February 9, 2016
yarrr.
The Research Pirates of the Dark Web - "After getting shut down late last year, a website that allows free access to paywalled academic papers has sprung back up in a shadowy corner of the Internet."
How could I have known that murder could sometimes smell like FREE NOIR?
Free at last?
The world could be free to sing Happy Birthday without being sued by as early as next month.
Immortal Love Rodd
Mar-co Ru-bio, Marco Rubio! 🎶 (It tested extremely well)
The Woman Who Makes Prosthetic Pinkies for Ex-Yakuza Members
When “Mike” spotted a newspaper advert for a clinic making prosthetic fingers in the 90s, he thought it was a scam. But the ex-yakuza member had booked himself a consultation within the hour. For almost a decade, a stumpy pinkie on his left hand had marked out his previous allegiance to the criminal world, preventing him from leading a normal life. A fake little finger, he thought, sounded outlandish, but it was worth a shot. It might allow him to disguise his past—and help shield against Japanese society’s prejudiced view of ex-yakuza members in search of redemption. [more inside]
baby that's all there is to the coastline craze
Carbonating the World
Carbonating the World. "Overweight, obesity, and diabetes have been spreading throughout the world hand
in hand with the consumption of ultra-processed foods, especially sugar-sweetened
beverages. My country, Mexico, has almost the highest per capita consumption of
sugary drinks in the world, where 70 percent of added-sugar consumption comes
from those products. You can stand in front of any audience and ask who has a
relative with diabetes, and a landscape full of hands will rise before you, revealing a
tragedy that has already caught up to us." [more inside]
Don't be a NARP. Learn to Snapchat like a boss from a 13-year old.
"I thought I was pretty good at Snapchat. Then I watched my little sister ..." Buzzfeed's Ben Rosen learns to Snapchat like a boss from his 13-year old sister. "I would watch in awe as she flipped through her snaps, opening and responding to each one in less than a second with a quick selfie face. She answered all 40 of her friends’ snaps in under a minute. How was this even possible?"
From Syria to the Six
What It's Like Experiencing Canada as a Refugee [video]
“Amidst ongoing attacks from public figures such as Donald Trump, it's easy to forget that Syrians and other desperate refugees are, in fact, people. One person is pushing back and rolling out the red carpet: Kourosh Houshmand. [more inside]
Live free or die.
Silly Walks
Caution: Silly Walk Zone
OCD's Jerk-Face Cousin
Life with hypochondria, as described by an anonymous and humorous buzzfeed user.
And the Oscar for Best Synthesized Performance Goes to ...
New Software Can Actually Edit Actors' Facial Expressions A new software, from Disney Research in conjunction with the University of Surrey, may help cut down on the number of takes necessary, thereby saving time and money. FaceDirector blends images from several takes, making it possible to edit precise emotions onto actors’ faces. [more inside]
Beautiful pictures about beautiful people
Studio Heads Of The Classic Era Ranked In Terms Of Personal Awfulness -by resident Hollywood expert The Whelk [via mefi projects]
Jian Ghomeshi made me remember all the times I was sexually violated
In October 2014, eight women came forward to the Toronto Star stating that well-known CBC Radio host Jian Ghomeshi had assaulted them. [Previously on Metafilter] As the case against Ghomeshi finally went to trial this month, it has prompted criticism over the way the defense has treated the women testifying against him. Canadian radio host and therapist Svea Vikander has decided to share her personal experiences of sexual harassment and assault, one for each day of February: "This trial is not only about a man who violated the four women pressing charges, but about whether we, as a society, trust women who tell...It's personal for me...But I can't not do it. The Ghomeshi scandal has one hell of an undertow." [more inside]
Ducks usually lie
THIS VIDEO HAS BEEN REMOVED
A Fine Mess: How Not to Assert Your Copyright in the Youtube Age by Vlad Savov [The Verge] [more inside]
Why Gloria Steinem should be no ones role model...
An open letter to Gloria Steinem on Intersectional feminism. By Sarah Grey at theEstablishment.co [more inside]
When the Pancake Bell rings we are free
A Shrove Tuesday pancake history, with seventeenth century recipes! Take twenty eggs, with halfe the whites, and beat them half an houre or more...
What is a dungeon?
WRITE YOUR OWN FANTASY GAME FOR YOUR MICROCOMPUTER (PDF) is a beautifully illustrated guide to programming (what else) fantasy roleplaying games on early personal computer hardware, along with its companion WRITE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE PROGRAMS (also PDF), covering text adventures. Hat tip to the game design Tumblr Put Games Here for the original link. [more inside]
An Emoji Tool to Support Victims of Cyberbullying.
Emojis are like modern-day cave paintings: simple, direct, visual. And because visual images are processed far faster than text, emojis can be among the quickest ways to send a message of support or concern. Anti-bullying advocate Monica Lewinsky has partnered with Vodafone on a new tool set for teens. [VanityFair]
Imperial History and Film Culture
Having fallen down the rabbit hole of British colonial cinema history, I thought to share some of the wonderful discoveries with you.
"The cognitive dissonance was wildly uncomfortable."
How 26 tweets broke my filter bubble -- B. J. May was just an ordinary Javascript developer from Middle America until a series of tweets by Marco Rogers helped him discover a wider world outside his whitebread bubble.
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