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2014/01/31 #

Today’s links:

  • The Magic of Strace - strace is a command line tool which lets you trace the system calls and signals received by a given process and its childrenchadfowler.com #

  • David Cameron: TV crime dramas prove we need mass warrantless electronic surveillance #wearesoscrewedboingboing.net #

2014/01/28 #

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2014/01/27 #

Today’s links:

  • Twitter is starting to feel calcified, slowed down by the weight of its own users, cumbersome, less excitingbits.blogs.nytimes.com #

  • What Is a Million “Likes” Worth? Numbers that really matter for artists on the internetmedium.com #

2014/01/17 #

Today’s links:

  • Learning JavaScript Design Patterns - A book by Addy Osmaniaddyosmani.com #

  • Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee: Jay Lenodigg.com #

  • Robert Redford on Oscar snub: “Hollywood is what it is. It’s a business”www.salon.com #

  • Meet The Artists '14: Jeremiah Zagar - Sundance Film Festivalwww.youtube.com #

  • NATIVES - Written and Directed by Jeremy Hershvimeo.com #

  • Codfish & Cyanide - un film di David Gesslbauervimeo.com #

  • The Art of Fighting // Short Documentaryvimeo.com #

  • Miami - The city they say where neon goes to die - Three friends and a camera try to capture the spirit of Art Basel away from the pomp and guestlistsvimeo.com #

2014/01/16 #

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2014/01/15 #

Today’s links:

  • The Pot Primary - Why 2016 could spell the end of legal marijuanawww.politico.com #

  • An Honest Beer Commercial - The real reason everyone drinks domestic American beersdigg.com #

  • Casinos’ worrying knack for consumer manipulation - The spread of machine gambling offers a portent of other economic developmentstimharford.com #

2014/01/13 #

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2014/01/12 #

Today’s links:

  • Total corruption: Organised crime infiltrated and compromised UK courts, police, HMRC, Crown Prosecution Service, prisons, and juriesboingboing.net #

  • Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders, hula hoops and GoPro camsdigg.com #

  • Riding Through New York On A 'Circle Board'digg.com #

  • Crowdsourced, realtime date advice: networked hivemind Cyranoboingboing.net #

2014/01/10 #

Today’s links:

  • Thin Woman With Tatoos Sets The Record For Fastest Time Eating An Entire 72 Oz. Steakdigg.com #

  • Frameworkless JavaScript - Why Angular, Ember, or Backbone don't work for usmoot.it #

2014/01/07 #

Today’s links:

  • Buffalo Sabres p.r. director Paul Wieland pulled some fantastic pranks in the 70s and 80s, including naming the Sabres "America's Team" and drafting an imaginary playerwww.sportsonearth.com #

  • You've Been Eating Chicken Wings All Wrongdigg.com #

  • George Monbiot: At last, a law to stop almost anyone from doing almost anythingwww.theguardian.com #

  • Bre Pettis's rapid prototyping talk, a tour-de-force presentation from 25C3media.ccc.de #

  • Bruce Sterling and Jon Lebkowsky: State of the World 2014www.well.com #

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