Nice autumn colours still left in the countryside surrounding ClientCo. Still, no time for that when there's the rest of the Internet waiting to be read:
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- Charles Manson Today: The Final Confessions of a Psychopath - "In California's San Joaquin Valley, about halfway between Bakersfield and Fresno, on the outskirts of the fly-infested, windblown, stink-soaked, dry-mouth town of Corcoran, sits the squat, sprawling expanse of Corcoran State Prison, where Charlie Manson is serving out the rest of a life sentence for his part in the peace-and-love-era-ending Tate-LaBianca slayings of 1969. He has just entered the visiting room." Erik Hedegard meets the notorious psychopath.
- The Telegraph Pole Appreciation Society - "This is not the site to visit for technical information pertaining to telegraph poles. You'll find nothing about 10KVa transformers, digital telephone networking or even so much as a single volt. This is a website celebrating the glorious everyday mundanitude of these simple silent sentinels the world over." Fair enough
- Imagining the Post-Antibiotics Future - "After 85 years, antibiotics are growing impotent. So what will medicine, agriculture and everyday life look like if we lose these drugs entirely?" Maryn McKenna contemplates an unpleasant future.
- Today I Found Out - HT to northernladuk for this one: "From our experience, most such websites have just as many myths or misleading information presented as facts as they do actual facts. Today I Found Out‘s goal is to raise the bar on that significantly, providing a site where you know everything on it has been highly researched by amazingly well credentialed authors."
- Blade Runner animated as 12,000 hand-painted watercolor paintings - "The absolutely stunning work of Swedish artist Anders Ramsell, who painted each frame as a 1.5 x 3cm work of art... The end result runs about 30 minutes, which is exactly how long Blade Runner should be."
- Greta And The President - Allison Anders bought Greta Garbo's record collection at auction, and blogs about the things she finds in there. Last Friday, the 50th anniversary of JFK's assassination, she made an astonishing discovery.
- KKK Member Walks up to Black Musician in Bar - but It’s Not a Joke, and What Happens Next Will Astound You - "Daryl Davis is no ordinary musician. He’s played with President Clinton and tours the country playing “burnin’ boogie woogie piano” and sharing musical stylings inspired by greats like Fats Domino, Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis. He’s a highly respected and electrifying performer who is currently an integral member of The Legendary Blues Band (formerly known as the Muddy Waters Band,) and he rocks the stage all over the nation... Davis’ travels, of course, have always afforded him the opportunity to meet a huge range of diverse people, but perhaps nothing could have prepared him for the moment that would change his life."
- How to become a Graphics Programmer in the games industry - I wish we'd had the Internet when I was getting into the games industry in the Eighties. We had to go to libraries and bookshops, and disassemble code, and work stuff out ourselves; but Oliver Frankze's advice and the resources he links to will give you a major head start if you fancy a Plan B that involves graphics.
- One Woman's Dangerous War Against the Most Hated Man on the Internet - Charlotte Laws tells the story of her legal battle against revenge porn bastard Hunter Moore: "I felt like Will Smith in "Enemy of the State." I was being hunted, harassed and stalked by criminals with technological expertise. I had been thrust into an unexpected war. I felt exposed, vulnerable and alone on the front line. I had awoken a hideous network of villains and saboteurs, who were in pursuit of me, hoping to ruin my life. I had received creepy emails, backlash on Twitter and three death threats. My computer had been bombarded with viruses, and a technician had advised me to buy all new equipment because the malware was tough to remove... "
- In Tune With Fun - Great little comic about the social and educational benefits of playing the accordion
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