Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Why is everyone suddenly using the C-word? - A history of the word cunt and it's bretheren cunted, cunting, cuntish and cunty, and how the taboo that these 4 letters cast is slowly fading theguardian.com #
I like the newsletter feature of this link based web tool linkdrop.co #
Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2 drops to $999 and adds Qualcomm’s XR1 venturebeat.com #
A set of short "visual stories" that look at the problem of trust in data that the scientific community is currencly facing - there are a lot of similarities with the issue of link-rot on the internet - The visual story is very effective and with an elegant style pudding.cool #
Huawei says it is a victim of U.S. bullying - "This is not just an attack against Huawei. It is an attack on the liberal, rules-based order. This is dangerous" reuters.com #
EU Blocks 'Brexit Beer' Trademark, First As 'Offensive', Then As Non-Distinctive - This does seem rather sketchy of the EU, possibly illustrating some classic EU institution dysfunction, on the other hand I reckon there could be more to the sotry than what is published here, why for instance is a US based company trying to get a Trademark on Brexit? techdirt.com #
Shriekback - All Lined Up (Y Records, Arista, Island, Capitol, 1983) - Some groovey post punk that jumped out at me from my data feeds today youtube.com #