How a comment on HackerNews lead to 4 ½ new Unicode characters.
The history of all the languages which almost became CSS.
I can.
Human Or Machine: Can You Tell Who Wrote These Poems?
“When information wants to get from the source to the people who want the info, even if ‘real’ journalists don’t pick it up, the people will find a way.”
The Weird World Of Expensive Wine.
Isn’t this all bullshit? A study has shown that tasters can’t even really tell the difference between a glass of red and a glass of white. Another study has shown that people don’t do better than a coin flip in guessing whether a wine is cheap or expensive. Another study has shown that people, unaware of a wine’s price, might actually enjoy more expensive wines less.
I, Snowbot.
Edward Snowden’s Strangely Free Life – As a Robot.
Looking at you, John Oliver.
Also: stop using the word “frantically”.
刺猬HEDGEHOG – Surf With Shark 和鲨鱼一起冲浪 (via OZY).
“(…) the more strongly you privilege loyalty, obedience and purity — as opposed to values such as care and fairness — the more likely you are to blame the victim.”