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These are the links I've saved to Pinboard in the last day. They also get posted to Twitter.

• The Doctor's Homepage
  Hey, @T_O_Williams, Jamie Borderick updated his website! :D

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• Hot &Hot: BuzzFeed - Latest: Lana Wachowski's Moving Speech About Growing Up Transgender
  When one visits this webpage it fills your back button history with itself, so hitting back takes you nowhere. How does it do that? And is there any way that it could be stopped?

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• Mark Ruffalo Ships Science Bros | The Mary Sue
  Mark Ruffalo finds out about science bros. Squee!
• New AMC Show: "Blade Runner Meets BSG." Yes Please! – io9
  BALLISTIC CITY is a proposed AMC series described as BLADE RUNNER meets BATTLESTAR GALACTICA. Ooooh.

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• THIERRY COHEN PHOTOGRAPHY
  Images of cities juxtaposed against what the night sky would look like above them with no light pollution.

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• Going back to GetGlue | Chickens in Envelopes
  I wrote a blog post on @GetGlue and why I've returned to the service after a long hiatus. Check it out!
• Andrew Doyle: Faggots, Trolls and Azealia Banks – Huffington Post
  Article about using gay and other references to homosexuality as pejoratives, with a Twitter-based case study.
• #Giffy Reviews
  A tumblr that reviews books solely using GIFs. Ace!
• How NASA brought the monstrous F-1 “moon rocket” engine back to life | Ars Technica
  NASA recreated the F-1 engine that took Apollo to the Moon. This excellent piece explains how.
• Inbox Zero for Life – Keith Rarick
  An article about how to get to inbox zero and stay there. Interesting read.
• Blackwater founder 'setting up mercenary army for UAE' - Americas - World - The Independent
  Blackwater's founder is constructing an army for the UAE. (Blackwater allegedly murdered Iraqi civilians.)
• The untold story behind Apple's $13,000 operating system | Apple - CNET News
  Apple paid $13,000 for an operating system for the Apple II.
• Someone you know ill? Watch what you say, and to whom - latimes.com
  An easy guide to how illnesses (and tragedies generally) work from a social etiquette perspective.

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These are the links I've saved to Pinboard in the last day. They also get posted to Twitter.

• The anti-drone hoodie that helps you beat Big Brother's spy in the sky | Art and design | The Guardian
  A hoodie that renders you invisible to surveillance by drones.
• Controversy Over Planet-Naming Contest Heats Up | Uwingu & IAU | Space.com
  Uwingu strikes back at the IAU over a controversy regarding exoplanet nomenclature.
• These Abandoned Power Stations Are Majestic in Their Decay – io9
  io9 with some photographs and footage of abandoned power stations. More cool images in the comments, too.
• Friends Reunion Will Never Ever Happen, Says Co-Creator Marta Kauffman | E! Online
  Is there going to be a FRIENDS reunion on NBC? Marta Kauffman says 'no'. Move along.
• How to Write a Scientific Paper
  A funny look at how to write a scientific paper. Thanks to @physicsJ for the link ages ago.
• Is Psychology About to Come Undone? - Percolator - The Chronicle of Higher Education
  A project to attempt to replicate every result in a few journals of psychology for a year has some psychologists nervous.
• God Save the British Economy - NYTimes.com
  An interview with Adam Posen, an American who was appointed to the Monetary Policy Committee at the Bank of England.
• Neil Gaiman on Writing, Singing and Shaving | Lifehacker Australia
  Some choice titbits from @neilhimself about writing.
• Britain's Economy Is a Disaster and Nobody Is Entirely Sure Why - Matthew O'Brien - The Atlantic
  A discussion of the disconnect between Britain's investment, economic growth and employment statistics.
• What's Wrong With #FirstWorldProblems - Alexis C. Madrigal - The Atlantic
  An excellent discussion of the #firstworldproblems hashtag and why it's patronising from @tejucole.
• Polish becomes England's second language | UK news | The Guardian
  An article that tells you the most used languages in the UK. Apparently Gujarati is most heard in Leicester.
• David Owen's NHS bill offers a final chance to save our health service – New Statesman
  A bill introduced by David Owen in the House of Lords aims to preserve the legal duty for an English NHS.
• The Treachery of Translators - NYTimes.com
  A funny and interesting article from a translator about how works of fiction are translated.
• A Letter To The Guy Who Harassed Me Outside The Bar – Role/Reboot
  An open letter regarding rape culture, harassment and men making women feel unsafe in public.
• How Disney Bought Lucasfilm—and Its Plans for 'Star Wars' - Businessweek
  Great article about Disney, its growth and why Bob Iger bought Lucasfilm.

