Punctuation marks, citizen photojournalism, superhero suits, autonomous satellites, open-source AJAX-based SL browser,  more music hackery (including the Alan Wilder interview) …

• 1 - The Origin of Everyday Punctuation Marks.

  Does exactly what it says on the tin.

  (tags: typography semiotics origins history etymology character punctuation)

• 2 - The Execution Channel - Ken MacLeod’s novel is a killer

  Martin McGrath seems pretty impressed by MacLeod’s latest offering.

  (tags: sf scifi fiction science ExecutionChannel KenMacLeod review book)

• 3 - Stock Waves: Citizen Photo Journalists Are Changing the Rules

  “… photographers are finding themselves hard-pressed to delineate the distinction between “professional” and “amateur.” Is it a measure of experience and training? Equipment and technology? Or … market power?”

  (tags: journalism citizen crowdsoucing photojournalism photography stock)

• 4 - Holy Batcapes! The Age Of The Superhero Suit Is Upon Us

  “Crafted from cutting-edge science, its unique molecular structure means that while providing armoured protection against crude concrete and even barbed wire, it remains light enough to allow you to run at high speed.”

  (tags: science suit superhero d3o armour technology military)

• 5 - Lost in space - autonomous robot satellites

  “Two robots hang suspended in space, nose to nose. One reaches out an arm and attends to the other. Fuel is exchanged, a battery replaced; servicing complete, they silently drift apart. This isn’t fiction, the robots are orbiting Earth now.”

  (tags: technology satellite autonomous robots exploration space)

• 6 - Open source web-browser based Second Life client

  “Katharine, which should surprise no one, is a British teenager who built this partly out of “boredom, wanting to talk to people in” Teen Second Life. Nothing like disrupting the entire online world industry just for fun.” No sh*t.

  (tags: innovation client software AJAX browser web opensource metaverse SecondLife)

• 7 - How to Survive a Category and Permalink Overhaul on your Wordpress Blog

  “This short article details the plugins I’ve used to go through the whole task of renovating my category and permalink structure.” Boy, am I glad I started off with the right permalinks.

  (tags: update structure permalinks platform blogging blog wordpress)

• 8 - 55 Essential Articles Every Serious Blogger Should Read

  Does what it says on the tin, natch.

  (tags: writing tutorials resources productivity freelance creativity business blogging articles advice)

• 9 - Interview: Recoil (Alan Wilder)

  Interview with Alan Wilder, formerly of Depeche Mode, now the man behind Recoil.

  (tags: paulgraven subHuman Recoil AlanWilder interview music)

• 10 - Album review: Pelican - City Of Echoes

  (tags: paulgraven CityOfEchoes Pelican review album music)

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