, 08 Nov 2013 11:41:38 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://deoxy.org/korten_assault.htm
"In the name of individual freedom, this alliance advances a doctrine that
places the rights and freedoms of corporations ahead of the rights and freedoms
of individuals acting through governments to hold corporations accountable to
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The myth of the visionary leader
Fri, 08 Nov 2013 11:42:57 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
We pine for boldness and charisma—but, say experts, we should vote for
something else:
http://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2013/10/20/the-myth-visionary-leader/zyQGpoehGxugSIivN1a8pN/story.html
"We deserve better, you might be thinking. But researchers who study
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Edward Snowden: public indifference is the real enemy in the NSA affair
Fri, 08 Nov 2013 11:45:58 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Most people don't seem to worry that government agencies are collecting their
personal data. Is it ignorance or apathy?
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/20/public-indifference-nsa-snowden-affair
"One of the most disturbing aspects of the public response to Edward Snowden's
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Why the NSA's Defense of Mass Data Collection Makes No Sense
Sat, 09 Nov 2013 17:26:34 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
The U.S. intelligence community claims it's not spying on citizens until
someone actually looks at the data it collects. That argument is deeply flawed.
<
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/10/why-the-nsas-defense-of-mass-data-collection-makes-no-sense/280715/>
"Panopticon-like surveillance—intermittent, but always possible—changes human
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The custom pinball machines of Chicago’s Pinball Expo 2013
Sat, 09 Nov 2013 17:27:18 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/10/the-custom-pinball-machines-of-chicagos-pinball-expo-2013/
"No matter if you're a fan, game maker, or game distributor, every pinhead
marks the annual Chicago Pinball Expo on their calendar. The annual event is
filled with seminars, tours, parts, game sales, and booths showing off the
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500 Free Programming Books up for grabs on GitHub
Sat, 09 Nov 2013 17:29:02 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://github.com/vhf/free-programming-books/blob/master/free-programming-books.md
If you want to learn computer skills, there are quite a few books available for
free. Here's a very useful list.
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Ylvis - Massachusetts [Official music video HD] (Explicit Lyrics)
Sun, 10 Nov 2013 17:04:58 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvUMV1N7eGM
Ah Ylvis you've done it again!
I quite like Boston actually.
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What's something that is common knowledge at your workplace, but would be mind-blowing to the rest of us?
Sun, 10 Nov 2013 17:06:20 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Arresting the Unjustly Homeless While They Learn to Code
Sun, 10 Nov 2013 17:08:39 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Entrepreneur Patrick McConlogue wants to save a homeless man by teaching
him to code. The problem is: fairy tales don’t scale
https://medium.com/editors-picks/d19c8db85c2
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How To Talk To Someone About Privilege Who Doesn’t Know What That Is
Mon, 11 Nov 2013 12:38:43 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://everydayfeminism.com/2012/12/how-to-talk-to-someone-about-privilege/
"Thus, whether you’re trying to talk male privilege with your dad, white
privilege with someone on the bus, or right-handed privilege with your golfing
buddy, here are a few things to consider before jumping into the conversation"
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Why Washington Just Can’t Stop Making War
Mon, 11 Nov 2013 12:40:13 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
The US 'Blowback Machine' and the coming era of tiny wars and micro-conflicts
https://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/10/22-6
"As the US military builds the most sophisticated (and expensive) 'blowback
machine' in world history, Engelhardt explores the age-old question: What
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Cutekward
Mon, 11 Nov 2013 12:41:39 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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The Economics of a Hit TV Show
Tue, 12 Nov 2013 12:22:24 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://priceonomics.com/the-economics-of-a-hit-tv-show/
"Few industries would routinely pay millions per unit of an item, sight unseen,
with minimal (and sometimes no) market research. So how can the TV business
afford to operate this way? To understand the economics of scripted television,
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Awesome Story
Tue, 12 Nov 2013 12:24:26 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://imgur.com/gallery/r9kIUNc
"The woman on the left is a mother from Miami who was so desperate to feed her
hungry family that she was trying to steal a lot of food. The woman on the
right is Miami-Dade County Police Officer Vicki Thomas. Officer Thomas was
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A Small Field Guide
Tue, 12 Nov 2013 12:25:32 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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The Real 'Danger' Of Snowden And Manning: The US Can't Get Away With Its Powerful Hypocrisy Anymore
Wed, 13 Nov 2013 09:55:27 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20131024/01330424993/real-danger-snowden-manning-us-cant-get-away-with-its-powerful-hypocrisy-anymore.shtml>
"We were among those who noted that the recent stories about the NSA
spying on politicians in Brazil, France, Mexico, Germany and elsewhere
seemed more like political theater than anything else. After all, spying
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Meet Your Creator: Dana Simpson (Heavenly Nostrils; Ozy and Millie)
Wed, 13 Nov 2013 09:56:51 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://blogs.gocomics.com/2013/10/meet-your-creator-dana-simpson-heavenly-nostrils-ozy-and-millie.html>
"This session's cartoonist is one of the rising talents in the
cartooning industry, Dana Simpson. Creator of Heavenly Nostrils and Ozy
and Millie (both available on GoComics), she has seen her work and
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A Public Service Announcement
Wed, 13 Nov 2013 09:58:29 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Vetinari Clock - the clock that ticks randomly but still keeps accurate time!
