Mac Tonnies interviewed, EC doesn’t understand the internet, altruistic rats, South Korea introduces virtual income tax, nanotubes as synthetic muscle …

• 1 - UFOpunk: Mac Tonnies’ Strange Blue World

  Ballardian interviews The Mac. Good stuff.

  (tags: Ballard weird UFO MacTonnies interview blogger author writer sf scifi fiction science)

• 2 - EC wants to suppress internet bomb-making guides

  “Mr Frattini and his EC subordinates appeared to have no plans for dealing with bomb instructions sent via email, browsed over encrypted relays such as Tor, sent by post, or physically transported.” Or on library shelves, for that matter. Idiots.

  (tags: idiocy counterterrorism kneejerk reactionary shortsighted suppression web censorship Commision European EC)

• 3 - Altruistic Rats: First Evidence For Generalized Reciprocal Cooperation In Non-humans

  “… rats who received help in the past were more likely to help another unknown partner.” There’s a joke in there somewhere.

  (tags: rats reciprocal cooperation altruism psychology behaviour animal)

• 4 - 10 Essential Habits for Freelance Workers

  Does what it says on the tin.

  (tags: copywriting tips business habits career freelance)

• 5 - How to Find and Target Long Tail Keywords for More Search Engine Traffic

  Does what it says on the tin. Good list of tips and tools.

  (tags: marketing keywords longtail SEO blogging)

• 6 - One Of The Only Certainties In Life: South Korea To Tax Virtual Assets

  “The Korean National Tax Service has announced they will be tacking on value added tax (VAT) to real-money transactions (RMT) in virtual worlds beginning 1 July.” Yeah, good luck policing that.

  (tags: VAT SouthKorea tax finance money business world synthetic metaverse)

• 7 - Carbon Nanotubes Hold Potential For Synthetic Tissue, Muscles

  “When paired with the strong electrical conductivity of carbon nanotubes, this ability to endure wear and tear, or fatigue, suggests the materials could be used to create structures that mimic artificial muscles or interesting electro-mechanical systems..

  (tags: technology muscle synthetic electromechanical endurance fatigue materials nanotubes carbon)

• 8 - Hormones affect men’s sense of fair play

  “A new study shows that men with high levels of testosterone are more likely to turn down low offers, even if they stand to gain money by accepting them.” Confirms a theory I’ve held since secondary school.

  (tags: game ultimatum low testosterone hormones biology psychology behaviour human)

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