More ‘A Scanner Darkly’ stuff, get dissed by Shakespeare, free comics, geek headgear…

• 1 – CulturePulp 54: The Richard Linklater Interview
  An interview with the director of “A Scanner Darkly”…in comic strip form. Yes.
  (tags: Linklater Darkly Scanner movie Dick Philip interview comic)
• 2 – I’m a fan of NuSapiens…
  The mighty Mac Tonnies takes NuSapiens to task for being a little wonky on the environmental issues.
  (tags: transhumanism warming global environment critique Tonnies Mac remixes evolution human NuSapiens)
• 3 – Shakespearean Insulter
  Get dissed by the Bard in authentic old-school lingo. “Thou clouted weather-bitten flax-wench!” Excellent. Link via Afarensis.
  (tags: quotes language old generator humour literature insults Shakespeare)
• 4 – The SF Site Featured Review: Glasshouse
  SF Site’s Peter Tillman takes on the latest Charles Stross novel.
  (tags: literature scifi sf fiction science Glasshouse Stross Charles review books)
• 5 – The Pong Hat
  Geeks! Prepare for winter ahead of time with this big furry hat, complete with embedded LED display that plays Pong with itself, reacts to music or scrolls 13375p34k at passers-by. Link via MAKEblog.
  (tags: fashion geek hat Pong project microcontroller electronics display LED DIY)
• 6 – Virtual reality puts telepathy to the test
  Intriguing. University of Manchester, eh? Sounds like they’ve been reading Jeff Noon late at night again…
  (tags: science communication environment reality virtual telepathy experiment study objective)
• 7 – The Joy of Sucking
  A new study suggests that failing abysmally at a computer game can be just as enjoyable as PWN1N9 at it. That’s my new excuse, and I’m sticking to it.
  (tags: psychology entertainment enjoyment pleasure success failure skills games computer)
• 8 – High altitude broadband is the platform for the future
  Need to roll out broadband to remote rural areas? Fetch the airships, my man!
  (tags: communications data internet wifi broadband platform altitude high CAPANINA York University)
• 9 – Book review: Looking for Jake
  Niall Harrison gets stuck in to China Mieville’s short story collection. He thought much better of it than I did, it’s safe to say.
  (tags: literature genre fiction science fantasy horror stories short Jake Looking Mieville China review books)
• 10 – Paul Gilster on Spaceflight
  I like it when people I like like other people I like. Meme Therapy interviews Centauri Dreams…it’s a big old blog love-in round these parts, y’know.
  (tags: astronomy exoplanets interview science futurism space spacefilght Gilster Paul)
• 11 – Modern Tales: Professional Webcomics
  Hey! This major-player webcomics site has decided to open up most of its content for free…
  (tags: cartoon model business content free humour online comics webcomics Tales Modern)
• 12 – The Rebirth of Modern Tales
  …and here they explain why they’re doing that. Thanks to MetaFilter for the tip-off.
  (tags: model business content free humour online comics webcomics Tales Modern)
• 13 – sundial_2.74
  “The sun.dial is an internet-based installation project that fosters a sense of shared global space and time.” Of course it is! Time moves faster, art gets weirder. Link via MAKEblog.
  (tags: concept project technology installation art dial sun internet)
• 14 – Movie Review: A Scanner Darkly
  The Memepunks dig into the new Dick adaption. Did you go see the free taster that I linked to the other day? Well, WHY THE HELL NOT?
  (tags: review scifi sf fiction science adaptation movie Dick Philip Darkly Scanner)
• 15 – German Group Blasts DRM Law
  The Germans leverage their consumer power and start hassling against the implementation of draconian DRM systems. Good on them, too.
  (tags: interoperability files media content campaign lobbying complaints consumer DRM Germany)
• 16 – Mastering Google Desktop search
  Tips and tricks for using the controversial and underused Google tool. Must take it for a spin some time.
  (tags: computer efficiency productivity hacks tricks tips search Google desktop)
• 17 – Two Ways to Look at the Future
  Some dude reckons science fiction heads are better equipped to deal with forward thinking about the changes the future will bring. Can’t say I disagree with him.
  (tags: change technology development planning thinking futurismists futurism book Now Long Clock Brand Stewart)
• 18 – HP’s Memory Spot puts video, audio into photos
  Maybe it’s just me, but this really strikes me as a technological step sideways – a bit pointless, a recovering of well-trodden ground. Oh well, it *is* an HP idea.
  (tags: technology RFID document video audio tiny storage device digital Packard Hewlett Spot Memory)
• 19 – Training Attention
  New brain-imaging techniques could teach people to strengthen the parts of the brain that control attention. Hey…hey, wake up, damn it!
  (tags: mind concentration technology science medicine improvement training deficit attention feedback imaging time real fMRI psychology brain human)
• 20 – Plasma bubble could protect astronauts on Mars trip
  How to protect astronauts from radiation exposure in space? Here’s a hint – the solution musn’t be too heavy.
  (tags: technology hydrogen plasma shielding prevention damage radiation astronaut Mars missions interplanetary travel space)

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