Thu, 14 Nov 2013 14:06:47 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.tindie.com/products/akafugu/vetinari-clock/
"A clock that ticks randomly, but still keeps accurate time. The Vetinari
Clock is based on an idea from the Discworld series of books by the venerable
Sir Terry Pratchett."
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Shit I've learned since coming to Holland
Thu, 14 Nov 2013 14:08:57 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Fear the Bogeyman: Sex Offender Panic on Halloween
Thu, 14 Nov 2013 14:10:31 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrew-extein-msw/fear-the-bogeyman-sex-off_b_4161136.html
"It can be said that sex offenders are the new bogeymen, mythical monsters
invented to scare children into social order. People convicted of sex offenses,
and subsequently placed on the public registry, are transformed into a concept
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Internet Archive brings bygone games and programs to the browser
Fri, 15 Nov 2013 12:27:48 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/26/internet-archive-classic-software/
https://archive.org/details/historicalsoftware
"Next time you have a hankering to futz with WordStar or play E.T. The
Extraterrestrial at work, you won't have to go blow the cobwebs off the relics
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Pennies from heaven
Fri, 15 Nov 2013 12:30:55 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Giving money directly to poor people works surprisingly well. But it cannot
deal with the deeper causes of poverty:
<
http://www.economist.com/news/international/21588385-giving-money-directly-poor-people-works-surprisingly-well-it-cannot-deal>
"Now enough of these programmes are up and running to make a first assessment.
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The Last Starfighter
Fri, 15 Nov 2013 12:33:01 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://boingboing.net/2013/10/28/the-last-starfighter.html
"The Last Starfighter is an all-time favorite. CG effects that were amazing in
1984, a sound track that still inspires today and the story of young Alex
Rogan, loser."
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Like A Real Author With Pants: "Nine Goblins"
Sat, 16 Nov 2013 11:04:41 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.redwombatstudio.com/blog/?p=5705
"This is a small epic fantasy, if that makes any sense. It is fun. And
because I am starting to think such things need warnings, this story
will not force you into painful personal growth, it will not tear your
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Why black teenager Keshia Thomas saved a white supremacist
Sat, 16 Nov 2013 11:06:43 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://www.news.com.au/world/why-black-teenager-keshia-thomas-saved-a-white-supremacist/story-fndir2ev-1226749697993>
"HE WAS a white man with Nazi tattoos. She was an 18-year-old black
girl, protesting a Ku Klux Klan rally in her home town.
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The Logic of Stupid Poor People
Sat, 16 Nov 2013 11:07:56 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://tressiemc.com/2013/10/29/the-logic-of-stupid-poor-people/
"We hates us some poor people. First, they insist on being poor when it
is so easy to not be poor. They do things like buy expensive designer
belts and $2500 luxury handbags."
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Ikaho Onsen
Sun, 17 Nov 2013 09:43:02 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.dannychoo.com/en/post/27083/Ikaho+Onsen.html
"Founded in the 7th century, Ikaho Onsen [伊香保温泉] (Ikaho Hot
Springs) is one of Japan's most popular hot spring resort areas located
in the Gunma Prefecture [群馬県]."
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"Those People"
Sun, 17 Nov 2013 09:45:54 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.scarymommy.com/those-people/
"Dang. We have some swanky grocery shoppers at our school…the bins are
filled with “fancy” foodstuff, lots of organic offerings, and some
deviations from the standard mac and cheese/boxes of spaghetti. There’s
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Statistics Done Wrong
Sun, 17 Nov 2013 09:47:48 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.refsmmat.com/statistics/
"Statistics Done Wrong is a guide to the most popular statistical errors
and slip-ups committed by scientists every day, in the lab and in
peer-reviewed journals. Many of the errors are prevalent in vast swathes
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What's new in Unicode 7.0?
