Bandstands: The industry built on Victorian social engineering - BBC News
As a resident of Brighton—home to the most beautiful of bandstands—this bit of background to their history is fascinating.
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Paperclip Maximizer
Play the part of an AI pursuing its goal without care for existential threats. This turns out to be ludicrously addictive. I don’t want to tell you how long I spent playing this.
Keep your eye on the prize: remember that money (and superintelligence) is just a means to an end …and that end is making more paperclips.
Party Discipline | Tor.com
There are some delightfully dark touches to this Cory Doctorow coming-of-age near-future short story of high school students seizing the means of production.
YouTube - Why I LOVE My 3D Printer
This may be one of the best pecha kuch— I mean, Ignite presentations I’ve ever seen.
Apple - Environment - Life Cycle Impact
A detailed document from Apple on their products' total carbon footprint.