Copywriting and coding stuff; homo ludens ludens; digital publishing manifesto part 1; the Naked Generation; defining the Singularity …

• 1 – Google Doctype – Google Code
  “Google Doctype is an open encyclopedia and reference library. Written by web developers, for web developers. It includes articles on web security, JavaScript DOM manipulation, CSS tips and tricks, and more.” Nice!
  (tags: javascript webdev tutorial standards resource programming HTML CSS encyclopaedia reference code)
• 2 – thedigitalist.net » A book publisher’s manifesto for the 21st century
  “Over the next few days I am going to blog a piece I have written for a US-based library journal, Library Trends, on how traditional publishers need to position themselves in the changing media flows of a networked era.” Good.
  (tags: content ebooks trends reading future fandom crowdsourcing books digital publishing)
• 3 – The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy – IEP
  Does what it says on the tin.
  (tags: online reference encyclopaedia Philosophy)
• 4 – Boltzmann’s Anthropic Brain
  As linked to by Charlie Stross … saving this one for a rainy day when my brain needs a workout. Entropy, astrophysics, existentialism, all that good shizzle.
  (tags: principle anthropic entropy science physics thermodynamics Boltzmann)
• 5 – The Naked Generation | Twitter, Facebook and cultural reaction to transparency
  “Anonymity is one of the pillars of online communication. The ability to become someone else, mask some part of yourself, or lurk in the shadows increases paths to participation. The dark side of anonymity is irresponsibility …”
  (tags: anonymity privacy futurism culture transparency internet networks social web2.0 panopticon participatory)
• 6 – How to Pitch & Win Your Dream Copywriting Clients (or, Life’s Too Short to Work With Boring Clients)
  “Lumpy mailers have gotten a bad rap; some feel they’re misleading [...] but in this case, we’re delivering something of value (even if it’s just fun), and I’ve never once heard a complaint.”
  (tags: promotion lumpy-mailer pitch cold marketing freelance copywriting)
• 7 – Extending the Gedit Text Editor with Plugins | Tombuntu
  “GNOME’s default text editor, Gedit, includes a powerful plugin system similar to Firefox’s. There are useful plugins available for both programmers and regular users.”
  (tags: plugins extension editor Gnome Linux gedit)
• 8 – The Singularity is not what you think
  “The Singularity, therefore, describes a futurological problem — a blind-spot in our predictive thinking. That’s it. There’s no more to it than that. Anything beyond this strict and limited definition is a discussion of something else …”
  (tags: transhumanism futurism definition philosophy thinking singularity)
• 9 – Homo Ludens Ludens – A conversation with curator Daphne Dragona
  “Together with Erich Berger and Laura Baigorri, Daphne Dragona curated Homo Ludens Ludens, an exhibition about play in contemporary culture and society …”
  (tags: gaming global society culture contemporary games play exhibition art)
• 10 – How to Supercharge Your Content With Concrete Details
  “… one of the strongest ways to create visual impact in your copy is to use a color word. This almost forces your reader to paint a mental picture, which anchors your idea in his consciousness.”
  (tags: tips detail writing persuasion marketing copywriting)
• 11 – Entertainment Industry Leaned On Los Angeles Politicos to Declare Piracy a ‘Public Nuisance’
  “… the so-called nuisance abatement ordinance was based, in part, on exaggerated piracy figures provided by the entertainment industry, which also gave the measure’s key political backer thousands of dollars in campaign contributions …”
  (tags: LosAngeles politics ordinance lobbying industry music film Hollywood piracy)
• 12 – Here’s How America Looks to the World
  “Fear, in other words, is a tax, and al-Qaeda and its ilk have done better at extracting it from Americans than the Internal Revenue Service.” Using the US Gov’t as an intermediary, natch.
  (tags: ideology tourism privacy security economics politics fear terrorism)