Mon, 18 Nov 2013 12:27:31 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://babelstone.blogspot.fr/2013/10/whats-new-in-unicode-70.html
"In summary, 2,833 new characters are going to be added to Unicode 7.0 when it
is released in the summer or autumn of 2014. Of these, 1,849 characters belong
to 23 newly added scripts, which is a greater number of new scripts than for
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Free Guide to Scribus Can Quickly Give You Publishing Prowess
Mon, 18 Nov 2013 12:28:37 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://ostatic.com/blog/free-guide-to-scribus-can-quickly-give-you-publishing-prowess
"We've written about Scribus, a popular open source desktop publishing
application several times before, and I've watched the application steadily
improve to the point where it is an outstanding tool. It's downloadable for
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Avicii - Wake Me Up - Conte Remix
Mon, 18 Nov 2013 12:30:44 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfDfdyBldz0
"This is a 3D projection mapping music video for my remix of Avicii's Wake Me
Up. I used Final Cut Pro 7 to line up all the images, and I built the 3D
screens and surfaces out of foam core (the kind we used to use for science fair
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Unusual Family Photos
Tue, 19 Nov 2013 12:54:45 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Fascinating combinations of parents and children or siblings to create
relationship photos. I can imagine the youngsters finding this a little
scary. I hope it stirs up more empathy across the generation gap.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/13/ulric-collette_n_4261630.html
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Sentris: Unleash Your Inner Musician
Tue, 19 Nov 2013 13:20:11 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
A new kind of music game that transforms every player into a musician:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/samanthazero/sentris-unleash-your-inner-musician
"Sentris™ is a brand new kind of music game — a puzzle game about making
music. I'm Samantha, and I've built a prototype that proves the concept works.
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Captain Justice Responds to Government's Motion to Ban the Word "Government"
Tue, 19 Nov 2013 13:24:57 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.loweringthebar.net/2013/11/captain-justice.html
Should this Court disagree, and feel inclined to let the parties basically
pick their own designations and ban words, then the defense has a few
additional suggestions.... First, the Defendant no longer wants to be called
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Sneaky cat can’t get enough of Pets at Home
Tue, 19 Nov 2013 13:29:52 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://www.bostonstandard.co.uk/news/local/video-sneaky-cat-can-t-get-enough-of-pets-at-home-1-5612062>
"Cats are well known for their independence but one cheeky moggy really takes
the biscuit – quite literally – as most days he sneaks in to a pet shop!"
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The Dr Who That Wasn't
Tue, 19 Nov 2013 13:40:58 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
This article reveals some of the Dr Who possibilities that (often
thankfully) didn't happen. Hilarious fun.
http://observationdeck.io9.com/the-14-strangest-moments-in-doctor-who-alt-history-1466395880
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Call for assistance
Wed, 20 Nov 2013 12:49:29 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://plus.google.com/101371184407256956306/posts/TS4knGRmUi8
"So, if you appreciate the writing, drop a dime in the tin cup people.
It's appreciated. It's totally not PC to beg, or be poor in this wired
culture, or to be sick and intelligent and unemployable."
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Introducing Neo900
Wed, 20 Nov 2013 12:51:11 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://neo900.org/
"Are you tired of all those closed mobile platforms? Do you want to
truly own a device that has the ability to do whatever you want, just
like your PC?"
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German Director Proposes 'One-Stop Shop' For Free, Instant, But Non-Exclusive Licenses To Offer Films Online
Wed, 20 Nov 2013 12:52:37 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20131017/11373924917/german-director-proposes-one-stop-shop-instant-free-non-exclusive-license-to-offer-films-online.shtml>
"It's always heartening to come across new ideas for ways to make
creations more widely available to the public while allowing artists to
benefit. Here's one from the German film director Fred Breinersdorfer,
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Lincoln High School in Walla Walla, WA, tries new approach to school discipline — suspensions drop 85%
Thu, 21 Nov 2013 13:00:58 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://acestoohigh.com/2012/04/23/lincoln-high-school-in-walla-walla-wa-tries-new-approach-to-school-discipline-expulsions-drop-85/>
"THE FIRST TIME THAT principal Jim Sporleder tried the New Approach to Student
Discipline at Lincoln High School in Walla Walla, WA, he was blown away.
Because it worked. In fact, it worked so well that he never went back to the
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All Together Now: Developmental and ethical considerations for biologically uplifting nonhuman animals
Thu, 21 Nov 2013 13:03:02 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://jetpress.org/v18/dvorsky.htm
"As the potential for enhancement technologies migrates from the theoretical to
the practical, a difficult and important decision will be imposed upon human
civilization, namely the issue as to whether or not we are morally obligated to
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Impressive Miniature Houses Made by Narcissa Ward Thorne
Thu, 21 Nov 2013 13:04:16 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://enpundit.com/impressive-miniature-houses-made-narcissa-ward-thorne/
"These miniature reproductions of actual houses were made by Narcissa Ward
Thorne in the 1920s and 1930s. From classical english dining rooms to Cape Cod
living rooms, the miniature houses are exact replicas of the architecture that
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The Sea Witch Sets The Record Straight
Fri, 22 Nov 2013 12:10:26 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.redwombatstudio.com/blog/?p=5718
Ursula Vernon gives us another perspective on a well-known tale.
