linkspam's forearms are complaining
Huh. Did we know Matt Ruff has a new novel out? I did not. And it's a wacky alternate-universe novel with lots of politics in it. I have to say, Ruff may be hard to pin down, but he's never repeated himself.
Did you know A Wrinkle in Time is 50 years old this year? That blue cover is the edition I originally read, when I was in 5th grade.
The London Review of Books reviews an academic history of Scientology.
Flavorwire has pictures of the world's prettiest bookstores. (H/T Atlantic Wire)
Some of y'all might already have seen this, but: Amazon's plagiarism problem (where people steal stories from Literotica or other archives and sell them as ebooks on Amazon). The odd thing, as one of the interviewees noted, is that the buyers are people internet-savvy enough to purchase ebooks, but not savvy enough to realize the original texts are available for free.
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Very cute: four-maned wolf pups at the National Zoo. And here's some twin lion cubs, so cute!
Brain Pickings has a cool post on the history of urban illumination.
This is the centenary of the birth of Raoul Wallenberg, who saved so many lives during WWII and then disappeared into the Soviet Gulag. The Economist has an appreciation.
Here is an awesome story about the importance of early science education, and creativity.
If you decide that Google's new privacy protocols (or lack thereof) are the final straw, FastCompany has a step-by-step guide to get your data back.
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Oh, Sandy, I'm sorry it took so long...
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Man, I climbed hard tonight. Ouch.
You know, the sound of a GSD eviscerating a fuzzy toy is a bit disconcerting...
Crossposted from DW, where there are
comments; comment here or there.
Did you know A Wrinkle in Time is 50 years old this year? That blue cover is the edition I originally read, when I was in 5th grade.
The London Review of Books reviews an academic history of Scientology.
Flavorwire has pictures of the world's prettiest bookstores. (H/T Atlantic Wire)
Some of y'all might already have seen this, but: Amazon's plagiarism problem (where people steal stories from Literotica or other archives and sell them as ebooks on Amazon). The odd thing, as one of the interviewees noted, is that the buyers are people internet-savvy enough to purchase ebooks, but not savvy enough to realize the original texts are available for free.
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Very cute: four-maned wolf pups at the National Zoo. And here's some twin lion cubs, so cute!
Brain Pickings has a cool post on the history of urban illumination.
This is the centenary of the birth of Raoul Wallenberg, who saved so many lives during WWII and then disappeared into the Soviet Gulag. The Economist has an appreciation.
Here is an awesome story about the importance of early science education, and creativity.
If you decide that Google's new privacy protocols (or lack thereof) are the final straw, FastCompany has a step-by-step guide to get your data back.
*
Oh, Sandy, I'm sorry it took so long...
*
Man, I climbed hard tonight. Ouch.
You know, the sound of a GSD eviscerating a fuzzy toy is a bit disconcerting...
Crossposted from DW, where there are
comments; comment here or there.