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Year: 2018

  • Image representing post: Rise Of The Mesopredator

    Rise Of The Mesopredator

    Rise Of The Mesopredator (youtu.be)

    MinuteEarth (ft. ScienceWithTom)

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    • Repost
    • posted 18 June, 2018
  • How analog TV worked

    How analog TV worked (datagenetics.com)
    Today, just about all monitors and screens are digital (typically using an LCD or Plasma technology), but a decade or two ago, computer displays were based on the analog technology inherited from TV sets.
    These analog displays were constructed around Cathode Rays Tubes (commonly referred to as CRTs). …

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    • posted 15 June, 2018
  • David Bowie on Zen Pencils

    205. DAVID BOWIE: Go a little further

    ZEN PENCILS » 205. DAVID BOWIE: Go a little further (zenpencils.com) Zen Pencils
    If you don't follow Zen Pencils already, here's a great diving-in place.

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    • Repost
    • posted 14 June, 2018
  • Will attend GC7QN1Z Yorkshire 2018 Roadshow - Oxfordshire

    This checkin to GC7QN1Z Yorkshire 2018 Roadshow - Oxfordshire reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Fantastic idea. My little geotribe and I are just down the road and I think we're free, so I'll hope to see you there.

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    • to GC7QN1Z
    • posted 14 June, 2018
  • AMPstinction

    AMPstinction (adactio.com) I’ve come to believe that the goal of any good framework should be to make itself unnecessary. Brian said it explicitly of his PhoneGap project: The ultimate purpose of PhoneGap is to cease to exist. That makes total sense, especially if your code is a polyfill—those solutions are temporary by d... ...

    When Google …

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    • posted 13 June, 2018
  • Taking Stock, Fraud

    Taking Stock, Fraud Article (Inc.com) Nowadays, fraudulent online stock-trading schemes are common. But even before the first electric telegraph, two bankers committed the equivalent of modern-day Internet stock fraud. Nowadays, fraudulent online stock-trading schemes are common. But even before the first electric telegraph, two bankers committed the equivalent of modern-day Internet stock fraud.

    ...

    Gerard J. …

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    • Repost
    • posted 13 June, 2018
  • Performed maintenance for GC1G4E3 Kinkering Congs Their Titles Take

    This checkin to GC1G4E3 Kinkering Congs Their Titles Take reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Over the course of two visits I've removed all of the remnants (or what I could find of them) of the previous cache container and replaced it with a new one.

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    • Checkin
    • to GC1G4E3
    • posted 13 June, 2018
  • Extract of Three's Company by Natalie Dupille, as republished on Oh Joy Sex Toy

    Three's Company by Natalie Dupille

    Three's Company by Natalie Dupille (Oh Joy Sex Toy) Erika and I did a long weekend in the woods as part of a victory lap/recovery from the Kickstarter. SO GOOD, and SO NEEDED. It's with great thanks that I share this wonderful comic from Natalie on her non-monogamous life. I hope you all like this …

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    • posted 12 June, 2018
  • Totally-Compatible-Planet adventures

    http://www.oglaf.com/compatible-planet/ (oglaf.com)

    Oglaf

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    • posted 12 June, 2018
  • Masterclass

    masterclass (oglaf.com)

    Oglaf
    I definitely didn't read this comic well-enough on the first pass, because I failed to spot the same thing that the King did...

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    • posted 11 June, 2018
  • Community characters in Monkey Island-style/minipops pixel art

    https://i.pinimg.com/564x/7e/4f/6c/7e4f6c029f3cad4c9aa685874c36a3f0--community-series-monkey-island.jpg (i.pinimg.com)

    found on Pinterest

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    • posted 11 June, 2018
  • Bond, Thanos, Palpatine, Thespis

    The Poetics of Empire

    The Poetics of Empire (Lewton Bus) Pop quiz: In your typical James Bond movie, who is the protagonist? Seems like a strange, obvious question, right? It’s obviously Bond. He’s the hero. He’s played by the top-billed actor. The franchise is basically named after him. So, clearly, Bond is the protagonist. Right? Put a pin in …

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    • posted 11 June, 2018
  • Daft Lego

    YouTube (youtube.com)

    TECHNICally Possible (YouTube)
    You've seen Daft Punk music videos before. You've seen remixes of Daft Punk music videos before. You've seen Lego remixes of Daft Punk music videos before. But you haven't seen anything like this before (unless you've seen this before).

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    • posted 11 June, 2018
  • Orkambi Protests, 22nd June 2018, Belfast and London

    Orkambi Protests, 22nd June 2018, Belfast and London (Little Fierce One) www.youtube.com/watch This video was made to raise awareness about the campaign to make a life saving cystic fibrosis medicine available on the NHS. Please share far and wide and go to a protest in… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVCZqWu5_Lk

    This video was made to raise awareness about the campaign …

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    • posted 11 June, 2018
  • Posted a note for GC1G4E3 Kinkering Congs Their Titles Take

    This checkin to GC1G4E3 Kinkering Congs Their Titles Take reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Kinkering Congs Their Titles Take was transferred from Stemonitis to user Dan Q

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    • Checkin
    • to GC1G4E3
    • posted 10 June, 2018

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