Eric Schmidt: Apple Music’s human curation is ‘elitist’ – Oh, PLEASE. I signed up to the three month Apple Music trial, and I’ve been really surprised how good it is. I mainly stick to the “For You” tab and the playlists it suggests to me, and I’ve discovered a lot more new-to-me music than I ever did on Spotify (or my very limited use of Google Play). I love the fact that the lists are curated by humans. How in the world would an algorithm ever put together That’s so Fetch: Songs for Mean Girls? That title alone is worth a month’s subscription, frankly.
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Lark Sew-Along
Lark Sew-Along: Working with Knits | grainline – Just realised I’ve got the perfect bit of jersey in my stash for this, so I bought the pattern! Time to actually make something with the overlocker.
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The Road Not Taken
Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” Is Our Most Misread Poem – Starting the day with Mario and then poetry, because I’m deep like that.
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30 years, 30 memorable facts about Super Mario Bros.
30 years, 30 memorable facts about Super Mario Bros. | Ars Technica – Man, I loved that game. I could beat it without losing a single life.
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How to light up a tumour
The long read: For decades, brain surgeons have struggled to identify cancerous tissue precisely. Could one of the world’s most deadly scorpions come to their aid?
Source: How to light up a tumour | Alex O’Brien | Science | The Guardian
Fascinating story. And the bit about the little girl Violet just crushed me.
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Pawnee meets Pemberley
Pride and Recreation – This is my new favourite Tumblr EVER.
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The Tsundoku Support Club
Can’t cope with stacks of information? Don’t worry. You’re not failing. You’re just falling into a state of Tsundoku.
Source: The Tsundoku Support Club – Safari Blog
I used to be pretty good about keeping clean Inbox. And then I caved and started using those damn Gmail tabs, and now I’ve got nearly 50 emails in Updates and Promotions that I keep meaning to read. Now I have a name for this feeling. Tsundoku.
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AWShine Hack in progress
I’m mentoring all weekend at AWShine Hack Sydney and I’m having a great time. AWS has managed to attract a really diverse crowd with some fantastic ideas. I can’t wait to see the final presentations this afternoon.
Thank you to Stephen Lead for the great photo (and for hosting us at BlueChilli)!
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tldr; Yoda cheated.
In The Empire Strikes Back, Luke does a one-armed handstand with Yoda balanced on his foot. Using this, I can estimate the mass of Yoda.
Source: I Used Physics to Calculate How Much Yoda Weighs | WIRED
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Nintendo FABRIC?!
THIS IS SO AWESOME. Here’s the full range. I want the original Donkey Kong to make a dress, and I reckon the checkered Mario Kart would make a sweet Hawaiian shirt for the Snook.