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Bookmarks for October 2nd through October 3rd

danhon — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 11:00:09 +0000

This is an auto-posted collection of public links I’ve either posted to, or favourites from Twitter, my Instapaper bookmarks and my public links posted to Pinboard.in for October 2nd from 22:03 to 03:00:

[toread] Sam Altman’s Manifest Destiny – Altman says,
70s Sci-Fi Art: martinlkennedy: Colin Hay. From Great Space… – Automatic tumblr like bookmark from 70sscifiart
WARREN ELLIS chronofile-minimal – Automatic tumblr like bookmark from warrenellis
70s Sci-Fi Art: saucerkommand: Barlowe’s Guide To… – Automatic tumblr like bookmark from 70sscifiart
What we are experiencing as a “lack of… — Dan W, Software Developer – Automatic tumblr like bookmark from iamdanw
Now that we’ve celebrated that emotional impact… — Dan W, Software Developer – Automatic tumblr like bookmark from iamdanw
Another Way To Breathe — headfullofplasma: gothshostakovich: After… – Automatic tumblr like bookmark from kierongillen
#algopop – Automatic tumblr like bookmark from algopop
70s Sci-Fi Art: John Schoenherr, 1962 – Automatic tumblr like bookmark from 70sscifiart
Speaking at the recent Cool Logistics Asia… — Dan W, Software Developer – Automatic tumblr like bookmark from iamdanw
WARREN ELLIS chronofile-minimal – Automatic tumblr like bookmark from warrenellis
70s Sci-Fi Art: Fred Gambino – Automatic tumblr like bookmark from 70sscifiart
myjetpack: for the @guardian | The Loosefishery – Automatic tumblr like bookmark from jaybushman
In a paper on commercial selfies, I described how… — Dan W, Software Developer – Automatic tumblr like bookmark from iamdanw
Although the topics may vary, the goal is the… — Dan W, Software Developer – Automatic tumblr like bookmark from iamdanw
obsessivecompulsive — Everything Change: An Anthology of Climate Fiction… – Automatic tumblr like bookmark from obsessivecompulsive
There is another type of startup – rudderless,… — Dan W, Software Developer – Automatic tumblr like bookmark from iamdanw
Twitter – ->
[toread] E-mu Emulator – E-mu Emulator II (1984) The Emulator is the name given to a series of digital sampling keyboards using floppy disk storage, manufactu
[toread] Liu Cixin’s Trilogy – I just finished Liu Cixin
[toread] NHS Hospitals Are Running Thousands of Computers on Unsupported Windows XP – Hospitals across England are running thousands of out-of-date Windows XP machines, potentially putting patient data and other sensitive information at risk.Motherboard has found that at least 42
[toread] Why ‘The Martian’ Author Won’t Join Elon Musk’s Mars Mission – Earlier this week, SpaceX founder Elon Musk announced his plans for colonizing Mars by the middle of this century, using a humongous new spacecraft design called the Interplanetary Transport System
[toread] Watch NASA’s ‘Blue Collar’ Mars Rover in Action – Image: YouTube/NASAKennedy.When people head out on road trips on Earth, they don

Bookmarks for October 2nd from 15:52 to 21:51

danhon — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 05:00:08 +0000

[toread] Scientists Trace Society’s Myths to Primordial Origins – The Greek version of a familiar myth starts with Artemis, goddess of the hunt and fierce protectress of innocent young women. Artemis demands that Callisto,
[toread] The Job of Staying Home – Terry Spraitz Ciszek, a homemaker in Fayetteville, North Carolina, talks about changing perceptions of women in the traditional economy and those who choose to leave their careers to raise a family.
[toread] Trump Is No Moral Exemplar—He’s a Champion – Leemage / Getty The Hot New Millennial Housing Trend Is a Repeat of the Middle Ages
[toread] Britain, Mark Your Calendars – Joe Skipper / Reuters The $916 Million Loss Hiding in Trump's Tax Returns
Twitter – Had a profound offline weekend at a retreat contemplating digital distraction & design ethics in the attention econ…
[toread] The most shocking part of Donald Trump’s tax records isn’t the $916 million loss everyone’s talking about – A report in the New York Times says a $916 million loss in the '90s might have allowed Donald Trump to legally avoid paying any income taxes for almost two decades. (Sarah Parnass/The Washington
Twitter – Thanks for coming! We were honored to have you :)

