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Alasdair Watson

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Bookmarks for March 31, 2016

  • Ubuntu on Windows
    Microsoft are going to make a bash prompt easily available within Windows. Dogs are lying down with cats. These are the end times.
    Tags: ubuntu, linux, microsoft, windows
  • The Lost London Tube Map
    A map of places in London that have vanished in time. Pretty awesome.
    Tags: maps, london, tube
Posted on March 31, 2016March 31, 2016 by Alasdair 0

Bookmarks for March 29, 2016

  • My Heroic and Lazy Stand Against IFTTT (Pinboard Blog)
    One of the last links I'll get shipped by IFTTT, because they're being dicks.
    Tags: api, IFTTT, legal, funny
Posted on March 29, 2016 by Alasdair 0

Bookmarks for March 25, 2016

  • Revolutionary Rice
    Short summary on how a genetic tweak to rice could revolutionise agriculture. Still years off, but being seriously worked for now.
    Tags: future, agriculture, genetics, rice
  • Film Freak Central – Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
    A review of Batman vs Superman with a lot to say about the relationship between superheroes and Kaiju. Well worth a read.
Posted on March 25, 2016March 25, 2016 by Alasdair 0

Bookmarks for March 24, 2016

  • transphobic-joke-detection
    Interesting write up how someone engineered their Twitter joke-bot to try and avoid transphobia.
    Tags: programming, bots, transphobia
Posted on March 24, 2016 by Alasdair 0

Bookmarks for March 21, 2016

  • Tarot Cards | Complex Networks
    Tarot for understanding the 21st century.
    Tags: design, tarot, math, complexity
  • 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.
    Tags: science, math, pi, space
Posted on March 21, 2016March 21, 2016 by Alasdair 0

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.
    Tags: art
Posted on March 20, 2016 by Alasdair 0

Bookmarks for March 18, 2016

  • react-calendar-timeline – React Components
    Might be very useful for a thing at work
    Tags: react, timeline
Posted on March 19, 2016 by Alasdair 0

Bookmarks for March 17, 2016

  • No Wool, No Vikings
    Fascinating write up of the role of wool in viking civilisation.
    Tags: history, culture, wool, vikings
Posted on March 18, 2016 by Alasdair 0

Goat Trap

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Alasdair 0

Bookmarks for March 11, 2016

  • Wintergatan – Marble Machine
    Just an absolute musical marvel. Go watch.
    Tags: music, video
Posted on March 12, 2016 by Alasdair 0

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