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 11th from 22:16 to 17:05:

• Making a Roguelike in ROT.js –
• Rebrand 2018 | Case studies | Design at Uber – also it's not a rebrand if you're not getting a custom typeface
• Accessing the Admin panel on Coke Freestyle Machines –
• Tim Harford — Article — How can we resist the seduction of the mobile phone? –
• Dark Motives and Elective Use of Brainteaser Interview Questions – Highhouse – – Applied Psychology – Wiley Online Library –

This is an auto-posted collection of my public links posted to Pinboard.in for September 11th from 15:00 to 16:10:

• The Dark (Patterns) Side of UX Design –
• Breakthrough Initiatives –
• [1809.03043] Fast Radio Burst 121102 Pulse Detection and Periodicity: A Machine Learning Approach –
• FAST RADIO BURST 121102 PULSE DETECTION AND PERIODICITY: A MACHINE LEARNING APPROACH –
• AI helps track down mysterious cosmic radio bursts | Berkeley News –
• Ericsson was/is Intel’s large foundry client, but with the 10nm delays and 14nm … | Hacker News –
• libtcod / libtcod — Bitbucket –
• evennia/evennia: Python MUD/MUX/MUSH/MU* development system – hmmmmmm
• How to log into LambdaMOO – I have an idea (again) for a thing (again)

This is an auto-posted collection of my public links posted to Pinboard.in for September 11th from 10:22 to 14:54:

• Middle Earth Map Style – Adventures In Mapping –
• Freaks review: a thrilling science fiction film worth knowing nothing about – The Verge – "One of the upsides of our wired world is that it’s easy to get information. Anyone with a smartphone who wants to know how to gap a spark plug, make 12 different kinds of quiche, avoid traffic on the way to a destination, or charge up a phone can readily find that information in seconds." omg a macgyver reboot where *a completely different person is macgyver each week because they have a smartphone*
• The API at the center of the museum | Cooper Hewitt Labs – aaron being aaron
• Civic Tech as a Tween – Cyd Harrell – Medium – You should read this if you work in civic or government technology and want to understand it and how it needs to evolve (and what to do!) for the long-term
• Make Office Work More Intelligently for You – Office Support – Office is getting smarter all the time, adding new cloud-enhanced features that can save you time and produce better results. These features help you improve your writing in Word and Outlook, analyze your data in Excel, and deliver dynamic presentations in PowerPoint.
• Asher Wolf on Twitter: “You know that ‘manic pixie dream girl’ thing? It’s that but on steroids in spoonie culture. And can I just say, fuck no, I am not up for this shit” –

This is an auto-posted collection of my public links posted to Pinboard.in for September 11th from 08:13 to 09:08:

• Patrick on Twitter: “People worry too much about their project overlapping with someone else’s. Culture is a dialog, not a land-grab.” –
• UIDAI’s Aadhaar Software Hacked, ID Database Compromised, Experts Confirm –
• 5G – Wikipedia –
• Massive MIMO for 5G – IEEE Future Networks –
• Gamasutra – Developing Spore: An oral (‘Sporal’?) history 10 years on –

This is an auto-posted collection of my public links posted to Pinboard.in for September 10th from 14:57 to 15:46:

• Giant Crystals of Naica – Naica, Mexico – Atlas Obscura –
• Mexico.mx –
• Naica Mine – Wikipedia –
• Airbnb Hosts –
• The Last of the Universe’s Ordinary Matter Has Been Found | Quanta Magazine –
• Serena Williams’s loss is not about racism or sexism. It’s about a bad rule. – The Washington Post –

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 9th from 20:09 to 10:55:

• Colin Kaepernick Ad: Inside a Nike Call Center This Week – Rolling Stone –
• Can Mark Zuckerberg Fix Facebook Before It Breaks Democracy? | The New Yorker –
• Scientists discover how to turn light into matter after 80-year quest (2014) | Hacker News –
• In her anger, in defeat, Serena Williams starts an overdue conversation – The Washington Post –
• Broad Band by Claire L. Evans | PenguinRandomHouse.com –

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 6th from 20:32 to 09:48:

• How social-media platforms dispense justice – The deciders –
• AlgoSov – Observatory on Algorithmic Sovereignty. –
• As someone who interfaced with the Warp system (both software and the organizati… | Hacker News –
• Intel can’t supply 14nm Xeons, HPE directly recommends AMD Epyc – SemiAccurate –
• Two Point Hospital review: It’s funny, smart and surprisingly deep – Polygon –

This is an auto-posted collection of my public links posted to Pinboard.in for September 6th from 15:25 to 15:46:

• Hamlet on the Holodeck | The MIT Press –
• Lynched on Twitter | Boris Smus –
• IBM Used NYPD Surveillance Footage to Develop Technology That Lets Police Search by Skin Color – "So welcome back to the Person of Interest rewatch! Today we're taking a look at season 2 episode 6 where we learn in a flashback that IBM used NYPD surveillance footage to train the machine-"
• Volvo’s 360c concept has softened my cynicism about autonomous cars – The Verge – "all around the car is a 360-degree strip of LED lights that are used to communicate the car’s intent to pedestrians and human-driven cars." Culture drone-style aura fields are totally going to happen.
• Apple will launch a global web portal for law enforcement requests later this year – The Verge – snarky take: "what do you mean apple doesn't get web services"

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 5th from 23:03 to 13:48:

• Instagram Well-Being – "We know that as a parent it may be hard to understand the changing digital landscape and what your kids are doing online. That's why we've created this resource. We're here to fill you in on what Instagram is all about, give you some conversation starters for you and your teen, and show you some of the tools that are in place to keep your teen safe."
• One year after the Equifax breach, Congress has made few changes in legal landscape – Axios –
• The mystery of Tucker Carlson – Columbia Journalism Review – "A former co-worker likens Carlson’s appeal to that of a rowdy prep school frat boy. “What’s the reputation of frat boys? They go get drunk, chase after women, okay?… What’s not to like? What’s not to identify with? It’s basically what a lot of American culture is about.”"
• A New York Times Op-Ed Sparks a Crisis – The Atlantic – "Impeachment is a constitutional mechanism. The Twenty-Fifth Amendment is a constitutional mechanism. Mass resignations followed by voluntary testimony to congressional committees are a constitutional mechanism. Overt defiance of presidential authority by the president’s own appointees—now that’s a constitutional crisis." – a party and government of cowards
• I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the New York Times Opinion Desk –

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 4th from 13:45 to 22:57:

• Trump Lashes Out After Reports of ‘Quiet Resistance’ by Staff – The New York Times –
• Toddler Boys’ Graphic Short Sleeve T-Shirt – Cat & Jack™ Berry : Target – as others have said, I want this in adult size
• But Rich People Live Here, So We Can’t Be Going Broke! — Strong Towns –
• More than 23,000 Californians were registered to vote incorrectly by state DMV –
• National Geographic picture atlas of our universe : Gallant, Roy A : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive –
• Bob Woodward’s new book reveals a ‘nervous breakdown’ of Trump’s presidency – The Washington Post –