Cory Doctorow at 3:00 pm Sun, Nov 3, 2013 •
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Hugh Spencer sez, "The stories they didn't want back in print are still not in print -- but you can read them anyway! My tales of living software, psychological censorship, trans-human dating and childcare responsibilities are available via download in The Collected Progressive Apparatus."
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Cory Doctorow at 11:49 am Sun, Nov 3, 2013 •
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These two young fellows are brothers from Palo Alto who've set out to produce a series of videos explaining the technical ideas in my novel Little Brother, and their first installment, explaining Bayes's Theorem, is a very promising start. I'm honored -- and delighted!
Technology behind "Little Brother" - Jamming with Bayes Rule
Cory Doctorow at 10:06 am Sun, Nov 3, 2013 •
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Apmeehan's chiptunes remix of Talking Heads's "This Must Be the Place" escaped from the continuum where there was an NES Stop Making Sense cartridge, and in that reality, I totally got the high score.
Talking Heads - This Must Be the Place (8-bit Nintendo Version)
(via Wil Wheaton)
Xeni Jardin at 9:05 am Sun, Nov 3, 2013 •
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Today, November 3 2013, is the first-ever
YouTube Music Awards, and
they'll be streamed live from Pier 36 in New York City at 6 p.m. EST. The live stream is embedded below in this blog post.
I was invited to nominate ten of the most innovative music videos of 2013. Two of my favorites made the final cut and are up for votes: "Endless Fantasy" by chiptune hackers Anamanaguchi, above [vote for it here] was one.
The other, "Ingenue" by the Thom Yorke-led global glitch-funk band Atoms for Peace, below.
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Cory Doctorow at 8:45 am Sun, Nov 3, 2013 •
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One year ago today
Energy emergency: Sandy profiteers sell gas, generators at predatory prices on post-apocalypse Craigslist: Gas sales I've found on Craigslist range from $5 to $20 a gallon, but there are probably ads at higher prices. My favorite was the 55-gallon drum of gas for a thousand bucks. Unleaded! Cash only, folks.
Five years ago today
Coop's photos of Mexico: Our pal Coop is in the La Carrera Panamericana 2008 car race, and has been taking wonderful photos along the way.
Ten years ago today
EFF sues Diebold! EFF is suing Diebold on behalf of the Online Policy Group, who are being threatened with a bogus copyright action in retaliation for linking to a website that describes the technical failings of Diebold's voting machines.
Xeni Jardin at 8:23 am Sun, Nov 3, 2013 •
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Cory Doctorow at 6:03 am Sun, Nov 3, 2013 •
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This autumn, Drawn and Quarterly released Co-Mix: A Retrospective of Comics, Graphics, and Scraps, a retrospective of the work of Pulitizer-winning comics creator Art "Maus" Spiegelman.
On November 8, New York's Jewish Museum will debut a show based on the book, featuring many of the original pieces collected in its pages. The show will run until March 23, and Spiegelman will give a presentation at the museum on December 5.
The nice folks at Drawn and Quartlerly have supplied us with some of J Hoberman's fascinating critical essay on Spiegelman, which is part of the show and the book; as well as material on Spiegelman's work for Topps (Garbage Pail Kids, etc), and his work on breakdowns. You can see it all after the jump.
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Cory Doctorow at 5:42 am Sun, Nov 3, 2013 •
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The Walking Dead Survival Edition Risk is a pretty clever adaptation of the traditional Risk game; in addition to changing the board map to the American south, the game adds some pretty serious additional difficulty in the form of a zombie horde that spawns at the start of each turn. The pieces aren't as cool as Walking Dead Monopoly, but on the plus side, you don't have to play Monopoly.
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Cory Doctorow at 8:11 pm Sat, Nov 2, 2013 •
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Russo-kawaii overload: a tiny, cartoon-perfect mousie-wousie struggles heroically with a comically oversized biscuit. Spoiler alert: the mouse gets the biscuit in the end.
Мышь vs. Печенька
(via Kottke)
Cory Doctorow at 6:07 pm Sat, Nov 2, 2013 •
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Allison Schrager proposes that America should end Daylight Savings and consolidate its timezones into just two -- the Eastern zone goes back, Central/Mountain do nothing, and Pacific goes forward. She makes a persuasive argument that the nation already conducts its business on coastal time, and cites the safety and coordination costs of losing sleep, de-synchronizing with the rest of the world, and generally suffering from confusion and disorientation from a system designed in 1883.
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Cory Doctorow at 4:41 pm Sat, Nov 2, 2013 •
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Jeff Baham writes, "DoomBuggies.com, a tribute to Disney's Haunted Mansion attractions, has commemorated its 16th anniversary with the launch of an audio podcast called 'The DoomBuggies Spook Show' (MP3/Subscribe). The podcast promises interviews with Disney legends and luminaries, Haunted Mansion history, news, and features on other haunted attractions and related events. The first episode features the history of Imagineer Rolly Crump's 'Museum of the Weird,' a proposed eerie Disneyland attraction that was never developed, and Marvel Comics' attempts to resurrect the Museum of the Weird as a new comic series and franchise."
DoomBuggies Ep. 1: Seekers of the Weird
(Thanks, Jeff!)
Cory Doctorow at 4:00 pm Sat, Nov 2, 2013 •
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Hope sez, "My husband, Jeff, and I decided to combine our love of Edward Gorey's Gashlycrumb Tinies and our son Dash to make a Dashlycrumb Tiny for Halloween. Jeff designed the tombstone detailing Dash's untimely demise...Thought it would be fun to share!"
My son Dash’s Halloween costume as a “Dashlycrumb Tiny”
Cory Doctorow at 3:01 pm Sat, Nov 2, 2013 •
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Jesselyn Radack is a civil liberties attorney with the Government Accountability Project who has been in contact with Edward Snowden. In an ABC News interview, she reported that other NSA insiders have been inspired by Snowden's bravery and sacrifice and have come forward with further revelations about the organization's excess, criminality and lawlessness. She says that the Obama administration's war on whistleblowers has backfired, squandering the administration's credibility with its own operatives and inspiring them to speak out.
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Xeni Jardin at 2:30 pm Sat, Nov 2, 2013 •
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Google+ users, we’re going to start pushing out regular posts to G (finally!). Add us to your circles: plus.google.com/+BoingBoing.
Cory Doctorow at 11:54 am Sat, Nov 2, 2013 •
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One year ago today
Friday puzzle: Four Men in Hats: A fine puzzle from Mycoted.
Five years ago today
White Supremacists for Obama, Black Separatists for McCain, Janis Ian For The End of The World:
Ten years ago today
Mieville on Tolkien: There's a lot to dislike - his cod-Wagnerian pomposity, his boys-own-adventure glorying in war, his small-minded and reactionary love for hierarchical status-quos, his belief in absolute morality that blurs moral and political complexity.