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Surviving the post-employment economy
Fri, 22 Nov 2013 12:13:14 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
The author argues that in the new economy, it's people, not skills or majors,
that have lost value.
<
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/11/surviving-post-employment-economy-201311373243740811.html>
"Unemployed college graduates are told that their predicament is their own
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Bolt Riley - A Reggae Adventure Game
Fri, 22 Nov 2013 12:22:46 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/soundguy/bolt-riley-a-reggae-adventure-game
"Become a Jamaican Reggae legend in an adventure game co-designed by Corey and
Lori Cole (Creators of Quest for Glory series). You play as Bolt Riley, a poor
boy from Trenchtown, Jamaica, on his pathway to stardom.
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Fantagraphics 2014 Spring Season: 39 Graphic Novels & Books
Sat, 23 Nov 2013 11:21:24 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fantagraphicsbooks/fantagraphics-2014-spring-season-39-graphic-novels>
One of the truly great independent comic book publishers needs funds
after having to delay 13 books due to the recent death of the late
lamented editor Kim Thompson. Some great incentives on offer!
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Walkthrough maps for classic D&D adventures
Sat, 23 Nov 2013 11:24:14 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Start here:
https://www.wizards.com/dnd/Article.aspx?x=dnd/toon/TombHorrors
"Somewhere under a lost and lonely hill of grim and foreboding aspect
lies a labyrinthine crypt. It is filled with terrible traps and not a
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Japanese Marine Atlas
Sat, 23 Nov 2013 11:28:09 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://biblipeacay.tumblr.com/post/66258937209/marine-atlas-from-sometime-between-the-late-1820s>
"Marine Atlas from sometime between the late 1820s & late 1840s by
Mori Jiang Yuan Shou (I
think it was a 1/2 Japanese, 1/2 Chinese
teaching manual). The 82 page book features a large number of
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Dragons of Elanthia
Sun, 24 Nov 2013 15:13:12 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/simutronics/dragons-of-elanthia
"Climb aboard an ancient dragon and blast your enemies out of the skies
in this high-flying multiplayer shooter!"
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The Most Dangerous Woman in Videogames - Anita Sarkeesian
Sun, 24 Nov 2013 15:18:06 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/10724-The-Most-Dangerous-Woman-in-Videogames-Anita-Sarkeesian>
"If you spend enough time on The Internet, it can be easy to forget how
inflated and meaningless so much of the back and forth is, or how adept
it is at skewing the view of reality. To know Sarkeesian's name is to
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John Lewis Christmas Advert 2013 - The Bear & The Hare
Sun, 24 Nov 2013 15:20:21 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqWig2WARb0
"Set in a beautiful forest, poor Bear is the only animal that never gets
to celebrate Christmas because he has to hibernate every year. However,
this year is different. This year Hare has a brilliant idea."
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"In which my daughter plays Dungeons and Dragons, sort of"
Mon, 25 Nov 2013 12:42:30 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://cavalorn.livejournal.com/587342.html
"Oh God, what have I done. I ask her mother if this is a good idea. Her mother
gives me one of those
you-dug-yourself-into-this-hole-dearest-have-fun-getting-out looks. Right.
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The Next Big Thing: Responsive Icons
Mon, 25 Nov 2013 12:44:07 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://designmodo.com/responsive-icons/
"Honestly, this topic sounded a little bit strange to me when I first learned
about
responsive iconography, as we have recently adapted icon fonts in order
to make sure they scale well for various device. However, the idea of
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Sushi Cats: 13 Cute Felines Rolled Up in a Bed of Rice
Mon, 25 Nov 2013 12:45:39 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://dashburst.com/sushi-cats/
"Do you like sushi? What about cats? Well, try to keep calm because you've
seriously lucked out with these felines here today. Sushi Cats or Neko Zushi is
a series of nutty cat photos by the Japanese-based company Tange & Nakimushi
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Illustrating Weird Searches
Tue, 26 Nov 2013 08:37:34 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
"Yes, despite Google's newly updated search technology, there are still
some bizarre suggestions that manage to slip through the cracks. A few
geeks decided to put a few image collages together showing what some of
them would look like in real-life."