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• Rape Prevention Aimed At Rapists Does Work: The “Don’t Be That Guy” Campaign » Greta Christina's Blog
  An advertising campaign aimed at reducing rape in Edmonton, Canada by targeting ads at potential rapists.
• 'Sick-lit'? Evidently young adult fiction is too complex for the Daily Mail | Michelle Pauli | Books | guardian.co.uk
  Is young adult fiction too complex for the Daily Mail? The Guardian says yes.
• Joel Díaz: The Incredible Story of What Happened When Two Gay Men Were Harassed While Waiting for Pizza
  Two gay men were harassed by a bigot whilst queuing at a food truck; here's what happened next.
• Read a Lawyer's Amazingly Detailed Analysis of Bilbo's Contract in The Hobbit | Underwire | Wired.com
  A lawyer's analysis of the contract given to Bilbo in THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY.
• Just how big are porn sites? | ExtremeTech
  Porn is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly hugely mindbogglingly big it is.
• itunes - How can I clean up 'Other' storage on iPhone 3G? - Ask Different
  Some tips on Stack Exchange about clearing 'Other' files on iOS devices.
• Strategies of War in Westeros - De Re Militari
  Article that compares military strategy in Westeros to the real thing in mediaeval times.
• Hack the Cover — by Craig Mod
  A long article about the book cover's place in a digital world where it's becoming ever smaller.
• BBC News - The pun conundrum
  The Beeb talks about punning, an art that I have a soft spot for. @physicsJ, this is your field!
• Border Force employee sends bosses a resignation cake | Metro News
  Man quits job with cake.
• Daft Punk Reveal Secrets of New Album | Music News | Rolling Stone
  Interview with Daft Punk about their next album. It sounds ace! :D
• Should We Live to 1,000? by Peter Singer - Project Syndicate
  A Princeton Professor of Bioethics talks about the ethics of eliminating aging.
• Mindless Ones » Blog Archive » Doctor Who: Fifty Stories For Fifty Years: 1982
  'Earthshock' is considered to be a classic DOCTOR WHO story. This blog post aims to explain why.
• Indian SF | Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
  A semiprozine that focuses on Indian sf, is available for e-readers and as a PDF, and is free to download.
• Bad Advice for Boys at a Live Archer Reading -- Vulture
  A review of a live reading of ARCHER. Would far rather see a video, but you can't have it all!
• If you lose your cellphone, don't blame Wayne Dobson | Las Vegas Review-Journal
  Due to a problem with Sprint's network in the US, your phone might report its whereabouts as Wayne Dobson's house.
• Apparently this is a thing now in Japan...huh... - Imgur
  Awesome new meme from Japan. I want to do one of these! So much better than the Harlem Shake.
• The Rape of James Bond – Sophia McDougall
  An article discussing rape in fiction, and more specifically in SKYFALL, the latest James Bond film.
• Joss Whedon On Kickstarter And "Firefly": "It Doesn't Just Open The Floodgates" – Buzzfeed
  Joss Whedon reacts to the VERONICA MARS Kickstarter (lots of people probably already saw this :D).
• Diamonds Are Bullshit – Priceonomics
  As it turns out, the reason diamond engagement rings are a thing is because of advertising in the 1930s.
• 'Fat girl rodeo' and 'pull a pig' games: The banter shag lads need to grow up - Comment - Voices - The Independent
  This article about the phenomenon called the 'banter shag' makes me sad. Why can't people be respectful?
• What are the best body hacks that people should know about? - Quora
  A cool question on Quora asking about the best 'body hacks' that one should know about.
• DOUGLAS ADAMS GOOGLE DOODLE : Neil Gaiman remembers ‘genius’ of ‘Hitchhiker’s Guide’ humorist - Comic Riffs - The Washington Post
  The Washington Post features @neilhimself talking about Douglas Adams in the wake of his Google Doodle last month.
• PornStars - Imgur
  A long series of photographs of adult actresses with and without makeup on.

