December 15, 2012
Al Spx
Cold Specks hails from London, and is fronted by Canadian singer [and sometimes guitarist] Al Spx. Her vocals are beautifully inspired by gospels of the American South. [more inside]
You know who you remind me of?
NASA Johnson Style
NASA Johnson Style (Yes, it's a Gangnam Style Parody, but it's a pretty damn good 'un) SLYT
And Now For Something....
(minor Spoilers should be assumed for most of the post) Fringe, which many have called a cult show, has a pension for playfully populating its episodes with pop culture references and has continued to do so into its fifth and final season. [more inside]
Takes Great, Less Filling, Watch Out For The Dragons
Just an ordinary low key 3D beer commercial. SLYT
Just the Text Ma'am
For shell grumps and net.curmudgeons and people who think Internet search is just too cluttered with bitmaps, DuckDuckGo (previously) offers TTY search. Sadly, there is no telnet interface, you'll need to use a newfangled web browser.
On Barflies and Fruit Flies
Promiscuous Males And Choosy Females? While previous studies have poked holes in Bateman's classic experiment, a recent study reveals fundamental methodological flaws. PDF slides with an excellent explanation.
All in the game
"we are all actors trapped in the plot of history, playing roles most of us haven’t chosen."
A Lost Map On The Tramway In Istanbul
In Turkey, there lives a mysterious minority known as the “secret Armenians.” They have been hiding in the open for nearly a century. Outwardly, they are Turks or Kurds, but the secret Armenians are actually descendants of the survivors of the 1915 Genocide, who stayed behind in Eastern Anatolia after forcibly converting to Islam. Some are now devout Muslims, others are Alevis –generally considered an offshoot of Shia Islam, even though that would be an inaccurate description by some accounts–, and a few secretly remain Christian, especially in the area of Sassoun, where still there are mountain villages with secret Armenian populations. Even though Armenian Gypsies wouldn’t strictly qualify as Secret Armenians, they share many traits with the latter, including reluctance or fear to reveal their identity even to fellow Armenians.[more inside]
Make love, not war.
I Saw Drones
The street artist behind the satirical "NYPD Drones" posters has been tracked down by forensics teams and a "counter-terrorism unit" and arrested.
Meanwhile, on Tuesday, NYU grad student Josh Begley, also known for his Apple-rejected Drones+ app which sends push notifications every time there is a drone strike, began tweeting times, dates, and casualty counts for every US-ordered drone strike via @Dronestream. So far he is only up to August 2010.
On a different front, Milo Danger takes a look at what is needed to make a fully-equipped civilian drone.
Meanwhile, on Tuesday, NYU grad student Josh Begley, also known for his Apple-rejected Drones+ app which sends push notifications every time there is a drone strike, began tweeting times, dates, and casualty counts for every US-ordered drone strike via @Dronestream. So far he is only up to August 2010.
On a different front, Milo Danger takes a look at what is needed to make a fully-equipped civilian drone.
Body.next() { Some Assembly Required }
Feeling a little bit worn? Need to upgrade your body? We've been doing it for a long time. An overview of more recent advances (PDF) and a near-future timeline. [more inside]
Remembering Gordon Parks
I saw that the camera could be a weapon against poverty, against racism, against all sorts of social wrongs. I knew at that point I had to have a camera.
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