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Advanced Scarf Techniques
Tue, 26 Nov 2013 08:41:49 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Well, we are leaving winter in the Southern Hemisphere, BUT I live in
Melbourne. Any day you could suddenly need a scarf no matter how deep
into summer we are.
http://youtu.be/5NfTLVkGBvM
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Bruce Campbell's soup labels
Tue, 26 Nov 2013 15:35:31 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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This ground breaking invention just may be about to revolutionise commuter cycling forever
Tue, 26 Nov 2013 15:36:46 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://www.stickybottle.com/latest-news/this-ground-breaking-invention-just-may-be-about-to-revolutionise-commuter-cycling-forever/>
"Essentially, it’s an electronic rear wheel with speeds of up to 20
miles per hour that can last for up to 30 miles on a single charge.
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Royals 2Pac Beck Mashup - Pomplamoose
Tue, 26 Nov 2013 15:38:24 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm3ZEMQf98k
"Mashup of Royals by Lorde, California Love by 2Pac, and Loser by Beck.
We used the chords and melodic riff of California Love, and layered it
underneath the melody and words of Royals. The outro is a combination of
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PlayOffice
Wed, 27 Nov 2013 13:30:35 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.playoffice.es/en/projects
"We design kids spaces and things that encourage learning through playing."
Fun designs!
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Culture & Empire, Digital Revolution
Wed, 27 Nov 2013 13:32:11 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://cultureandempire.com/
"The whole planet is getting connected, and building vast new communities. The
on-line world thinks faster, and thinks different. Smart, fast, and creative,
these new communities are a real challenge to old power and old money. And old
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Gender Discrimination in Geek Culture
Wed, 27 Nov 2013 13:34:06 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.ayvalentine.com/2013/11/gender-discrimination-in-geek-culture/
"This is an article my daughter (who just turned 13!) wrote for her school
newspaper. It was published before a boy tried to tell her that girls don’t
play Minecraft, so it doesn’t include her impassioned argument on that topic."
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This Quiet Book is Quietly AWESOME!
Thu, 28 Nov 2013 08:52:22 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Where can I buy one of these already made up. A Lord of the Rings Quiet
Book!
http://www.etsy.com/listing/170636976/lord-of-the-rings-inspired-quiet-book
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Epbot November Art Roundup
Thu, 28 Nov 2013 14:25:44 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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A Young Muslim Apologizes to Rushdie
Thu, 28 Nov 2013 14:27:17 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2013/11/14/a-young-muslim-apologizes-to-rushdie/>
"Adnan Sarwar writes a rather remarkable apology to Salman Rushdie,
whose death he once demanded as an 11-year old Muslim back in 1989. He
now regrets having blindly followed his religious leaders and says that
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Senator Nova Peris OAM. Maiden speech, 13 November 2013
Thu, 28 Nov 2013 14:29:18 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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What if the Bayeux Tapestry told the history of Doctor Who?
Fri, 29 Nov 2013 12:12:58 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://io9.com/what-if-the-bayeux-tapestry-told-the-history-of-doctor-1464742918
"This tapestry is the work of Bill Mudron, whose art we've featured before."
Very impressive!
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My cat does it better than you!
Fri, 29 Nov 2013 12:14:53 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://imgur.com/a/36YQg
Via Annika O'Brien, who wrote "Brilliant! Cats being sexier than their human
male counterparts!" and fan tai. The preceding post "What if the Bayeux
Tapestry told the history of Doctor Who?" was also via fan tai.
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The Night Watch
Fri, 29 Nov 2013 12:16:44 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/people/mickens/thenightwatch.pdf
"As a highly trained academic researcher, I spend a lot of time trying
to advance the frontiers of human knowledge. However, as someone
who was born in the South, I secretly believe that true progress is
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DC and Marvel characters get a Pixar makeover
Sat, 30 Nov 2013 22:23:56 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Transgender women in women’s restrooms: A purely imagined harm
Sat, 30 Nov 2013 22:25:36 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://freethoughtblogs.com/zinniajones/2013/11/transgender-women-in-womens-restrooms-a-purely-imagined-harm/>
"This August, California passed the School Success and Opportunity Act,
a law mandating that transgender students must be included in school
activities on the basis of their identified gender rather than their
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We Must Start Thinking Again about the Unthinkable
Sat, 30 Nov 2013 22:27:17 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/2013/11/18/we-must-start-thinking-again-about-the-unthinkable/>
"For those titillated by Strangelovian fantasies of nuclear apocalypse,
the early 1980s were a golden age. That was the height of the Cold War,
when nuclear arms and rhetoric escalated, and President Ronald Reagan
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