Archive for September, 2013

Emmys 2013: A big day for House of Cards and Game of Thrones as voters struggle with the quality glut

Monday, September 2nd, 2013

http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-watching/emmys-2013-a-big-day-for-house-of-cards-and-game-of-thrones-as-voters-struggle-with-the-quality-glut

‘Lifelogging’ camera shrugs off privacy to seize the moment

Monday, September 2nd, 2013

http://phys.org/news/2013-09-lifelogging-camera-privacy-seize-moment.html

Gus, New York’s Most Famous Polar Bear, Dies at 27 – NYTimes.com

Sunday, September 1st, 2013

Gus, New York’s Most Famous Polar Bear, Dies: A neurotic animal who calmed millions of #zoo goers nyti.ms/15iZGm3 MT @Steven_Strauss
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/08/29/nyregion/gus-new-yorks-most-famous-polar-bear-dies-at-27.html

Squirrel Power! – NYTimes.com

Sunday, September 1st, 2013

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/01/opinion/sunday/squirrel-power.html?smid=tw-share

When the next Ernest Hemingway dies, who will own his Facebook account? – Quartz

Sunday, September 1st, 2013

Interesting to think about data ownership in relation to online stuff & biological data

When the next Ernest Hemingway dies, who will own his Facebook account? His estate? Perhaps, but…
When the next Ernest Hemingway dies, who will own his Facebook account: Tricky data-ownership issues http://qz.com/113576 MT @ValerieRind

by Simone Foxman

The next Ernest Hemingway might not craft his masterpiece online. He might still publish some futuristic form of a book, and his works will be printed in…

http://qz.com/113576/when-the-next-ernest-hemingway-dies-who-will-own-his-facebook-account-2/

A Data Broker Offers a Peek Behind the Curtain – NYTimes.com

Sunday, September 1st, 2013

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/01/business/a-data-broker-offers-a-peek-behind-the-curtain.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0

How to Disarm a Nasty Co-Worker: Use a Smile – WSJ.com

Sunday, September 1st, 2013

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324906304579038922066369060.html?mod=e2tw

The perils of sitting down: Standing orders | The Economist

Sunday, September 1st, 2013

http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21583239-real-science-lies-behind-fad-standing-up-work-standing-orders

Influenza: Damned if you don’t | The Economist

Sunday, September 1st, 2013

http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21583236-how-do-research-makes-flu-viruses-more-dangerous-damned-if-you-dont

VIDEO: ‘SNL’ Tries On Google Glass : All Tech Considered : NPR

Sunday, September 1st, 2013

http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2013/05/06/181623462/video-snl-tries-on-google-glass