- 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.
Category: Digitalia
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.
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.
Bookmarks for March 10, 2016
- Enter the Oubliette Room Escape
Really good, spoiler free, write up of this room.
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.