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Quick Links for September 2015

September 30
The evolution of a software engineer
September 29
Becoming Rihanna; @choitotheworld deftly profiles Rihanna w/o actually ever talking to her
Twitter plans to exceed 140-char limit. My advice: don't make it a "new product", bake it into Twitter proper.
The MacArthur Foundation announces their 2015 "genius" fellows, including @tanehisicoates
September 28
A short history of eye chart typography
In a reversal, Shell abandons offshore oil exploration in the Alaska Arctic
"Major science finding" about Mars to be announced by NASA today; press conf starts at 11:30 ET
September 24
Lovely Yogi Berra remembrance by Roger Angell, one of the last few working sportswriters who saw Berra play IRL
The New York Pizza Project, a book documenting last authentic pizzerias through photos and interviews
Cristiano Ronaldo 2.0
September 23
The lyrics to the Happy Birthday song are finally in the public domain
Researchers: lines are more efficient under a "last come, first served" system than a "first come, first served" one
September 22
A grandmaster analyzes the moves in chess games featured in seven movies
Cheat sheet: What You Need to Know to Be Culturally Literate in 2016
September 21
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has co-authored a novel about Sherlock's brother, Mycroft Holmes
Re: ad blockers: 29th St. Publishing wants to find a solution that benefits both readers and publishers
NPR has posted a cast recording of the music from the blockbuster play, Hamilton
September 18
A literary detective story about the self, the Jesuits, Buddhism, David Hume, and philosophy
In Defense of Hufflepuff; I would have totally been sorted into Hufflepuff
Chef René Redzepi will close Noma in 2016 & reopen it as part of an urban farm
Frontline exclusive: 87 deceased NFL players test positive for CTE brain disease
Summer movies 2015: what worked and what didn't
September 17
Jimmy Carter watched over 400 movies during his time in the White House
Serving classic Brooklyn cuisine in 2081; "you can't pay with paper like people used to, because of the blockchain"
I AM OLD AND I AM A NOBODY AND I LOVE WHAT I DO
Tinybop has another new app out, about the geology of the Earth
September 16
An explanation of Amazon's web services in plain English
Mule is rereleasing their Welcome Squid Overlords shirt in memory of Dr. Oliver Sacks
First We Feast profiles restaurateur Gabe Stulman, owner of Joseph Leonard, Perla, Fedora, Bar Sardine, etc.
Kit Harington: Jon Snow will be in future seasons of HBO's Game of Thrones
Esquire has put every single article they've ever published online at Esquire Classic
Teen takes homemade clock to school, teachers think it's a bomb because his name is Ahmed Mohamed & call police
September 15
The Black Family in the Age of Mass Incarceration by @tanehisicoates
A concise, jargon-free guide to Buddhist meditation and how to start practicing
A concise, jargon-free guide to Buddhist meditation and how to start doing practicing
The top 10 algorithms of the 20th century
September 14
"Crisis actor" conspiracies in the wake of mass shootings are particularly abundant and particularly nasty
A two-year NYT fellowship for early-career journalists covering media, technology, and culture, named for David Carr
September 12
A new MIT/Boston U legal clinic for students whose tech projects or activism bump them against the law
"In Training" = a new crowdfunded photo book of bonsai masterpieces
As an interjection, "so" can mean "therefore," "next," or "here is the backstory"
Professional lightsaber training in Singapore
September 4
"I don't think people speak in semicolons."
I had no idea you could make a challenging game out of tic-tac-toe
From the NY Review of Books, one of Oliver Sacks' last published pieces, on the unusual effects of a brain surgery
Most mammals take 21 seconds to pee, regardless of size
"Making something with your own two hands is a super power."
September 3
Haven't cried on the subway lately? Here are seven of the most moving podcasts ever recorded.
Noticing is a new blog by Radiolab's Robert Krulwich and Aatish Bhatia
September 2
Science isn't broken, it's just a hell of a lot harder than we give it credit for
September 1
Millennial formal table setting includes spots for "episode of mad men on laptop" and "other beer"
The mystery of why it's impossible to pull apart interleaved phone books; hint: it's like a Chinese finger puzzle
Amazon Prime members can now download TV shows & movies for offline viewing
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