Links for Thursday March 10th 2016

Enter the Oubliette Room Escape
Really good, spoiler free, write up of this room.

Links for Wednesday March 9th 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!

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.

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.

London’s 10 Best Bus Routes | Londonist
I may now be considering taking each of these buses.

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.