- My Heroic and Lazy Stand Against IFTTT (Pinboard Blog)
One of the last links I'll get shipped by IFTTT, because they're being dicks.
Author: Alasdair
Bookmarks for March 25, 2016
- Revolutionary Rice
Short summary on how a genetic tweak to rice could revolutionise agriculture. Still years off, but being seriously worked for now.
- Film Freak Central – Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
A review of Batman vs Superman with a lot to say about the relationship between superheroes and Kaiju. Well worth a read.
Bookmarks for March 24, 2016
- transphobic-joke-detection
Interesting write up how someone engineered their Twitter joke-bot to try and avoid transphobia.
Bookmarks for March 21, 2016
- Tarot Cards | Complex Networks
Tarot for understanding the 21st century.
- How Many Decimals of Pi Do We Really Need?
A NASA engineer explains the errors introduced by rounding Pi at various scales. More interesting than you think.
Bookmarks for March 20, 2016
- Man Combines Random People’s Photos Using Neural Networks And The Results Are Amazing
These are stunning. Can't quite believe they're computer generated.
Bookmarks for March 18, 2016
- react-calendar-timeline – React Components
Might be very useful for a thing at work
Bookmarks for March 17, 2016
- No Wool, No Vikings
Fascinating write up of the role of wool in viking civilisation.
Goat Trap
Bookmarks for March 11, 2016
- Wintergatan – Marble Machine
Just an absolute musical marvel. Go watch.
Bookmarks for March 11, 2016
- Lychee — Self-hosted photo-management
Might want to have a play with this, see if I can get it to join up with other tools, so I've actually got my own database of my photos.
- London to the letter: meet Edward Johnston, the font of all tube style
Good article, more importantly: that's an exhibition I really want to see.
- A 3-Hour Long Mixtape of Goth History
Exactly what it says on the tin, but an interesting, deep-cuts type offering.