markjgsmith

Today’s links:

• On the internet, 2018 is the year the pendulum swings backwords.werd.io #

• How bumbling British boffins became a standing Russian jokewww.newscientist.com #

• The lost tradition of new year’s day callingdaily.jstor.org #

• 1980s Teenagers and Their Bedroom Wallsflashbak.com #

• Iran Moves to Block Social Media Apps, Mobile Networks as Protests Spreadgizmodo.com #

• Even More Of 2017's Best News Bloopersdigg.com #

• How The First Subway System Was Developeddigg.com #

• clang runs in the browser and compiles C++ to WebAssembly, which the browser then runstbfleming.github.io #

• Hollywood A-Listers Launch Time’s Up Initiative to Fight Sexual Harassment Across the U.S. Workforcevariety.com #

• How to Win a War on Drugswww.nytimes.com #

• Arms trafficking, also known as gunrunning, is the trafficking of contraband weapons and ammunitionen.wikipedia.org #

• The War on Informationboxesandarrows.com #

• Treacle tart - A smallish treacle tart when you can't trust yourself with the leftoverswww.bbc.co.uk #

• Show your work - The new terms for trust in journalismpressthink.org #