Bookmarks for March 10, 2016
- Enter the Oubliette Room Escape
Really good, spoiler free, write up of this room.
Author: Alasdair
Bookmarks for March 9, 2016
- The Old River Thames
The Thames, around 1870 to 1920. Lovely.
Bookmarks for March 7, 2016
- Nook pulls out of UK – can't guarantee access to ebooks
If I owned a Nook, I would a) be furious and b) be looking to break the DRM on everything on it, ASAP.
- Dymaxion: Infrastructural Games and Societal Play
An article on using Nordic LARP tools to design and build societal infrastructure. Fascinating/important and at the perfect intersection of my interests.
- The Official Hannibal Cookbook Will Not Include Human Ingredients
The important bit: there's going to be a Hannibal cookbook!
Bookmarks for March 5, 2016
- On Being A Senior Engineer | Kitchen Soap
This is superb. On a good day, I think I manage about 75% of this, and usually strive to do better at most of it. Don't ask about bad days.
- Facebook Messenger used to track friends' sleeping habits by Danish coder
Once again, I find the kind of data apps leak out about users creepy, and once again, it's a Facebook app doing the leaking.
Bookmarks for February 28, 2016
- Relying on Friends in a World Made for Couples — The Cut
This resonated strongly with me.
Bookmarks for February 25, 2016
- Concerns Grow As Britain's Biggest Biscuit Factory Still Isn't Running
Crisis! Riot in the streets! Overthrow the government!
Bookmarks for February 22, 2016
- Alan Moore: The art of magic
One of Mr Moore's more interesting interviews.
- The Taxonomy Of Sin | MORNING, COMPUTER
I really liked today's morning.computer, no other reason.
Bookmarks for February 20, 2016
- London's 10 Best Bus Routes | Londonist
I may now be considering taking each of these buses.
Bookmarks for February 20, 2016
- Five maps that quantify exactly how rammed London is
I know some people roll their eyes when I say other cities feel small to me. Here's why.
- Leap Motion ORION: Yes, The Leap Works Now
If it's gotten better, I'm curious. I got one, then almost immediately consigned it to a drawer as useless. No Mac version of the new software yet, though.
- The State of the Speakularity / Snarkmarket
Summary of speech-to-text apps currently on the market.
