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Games, stay away from art. Please | Polygon
Games, stay away from art. Please | Polygon 5 arguments from Eric Zimmerman on why. Worthwhile and clear-headed.
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Internet-Connected Machines Might Find Their Voices With This Chip
Internet-Connected Machines Might Find Their Voices With This Chip txchnologist: by Michael Keller A future covered with data-beaming sensors just got a little closer. Stanford engineers say they have produced miniscule chips that cost just pennies to make. These silicon-based components can process and relay commands, making them ant-sized…
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One thing that seems poorly understood, or at least under-discussed, is that the character of web services is profoundly shaped by the business model that supports them. In the large majority of cases, web services are “free,” which means they are supported by advertising. They survive by harvesting as much as possible of your time…
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azspot: twitter.com/abigailtracy
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failedprojects: The last couple weeks have seen a frenzy of organized misogynist harassment of female and feminist game producers, critics and commentators by self-identified “gamers.” Women in all fields face constant harassment just for having the audacity to appear online, let alone doing so to critique white supremacist patriarchy, and we do not want to…
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cyberpunk-culture: 1993-2014 domesticated
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notational: ailedubooks: Invent To Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom by Sylvia Libow Martinez (Author), Gary S. Stager This is a great resource for any teacher who wants to create a “maker space” in their classroom or begin to incorporate Maker Space learning into your curriculum. I have taken a workshop with Gary…
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okayafrica: VIDEO:Introducing French Afro-Cuban Twin Sisters Ibeyi & Their Yoruba Doom Soul Ibeyi, made up of Cuban-born, Paris-based twin sisters Naomi and Lisa-Kaindé Díaz, is an electronic doom soul duo who are forging a new spiritual sound with their debut EP Oya. The 19-year-old musicians are XL Recordings‘ newest signees, and their introductory singles “Oya”…
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Slow lane for pixels and bits.
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Today is #InternetSlowdown Day — please share!
mostlysignssomeportents: All across the Internet, websites and services are staging a mass denial of service attack on themselves, to show the world what the world would look like if Big Cable and AT&T solicit bribes to decide which websites you can reach quickly, and which ones are going to go in the Internet slow-lane. Read…