Bookmarks for October 2nd from 09:32 to 15:42

danhon — Sun, 02 Oct 2016 23:00:03 +0000

[toread] Secrecy, verification, and purposeful ignorance – The history of nuclear secrecy is an interesting topic for a lot of reasons, but one of the more wonky ones is that it is an inversion of the typical studies that traditionally are done in the
19 science fiction and fantasy books to pick up this October – The Verge –
Behind the scenes of the Desktop to UWP Bridge –
Putting (my VB6) Windows Apps in the Windows 10 Store – Project Centennial – Scott Hanselman –
Some Like It Bot – A rtificial intelligence has captured the rhythm of science fiction. For example, the script of a new science fiction short is the creation of a bot. Although…
What do you actually do in games? • Eurogamer.net –

Bookmarks for October 2nd from 05:44 to 06:15

danhon — Sun, 02 Oct 2016 14:00:10 +0000

[toread] Loading… – Sketch2Photo: Internet Image Montage:
Twitter – Holy moly… PotatoChop blown outta da water…
[toread] Tech Giants Team Up to Fix Typography’s Biggest Problem – Fonts have a serious image
Twitter – Sketch2Photo: Internet Image Montage:
Twitter – What the whaaaaa.
Twitter – As much of a Sunday institution as a roast? I'll leave that for history to decide –>
Twitter – I'm fine
Twitter – "Biological systems are generally hacks that evolved to be good enough for a certain environment..far from pretty t…
Twitter – This is going to be huge for monitoring and predicting severe weather. Go @NASA and @NOAA!
Twitter – @sarahkendzior Thought you'd like this. Wow. Such double standards.
[toread] Borenstein, Greg. @SpeculativeCash – Automatic text generation has been around since c.forever, and so has recombinant artwork. But both these things have turned a corner with the rise of Twitter bots. The critical language and tools

Bookmarks for October 1st through October 2nd

danhon — Sun, 02 Oct 2016 09:00:06 +0000

Twitter – Wonder if one section (print) might disappear, but this Bloomberg piece makes a good point.
Advertising’s Century of Flat-Line Growth – Bloomberg – Wonder if one section (print) might disappear, but this Bloomberg piece makes a good point.
Twitter – BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHahahahahahahahahaahahahaha #gold
[toread] CT scan – "Computed tomography" redirects here. For non-medical computed tomography, see industrial computed tomography scanning. A CT scan, also called X-ray computed tomography (X-ray CT) or computerized
[toread] Title: Quantum Tokens for Digital Signatures – Abstract: The fisherman caught a quantum fish. "Fisherman, please let me go", begged the fish, "and I will grant you three wishes". The fisherman agreed. The fish gave the fisherman a quantum

