Author: Dan Q
Dan Q is a software engineer, a director of a voluntary organisation, a trainee counsellor, a keen geocacher, and an amateur magician. He lives with his partner and her husband in a polyamorous triad, and occasionally finds time to blog.
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Sarah Silverman's powerful response to a sexist troll
Sarah Silverman’s response to a sexist tweet is a much-needed ray of hope (Quartzy) In the brutal, self-centered bash-fest that social media often becomes, a moment of simple kindness and connection stands out. American comedian Sarah Silverman is unapologetically blunt in her fight against misogyny. But Silverman has also made a point of exploring the depths of …
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Historical generals pointing out the toilets: a short thread
Jonathan Healey on Twitter (Twitter) Historical generals pointing out the toilets: a short thread.pic.twitter.com/WYzsnRlszj
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I'm harvesting credit card numbers and passwords from your site. Here's how.
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It’s been a frantic week of security scares — it seems like every day there’s a new vulnerability. It’s been a real struggle for me personally to pretend like I understand what’s going on when asked about it by family … -
What is a "Bag of Choppy"?
dobegood posted to Reddit:
My mum just used the phrase "we'd be in for a bucket of custard." I'm not sure if this is a real phrase or she's having a stroke. Please advise.
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How Fleetwood Mac Makes A Song
How Fleetwood Mac Makes A Song (YouTube) A deconstruction of Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams," off their masterpiece 1977 album, Rumours. Get 10% any purchase here: http://squarespace.com/nerdwriter Support...
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This Video Is 2D And 3D Simultaneously: the Pulfrich Effect
This Video Is 2D And 3D Simultaneously: the Pulfrich Effect (YouTube) Hold on tight, because with a stabilised camera shot and a pair of sunglasses, you're about to see a video that works in both 2D and 3D at the same time. The...
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This Old Tech: Remembering WorldsAway's avatars and virtual experiences
This Old Tech: Remembering WorldsAway's avatars and virtual experiences (PCWorld) The year was 1995, and CompuServe's online service cost $4.95 per hour. Yet thousands of people logged into this virtual world daily.
WorldsAway was born 20 years ago, when Fujitsu Cultural Technologies, a subsidiary of Japanese electronics giant Fujitsu, released this online experiment in multiplayer … -
How I Became A Brony
Dan doesn't describe himself as a brony, but others might: perhaps it's the t-shirts?
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Quantum Weirdness
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HBD Not Dogs Birmingham!
Not Dogs: HBD Not Dogs Birmingham! (blog.notdogs.com) false We cannot believe were a year old this week! It feels like only yesterday we were opening the doors and anxiously standing, hoping that someone would like the look of our new restaurant and come and visit us! Thankfully, you did over 100,000 of you this year! …
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@misterjta, 31 Dec 2017
John Trevor-Allen on Twitter (Twitter) 1997 was the year my family got torn up when my dad was killed. Which became the reason I joined @NightlineAssoc. And @samaritans. And @BritishRedCross, and @3RingsCIC. The reason, basically, I discovered how important it was to be there for people that can't go through it alone.
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Digest for December 2017
Summary
This month, I mocked Ruth in comic form after she slipped on black ice, criticised the popular emoji representation of "juggler", and received a Christmas present from Three Rings' long-time hosting provider, Bytemark.
I shared - among other things - a sarcastic dialogue about the state of Javascript frameworks and the landscape's impenetrability to beginners, … -
Google Maps's Moat
Google Maps’s Moat (Justin O’Beirne) How far ahead of Apple Maps is Google Maps?
Over the past year, we’ve been comparing Google Maps and Apple Maps in New York, San Francisco, and London—but some of the biggest differences are outside of large cities.
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How it feels to learn JavaScript in 2016
How it feels to learn JavaScript in 2016 – Hacker Noon (hackernoon.com)
No JavaScript frameworks were created during the writing of this article.
The following is inspired by the article “It’s the future” from Circle CI. You can read the original here. This piece is just an opinion, and like any JavaScript framework, … -
How Not to Do Brownies
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