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 2nd from 16:57 to 09:35:

• Brand New: New Logo for Google done In-house – before after
• CONFIRMED: The Last Great Prediction Of The Big Bang! — Starts With A Bang! – A leftover glow unlike any other?—?of neutrinos?—?has finally been seen.
  Seventy years ago, we had taken fascinating steps forward in our conception of the…
• Amazon expands Dash buttons program, says the future of commerce may be preemptive purchases – "And that's because Amazon knows that your lightbulb was about to run out."
• LIGHTLESS by C.A. Higgins | Kirkus – LIGHTLESS by C.A. Higgins A tense psychodrama set on a malfunctioning spaceship. There should only be three people on the Ananke : Domitian, the captain;…
• The Science Fiction and Fantasy Books You Can’t Afford to Miss in September! – The summer beach reads are finished—but the book party is just getting started! This month’s science fiction and fantasy must-reads include Terry Pratchett’s…