Interesting article. Apparently sightings of big cats in the wild have increased dramatically in the last couple of decades. It’s almost certainly hysteria. Like the UFO sightings in the 50s-70s. But why?
Wikipedia’s Sexism →
April 29th, 2013I hope this isn’t a trend, or already a widespread problem.
Don’t let the myths fool you: the W3C’s plan for DRM in HTML5 is a betrayal to all Web users. →
April 26th, 2013Even Tim Berners-Lee has been advocating DRM in the HTML standard! Read about DRM and why it absolutely should not be added to HTML, and sign the petition.
The Online Evolution Of Daft Punk’s ‘Get Lucky’ →
April 18th, 2013Good summary of how the online reaction to Daft Punks new single has progressed. We’ve been listening to various fan edits and fake leaks all week, and enjoyed them all!
This morning’s ‘leaks’ have previously unheard lyrics, and the latest rumors are that the single will be premiering on radio tonight. The wait is almost over! (But what if Daft Punk’s edit isn’t as good as the fan edits?!)
Leaked track from Daft Punk’s new album? →
April 14th, 2013Daft Punk are releasing their fourth studio album on May 21. They’ve officially released a one-minute teaser featuring this song, but this video sure sounds like it could be the full track.
But lots of people like making pretend Daft Punk leaks, so who knows?!
Gross conflicts of interest in politics →
March 24th, 2013I often hear about these gross conflicts of interest in American politics.
Apparently this politician is deciding whether to send immigrants to prison (or deport them), and yet he’s receiving life changing sums of money from the prison companies, who stand to make billions from the legislation.
Does this sort of thing happen in the UK?
DRM Strikes Again: Digital Comics Distributor JManga Closing Down… And Deleting Everyone’s Purchases →
March 18th, 2013Hrmm :/ I’ve bought a bunch of comics from Comixology. I sure hope they don’t disappear!
Where does the imaginary become real? →
March 16th, 2013This paper is pretty interesting about how children perceive the world and struggle to distinguish between what they’ve imagined and what’s real. I started reading from the bottom of page 25, about the experiment where kids are asked to imagine a monster in a box, and whether its really there. They say “no”, but then often behave like maybe it is real.
The paper considers a few possible reasons children do this, but also points out that even adults do this! How many of us struggle to go to sleep after watching something disturbing or scary?