Bookmarks for October 1st from 16:12 to 21:59

danhon — Sun, 02 Oct 2016 05:00:09 +0000

[toread] A quick perspective on how big some things are – Kevin Wisbeth, who runs a new YouTube series called A Quick Perspective that compares things like the Space Shuttle and the Megalodon (biggest shark ever) to more familiar objects like buildings and
Twitter – That thing where I find a crash site 2500ly from civilization, but have no cargo hold for occupied escape pods. Sor…
Twitter – This article is delicious. Starting with anonymously delivered docs, followed by interviews with his former account…
Twitter – YES (@ Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) – @acmi in Melbourne, VIC)
Jason | Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) – YES (@ Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) – @acmi in Melbourne, VIC)
Twitter – I'm excited about this find… a choose your own adventure book!
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on When Language Fails Her – The Atlantic – "It makes me wonder: What’s happened to that part of us that is good?”"
Twitter – @GlennF I developed a hypothesis, clicked through to the responses, and lo and behold
Twitter – Props to everyone who A) created a stash of hypocritical Trump tweets and B) had them ready to go late on a Saturda…
Twitter – Because the optics are terrible, he has built himself up as the greatest businessman of all time, and because he's…
The Vault Of The Atomic Space Age – Vanguard Datascribe, for your #seasteading needs
Twitter – Look after the minus 915 million dollars and the Pence will look after himself
Twitter – Anyone remember how to boot a NeXT into single-user mode? Apparently I have forgotten what password I was using ~20…
Twitter – Great journalism often relies on ordinary people doing extraordinary things — and taking exceptional risk.
Trump Tax Records Obtained by The Times Reveal He Could Have Avoided Paying Taxes for Nearly Two Decades – NYTimes.com – The 2nd most incredible thing about this story is that someone simply sent the NYT key Trump tax docs anonymously
Twitter – Renting out a spare bedroom? Learn about “sharing” economy tax issues:
Sharing Economy Tax Center – Renting out a spare bedroom? Learn about “sharing” economy tax issues:

Bookmarks for October 1st from 05:59 to 08:10

danhon — Sat, 01 Oct 2016 17:00:07 +0000

Twitter – Artificial intelligence creating jobs
Twitter – Trump hasn't tweeted in 14 hours and 17 min, the 69th longest gap since he started his campaign. Last tweet was:
iPhone 7 – Balloons – YouTube – Great Apple ad.
To a lousy end: generic clip art animation.
Reach for the stars – unless you’re a girl | Let Toys Be Toys – Women have been going into space for more than fifty years, so why are so many space toys still only aimed at boys?
Pavilion on Steam – Pavilion looks absolutely gorgeous, love the art style. Really want to play it.

Bookmarks for September 30th from 20:04 to 23:44

danhon — Sat, 01 Oct 2016 08:00:32 +0000

This is an auto-posted collection of public links I’ve either posted to, or favourites from Twitter, my Instapaper bookmarks and my public links posted to Pinboard.in for September 30th from 20:04 to 23:44:

George Pendle on the death of space art / Boing Boing – The death of space art
Portland made a fantastic video to woo Japanese tourists / Boing Boing – The wonderful video Portland, Oregon made to entice Japanese tourists
[toread] Show HN: Wave function collapse algorithm | Hacker News –
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Twitter – Conservative values have certainly evolved.

Bookmarks for September 30th from 08:20 to 10:37

danhon — Fri, 30 Sep 2016 18:00:19 +0000

[toread] iPhone 7 Plus Depth Effect is Legit – The star feature of the iPhone 7 Plus is its dual-camera system. The typical 28mm-equivalent iPhone camera is joined by a 56m-equivalent. This allows for a 2x optical zoom at the touch of a virtual
Twitter – Loved that the exhibit in Oregon history museum did not forget about kids. *presses much too small mask on her face*
[toread] It’s neigh bother improving safety for horse riders on M27 bridge – New mounting blocks have been installed by Highways England either side of the Chilworth Drove bridge to allow horse riders to easily dismount and safely use the bridge with their horses. M27 horse
[toread] What else can you do with a Big Dumb Booster? By Charlie Stross – So, this Tuesday SpaceX pulled back the curtain to announce their Interplanetary Transport System
Twitter – This.

Bookmarks for September 29th from 19:45 to 21:46

danhon — Fri, 30 Sep 2016 05:00:04 +0000

[toread] What I Learned From 10 Years of Doing PR for Apple – Wesson Wang I first started working for Apple on the PR agency side at Porter Novelli in Sydney, Australia in 1997. Steve Jobs had just returned to the company and the product line was a shamble of
[toread] Here’s How To Fix The Big Problems With Elon Musk’s Mars Spaceship – GIF
[toread] The AI Trend Continues With Jessica Alba-Produced Fox Show Girl 10 – Image: Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP Forget time travel
[toread] Overpowered Metrics Eat Underspecified Goals –
[Election 2016] If you stand for nothing, what’ll you fall for? | MetaFilter –