Saturday, 24. December 12016
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The movie that doesn’t exist and the Redditors who think it does.

Over the years, hundreds of people online have shared memories of a cheesy Nineties movie called “Shazaam”. There is no evidence that such a film was ever made. What does this tell us about the quirks of collective memory?

Why time management is ruining our lives.

The book missed its publication date. Fans started asking questions. Then, after two more years, Mann published a self-lacerating essay in which he abruptly announced that he was jettisoning the project. It was the 3,000-word howl of a man who had suddenly grasped the irony of missing morning after morning with his three-year-old daughter because he was “typing bullshit that I hoped would please my book editor” about how to use time well.

Source: i.guim.co.uk

Big game hunter, legendary French Riviera partier, and a quintessential WASP—Gertrude Sanford was also a vital U.S. spy who managed to outmaneuver the Nazis after being captured.

The Phenomenon of ‘Bud Sex’ Between Straight Rural Men.

The Eathopians*: Ding Dong Bell.

* Sorry for the several misspellings.

Thursday, 22. December 12016
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If the first page of The Martian was written in different type systems.

People don't hate on old skool static typing because typing types is hard. They hate on it because it's annoying to read.

AnyPixel.js is an open-source software and hardware library that makes it possible to use the web to create big, unusual, interactive displays out of all kinds of things. Anyone can fork the code and the schematics to create their own display at any scale.

Charting All the Beer Styles.

The Beer Judge Certification Program lists 100 styles of beer. Here’s a chart for all of them.

Generative Art.

Dirty Tricks From The Dark Corners Of Front-End.

Do you love the object tag, too? How do you feel about responsive image maps? Have you ever tried to work around complex tables, nasty carousels, endless country selectors and complex user interfaces? Well, let’s bring it on!