Extenuating Circumstances

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 20th from 20:49 to 13:36:

• Becca Rocks – tastefullyoffensive: Cats Using Computers #fb
• Twitter / debcha: And the best-coordinated person … – And the best-coordinated person at #xoxofest award goes to @xeni:
• Twitter / mathowie: I’m sorry but I only eat foods … – I'm sorry but I only eat foods delivered & prepared on a bicycle. #velocitarian #awesometacos #xoxofest
• Cory Doctorow: The dumbest generation? No, Twitter is making kids smarter – The Globe and Mail – The dumbest generation? No, Twitter is making kids smarter – The Globe and Mail – mitchwagner: "In fact,…
• Stephen King: on alcoholism and returning to the Shining | Books | The Guardian – "It's the kind of mystery that only fiction can unravel" Great interview with Stephen King
• Public Enemies: Social Media Is Fueling Gang Wars in Chicago | Underwire | Wired.com –
• Untold Riches: An Analysis Of Portal’s Level Design –
• Stewart Butterfield’s post on Vine – "I'm being so sincere right now."
• iPhone5S fingerprint reader: 10 reasons it’s a bad idea | Toronto Star – Tim Richardson, a technology and marketing expert who teaches at Seneca College and the University of Toronto: "When we talk to marketing students about reasons why companies do things, it’s always based on sex, humour and fear". Really. (via Gruber)