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These are the links I've saved to Pinboard in the last day. They also get posted to Twitter.

• How Science Fiction Has Kept Daft Punk in Our Ears | Motherboard
  Is SF the reason that Daft Punk has remained so popular?
• The Millions : The Weird 1969 New Wave Sci-Fi Novel that Correctly Predicted the Current Day
  A SF novel from 1969 that got a lot right in its predictions about 2013.
• Enceladus to Scale (NASA Cassini Saturn Mission Images)
  A fantastic image of Enceladus above the United Kingdom. Something to be used in @loncon3 stuff?
• The 1970s Version of 4Chan Relied on Telephones for Their Pranks - io9
  io9 with a fascinating excerpt from a book talking about Steve Jobs and Woz phreaking in the 1970s.
• alexcornell-musicalchairs.jpg (1025×858)
  Amusing infographic telling you where to sit in different table plans.
• Why I left Google - JW on Tech - Site Home - MSDN Blogs
  James Whittaker, a former Google exec, on why he left the company.
• The Minecraft Creator Markus Persson Faces Life After Fame : The New Yorker
  The New Yorker turns its excellent journalism to an interview with @notch.
• Inspired by Anita Sarkeesian’s Video Game Tropes... | Indistinguishable From Magic
  Dresden Codak with excellent mockups of what the manual for a game with Zelda as the protagonist would look like.
• shock: social science fiction
  An interesting-looking (and _very_ orange) roleplaying system that lets you create your own futures in which to play.
• ON THE FRONT: How To Change A Worldcon
  John Picacio, the Hugo Award-winning artist, on how to change a worldcon (with reference to @lonestarcon3).
• Game of Thrones House Sigils for the Internet – Tha Big Cheese
  Various parts of the Internet depicted as houses from GAME OF THRONES.
• How to Fix (Discussion of) The Hugo Awards | Ruthless Culture
  Really good blog post talking about @TheHugoAwards and how to fix them/discussion of them.
• Jacks of Science » Blog Archive » Awkward Science Stock Photography
  Some _hilarious_ science stock photography.
• The PA Report - Quadrilateral Cowboy is a cyberpunk game for the ‘80s, with turrets controlled via blinking
  Completely brilliant-looking videogame QUADRILATERAL COWBOY is something I am really looking forward to.
• Cook Says Lives Enriched Matters More Than Money Made: Interview - Bloomberg
  An interview with Tim Cook by Bloomberg.
• How text-based war games are challenging representations of conflict – New Statesman
  Text-based games that discuss and challenge conflict. May have to give some a try!
• Captain America Shield in Photoshop | Abduzeedo Design Inspiration & Tutorials
  A tutorial to draw Captain America's shield in Photoshop.
• Dad's Story Of Getting His Son A 'Sofia The First' DVD Puts Him Up For Father Of The Year (PHOTO)
  This guy's son wanted a princess DVD and a guy in line took the piss: the dad's response is cool.
• Ready Player One - Official Spotify Soundtrack by Ernie Cline on Spotify
  The official soundtrack to READY PLAYER ONE by Ernie Cline, on Spotify. Only five songs, but hey. @RevJB
• Favorite Book Cover Designs of 2012 - Slide Show - NYTimes.com
  The NYT asked graphic designers to name their 19 favourite book covers from 2012.

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• Android:Netrunner on OCTGN | A Division by Zer0
  A blost post by the developer of the Android: Netrunner plugin on OCTGN.

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• Distractions in Space
  Funny excerpts from the Apollo 10 mission logs. Worth a look!
• 2 Letters from Steve | David Gelphman's Blog
  Rather moving story about Steve Jobs' reply to an employee who wanted to do something for a friend.

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