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 February 19th from 20:58 to 15:36:

• Twitter / zseward: Hah, @RachelFeltman has the … – …love that fingers/hands are so low on this chart of where we wear computers –means there's prime opp for JEWELRY!
• Apple has Siri, and Microsoft is about to get Cortana | The Verge – Seriously?
• ATAP Project Tango – Google – Johnny Lee++
• What Compels Me (about…) by Paul Rissen – Putting the finishing touches on tinyletter number one. Coming soon to
• Instafame Documentary – A documentary exploration of micro-fame, teens w/81k IG followers, thin vs thick love relationships: (via @sbiedak)
• Google unveils Project Tango smartphone prototype with revolutionary 3D sensor chip – The Next Web – Pretty awesome indeed! Google's Project Tango smartphone unveils 1st prototype. #3dcraze #googlall
• Twitch Plays Pokemon, but can Twitch beat Pokemon? | Joystiq – Meanwhile, we talked to the guy who created Twitch Plays Pokemon, who's pretty chill about the whole thing.
• FCC official, others warn agency study could stifle freedom of the press | Fox News – Translated title: “Fox News Afraid Of Reporting News Instead of One-Sided Opinions”
• WhatsApp pushes tech deals total to $50bn – FT.com – $50B in tech M&A in 2014 is biggest since 2000
  “Starting to feel like Vegas high rollers trying to outdo each other”?
• Four Numbers That Explain Why Facebook Acquired WhatsApp –
• What You Can Learn From Adkeeper’s Epic Fail | Digital – Advertising Age – Just wow.
• Twitter / getsecret: Does this count as a lifehack? … – Does this count as a lifehack?