January 22, 2019
Curtailing Inequality and Saving Democracy
The Young Left's Anti-Capitalist Manifesto - "Its goal is to remake our economic system — and the Democratic Party." [more inside]
Livejournal, remembered
“The Linux of social media”—How LiveJournal pioneered (then lost) blogging (Ars Technica), by Steven T. Wright. We had promised to never include ads on the site, and all of a sudden we have our new management telling us, ‘The site needs ads, the site needs ads.’ It was an impossible situation.”
you'll never look at cul-de-sacs the same way
EPOCH [Photosensitivity warning: quite blinky.] A stunning two-minute stop-motion collage built entirely out of Google Earth images, by Ireland-based filmmaker Kevin McGloughlin.
Here are puffins, sounding like chainsaws.
Animals Keep Creating Mysteries by Sounding Weird (SLAtlantic) (Includes lotsa cool videos)
Retro grooves, weird moods
Turning the Tables is a radio show broadcast from the bank of the French Broad River in Madison County, western North Carolina. Every Saturday night, host Drew Dobbs debuts an hour-long custom mix of a particular artist or microgenre. Past shows have spotlighted John Prine, Sidney Poitier, Carl Sandburg, Burning Spear, the semi-musical stylings of Walter Brennan, nature recordings, truck driving songs, Moms Mabley, Thurl Ravenscroft, and the soundtrack of the 1967 Spider-Man cartoon. [more inside]
Some poops are better than others
“Scientists often seem to be on a quest for sacred chalices or sterling ammo. But a group of microbiologists has now set out on a more odorous odyssey—one to find fantastical fæces. With data on poop’s therapeutic potential piling up, scientists have gotten wind of the possibility that some among us may be extraordinary excreters, dropping deuces with divine healing powers. [more inside]
Puberty at age 2
Patrick Burleigh shares his story, detailing the effect of a rare disease that caused him to go through puberty as a toddler and experience intense hormonal changes in elementary school. As an adult Burleigh is faced with a choice to select embryos without the mutation, which opens the door for he and his father to reflect on the positives that this shared gene had on their lives. CW: child medical procedures some would consider abusive; child sexual behaviors
The Chemical Table: An Open Dialog between Visualization and Design
A classroom chart bearing an early version of the periodic table of elements has been discovered in a University of St. Andrews chemistry lab. Printed in 1885, the chart is thought to be the the world’s oldest classroom periodic table, before the discovery of germanium in 1886. This is not the oldest table of elements, but one of the oldest in a form most commonly recognizable. [more inside]
What is the value of human life to a divine being?
The disturbing case of Nepal’s famous “Buddha Boy”, and the growing number of accusations of assault, rape and murder levelled at the young Guru and his followers. You may remember Buddha Boy (real name Ram Bahadur Bomjon) from George Saunders’ lighthearted reporting in 2005, or from the 2006 Discovery Channel documentary.
Drastic and scary
The High Cost of Hog Waste
North Carolina's hog waste problem has a long history. "In September of 1999, North Carolina found itself facing a foul problem. As Hurricane Floyd battered the coast, floodwaters breached lagoons of animal waste from the state's industrial hog farms, transforming rural counties into seas of toxic, foul-smelling, bacteria-laden sludge. The storm drowned two million chickens and turkeys and 110,000 hogs. It also engulfed their waste, sending a deluge of feces, urine, and animal carcasses into waterways—and causing an environmental hazard that lingered as long as the stench." (SL Pacific Standard) [more inside]
WHY AM I STILL DOING THIS
Think you know how much the internet is worth? Try Domain Name Pricing Game. Inspired by this tweet.
Why we should be watching the sun, not the clock
Between daylight saving and obligatory early starts, we live at the mercy of ‘official’ time – and many of us feel permanently out of sync [slGuardian Longread]
Social jetlag – are late nights and chaotic sleep patterns making you ill? [slGuardian]
Social jetlag – are late nights and chaotic sleep patterns making you ill? [slGuardian]
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MENU: An Homage to Game Title Themes [YouTube][Teaser Trailer] “The music we listen to as we play our favorite games is nice, but what about the music we hear when we aren’t playing? The Materia Collective community celebrates the music of the start screen with Menu: An Homage To Game Title Themes, a 52 track remix album featuring music from Final Fantasy, The Witcher, Mario Kart, Doki Doki Literature Club and more.” via: [Kotaku] [more inside]
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