A Better Course

The tweelight of the gods « 33revolutionsperminute’s Blog “In my view, wackywriting has its roots in the sort of language used by some middle-class parents to their young children: jolly, zany and childlike, but with a colder undercurrent of authority, judgement and passive aggression. (tags: none)

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Fake Non-Fiction Best Sellers – Front Page – Magical Wasteland "Warner argues that snapping is, ultimately, a democratizing force– the explosion of compressed air from the palm of the hand makes this signature sound a direct and forceful personal statement." (tags: none)

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Exploring what the game should feel like through advertisement – Playing with Pigs "we liked the idea of presenting not just a “tech lifestyle” product for people, but also for pigs." (tags: none)

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Three faces of feminism: Louise Mensch, Laurie Penny, and Jodie Marsh « Libertarian Lou’s Blog "Feminism is no use if it’s just about the girls and women reading the Guardian." (tags: none)

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FBI seizes MegaUpload, loses opportunity | Ryan Greenberg "The user goes to MegaUpload. The screen is filled with static like an old television. Then it looks like the screen is flipping through different TV channels. They’re all static. Finally, you get to a channel with a retro-looking message: “Seized by the FBI”. The retro part [...]

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BBC Nature – In pictures: How elephants cool off overnight Elephants are great (tags: none)

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Kill Screen – 50 Cent, Still Human This is a wonderful piece of writing about a videogame I would not play, even if it came to the DS: "So let’s walk through this again: 50 Cent is refused money, but is instead granted a tangible symbol of his humanity. It gets taken. 50 Cent recognizes [...]

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The Uphill Battle Of Social Event Sharing: A Post-Mortem for Plancast | TechCrunch I can't believe this interesting and thoughtful article is on Techcrunch: "Plancast and other social event sharing applications are rooted in an idealistic notion that people would feel confident inviting themselves to their friends’ events if only they knew about them. But [...]

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What Size Am I? "Finding clothes that fit shouldn't be so hard. Add your measurements here to find out which high-street sizes are best for you." (tags: none)

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A Whole Lotta Nothing: Lessons for Kickstarter creators from the worst project I ever funded on Kickstarter "When things start to go wrong, it doesn't help to discount the comments or question the motivation of backers giving critical feedback. When shipping deadlines are going to slip, be open and explain the hows and whys and [...]

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