Link List 251

Mon, 14 Aug 2017 20:16:56 GMT

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Popular Culture:

• Retailer apologizes after font makes ‘glitter’ appear to read as ‘Hitler’

Nerd Culture:

• Getting Interlisp-D running with Medley on Debian 3.1 – got it, but I cannot handle the GUI.

Science:

• Caterpillars turned into 'exploding zombies' by bug (via) – der Brexit erreicht Raupen.

Software, Hardware:

• Find Instructions Hidden In Your CPU
• Android Samba Client kann nun SMB v3 – schade dass nicht NFS.
• Petition to open source Flash and Shockwave spec (via)
• making self-driving cars read stop signs as speed limit signs "if you don't know why it works then probably there are going to be situations where it fails to work in very surprising ways" – see also
• Harness the Power of Machine Learning in Your Browser with Deeplearn.js – didn't try it, but sounds nice.

WTF:

• Exact Value of pi π (17 - 8√3) – not really worth reading, but funny.
• Bayerische Polizei rüstet jeden Streifenwagen mit iPhones aus

Zeroth World/SciFi becoming Reality:

• Your Own Pacemaker Can Now Testify Against You In Court
• 'TomTato' tomato and potato plant unveiled in UK

Art (Comics etc.):

• Brick House Hoax
• Volcano
• Better Place
• Trump Comic

Quotes:

• The Flat Earth Society… …has members all around the globe.