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 December 24th from 12:42 to 04:20:

• Inadvertent Algorithmic Cruelty – Genevieve Bell: More complications of an algorithmic life (fyi @katecrawford) MT@doctorow: Algorithmic cruelty http://t.co/fIb5xLBcRL http://t.co/w0uRBMFo23
• The One They Took Before, by Kelly Sandoval | Shimmer – craigslist > seattle > all seattle > lost&foundSat 23 JulFOUND: Rift in the Fabric of the Universe – (West Seattle)
  Rift opened in my backyard. About six feet…
• The Underlying Assumption That’s Necessary For Every Star Trek Mission – There are a lot of things you have to simply accept (like teleporters and faster than light travel) in the Star Trek universe. But there’s also an underlying…
• The Best Science Fiction And Fantasy Short Films Of 2014 – In the span of mere minutes, short films can introduce us to fascinating ideas, dazzle us with mind-blowing visuals, and introduce us to strange and mysterious…
• Nigel Farage condemns schoolchildren for making ‘risible’ anti-Ukip app – Telegraph – RT @MartinBelam: Nigel Farage. A man who thinks "chinky" and "pooftah" are understandable. But this game "crosses the line"