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2014/03/30 #

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2014/03/29 #

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  • UK: Same-sex marriage now legal as first couples wedwww.bbc.com #

  • 'One Man And His Dog' Is Our New Favorite Sci-Fi Shortdigg.com #

  • Medical First: 3-D Printed Skull Successfully Implanted in Womanwww.nbcnews.com #

  • Ukraine crisis: Waiting for Putin's next movewww.bbc.com #

  • War Games - A young man finds a back door into a military central computer in which reality is confused with game-playing, possibly starting World War III (1983)www.youtube.com #

  • Sony Open: Rafael Nadal & Novak Djokovic into final after walkoverswww.bbc.com #

  • Over Dinner - Their last dinner before he leaves to join the Armyopic drawings of castles on single grains of sandvimeo.com #

2014/03/28 #

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2014/03/27 #

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  • RIP Captain Jerry Roberts - Bletchley Park Codebreakerunbound.co.uk #

  • The 'Goat Simulator' Launch Trailer Is Everything You've Hoped Fordigg.com #

  • A Young Ian McKellan Explains Macbeth's 'Tomorrow And Tomorrow And Tomorrow'digg.com #

  • Russell Crowe defends Noah movie from critics says critical opinions of the biblical epic are 'bordering on absolute stupidity'www.theguardian.com #

  • Butthole Surfers' Gibby Haynes talks '80s punk on Daily Show; wears homage to GWAR and Dave Brockieboingboing.net #

2014/03/25 #

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2014/03/24 #

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  • The Brutal Ageism of Tech Years of experience, plenty of talent, completely obsoletewww.newrepublic.com #

  • Former President Jimmy Carter says he thinks the National Security Agency might be monitoring his emailsthehill.com #

2014/03/21 #

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  • Turkey blocks use of Twitter - PM: we won't allow the people to be devoured by YouTube, Facebook or otherswww.theguardian.com #

  • DozerJS - a base scaffold and structure to make creating Node web services simplewww.fluidbyte.net #

  • Hell on earth - What happens to life sentences if our lifespan is radically extended? A philosopher talks about future punishmentaeon.co #

  • Putin is violating a rule that was designed to prevent World War Threeqz.com #

  • Fallin' Floyd - animated short Albert 't Hooft and Paco Vinkvimeo.com #

  • Lights Out - short film that is scaryvimeo.com #

  • ReMoved - emotional story through the eyes of a young girl taken from her home and placed into foster carevimeo.com #

  • OK Computer is the third studio album by the English alternative rock band Radioheaden.wikipedia.org #

2014/03/20 #

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  • Montenegro (2013) - Graduation film made at the Royal College of Art - Zinedine Zidane, why did you headbutt that man?vimeo.com #

  • Official music video for Emilie Nicolas - Grown Upvimeo.com #

2014/03/18 #

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2014/03/16 #

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  • NYPD's Freedom of Information manual can't be gotten through a freedom of information request as it's confidential informationwww.muckrock.com #

  • Ireland have beaten France 22-20 in Paris to claim the Six Nations titlewww.rte.ie #

  • Bruce Sterling's closing remarks from SXSW Interactive: who isn't in the room?boingboing.net #

2014/03/14 #

Today’s links:

  • A Short Guide to the Internet’s Biggest Enemieswww.eff.org #

  • Russia Blocks Access to Major Independent News Siteswww.eff.org #

  • Papers, Please: The 'boring' game that became a smash hit - you play a border security guardwww.bbc.com #

  • Michio Kaku Talks About Alien Brainsdigg.com #

  • A Close Look at the NSA’s Most Powerful Internet Attack Toolwww.wired.com #

  • Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation spent $1.5 Million of its $2.1 Million on expenses, with only $5,000 going to charitywww.reddit.com #

  • It's good to see that there is still respect in the worldwww.reddit.com #

  • ELI5: Why are ice hockey players allowed to beat the shit out of each other?he Airwww.reddit.com #

2014/03/09 #

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2014/03/07 #

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2014/03/05 #

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  • Beerviz - Tell us your preferred beer style, and find similar beers to try outseekshreyas.com #

  • The Duke university student that was outed as a porn star reveals her name and speaks of the bullying she's experiencedwww.xojane.com #

  • Critical crypto bug leaves Linux, hundreds of apps open to eavesdroppingarstechnica.com #

  • US activist-journalist faces 100 years in prison for posting hyperlink to site containing hacked material in chat roomwww.theguardian.com #

  • Mathematicians are chronically lost and confused (and that’s how it’s supposed to be)j2kun.svbtle.com #

2014/03/04 #

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  • Project Orion - Inside the plan to propel spacecraft to other planets by riding the shockwaves of nuclear bombsmedium.com #

  • Mayer\Leyva is performance artist Jillian Mayer and Lucas Leyva - Their collaborations include short films, art installations, music videos, experimental theater, and web projectsmayerleyva.com #

  • Inpatient, outpatient and emergency hospital records of all English and Welsh patients uploaded to Google Bigquery, hosted in non-EU datacentresboingboing.net #

  • #PostModem by Mayer\Leyva - comedic satirical sci-fi pop-musical - Are you sick of living in the old physical world?vimeo.com #

2014/03/02 #

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  • US Trade Rep can't figure out if Trans-Pacific Partnership will protect the environmentboingboing.net #

  • Trustycon: how to redesign NSA surveillance to catch more criminals and spy on a lot fewer peopleboingboing.net #

  • Heart of Blandness: A Walking Tour of Silicon Valleygawker.com #

  • Metropolis II (The Movie) - Art exhibit that explores the need for driverless cars - "The idea that a car runs free is about to be over"vimeo.com #

  • Comparing driveless cars introduction to that of automobiles following horse buggies vastly underplays the magnitude and risks of the changevimeo.com #

  • Here's Why The German Language Sounds Harsh To Most Peopledigg.com #

  • The Guardian is maintaining a running feed of new developments of the escalating problems in the Ukrainewww.theguardian.com #

2014/03/01 #

Today’s links:

  • Elon Musk’s massive bet on batteries is riding on two big if’sqz.com #

  • What 18 Of The Biggest Technology And Media Companies Earn Per Employeewww.buzzfeed.com #

  • We can’t trust anything, on the one hand, it feels like paranoia, on the other hand, it seems the paranoid people were not creative enoughbits.blogs.nytimes.com #

  • 'Nothing Stops Detroit' is a short, splice-of-life film documenting Californian street artist Evan Rossell during a painting trip to Detroit City, Michigan in late June 2013vimeo.com #

  • Shozo Kato - Way of the Sword - A master kendo sensei discusses the difference between the western and eastern notion of beautyvimeo.com #

  • Heart of Africa - abstract composite of my memories and experiences from a trip to Rwanda and Ugandavimeo.com #

  • Trail Therapy - Steve Fugate has walked across US seven times to raise awareness for depression and suicide and to inspire people he meets to "love life"vimeo.com #

  • After Trayvon - a group of young men gather and discussed Trayvon's death, Stop and Frisk, and daily lifevimeo.com #

  • Team Spirit - Jesus, He's Alright (Ep 1)vimeo.com #

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