From the Curious Corner of the Internet.. #36: Cities, eggs and islands
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** The Curious Corner #36
Hi there! Another month, another list! Thanks for being a subscriber. On the 14th of November I will do a live session of the Curious Corner at the Permanent Beta day. You can still signup here (http://www.meetup.com/PermanentBeta/events/232219842/) ! If you like the the Curious Corner, please help us further along by sharing this newsletter (it’s as easy as one click! I know you want this!): http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=|URL:ARCHIVE_LINK_SHORT| Share (http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=|URL:ARCHIVE_LINK_SHORT|) http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=|URL:MC_SUBJECT|: |URL:ARCHIVE_LINK_SHORT| Tweet (http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=|URL:MC_SUBJECT|: |URL:ARCHIVE_LINK_SHORT|) http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?url=|URL:ARCHIVE_LINK_SHORT|&mini=true&title=|URL:MC_SUBJECT| Share (http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?url=|URL:ARCHIVE_LINK_SHORT|&mini=true&title=|URL:MC_SUBJECT|) https://plus.google.com/share?url=|URL:ARCHIVE_LINK_SHORT| +1 (https://plus.google.com/share?url=|URL:ARCHIVE_LINK_SHORT|) |FORWARD| Forward to Friend (|FORWARD|) * I stumbled upon this jeweller in Florence (http:///www.alessandrodari.com/en) … His bigger artworks are amazing! * Think (http:///thinkofacity.tumblr.com/) of a city. * Mathekniticians (https:///www.theguardian.com/science/alexs-adventures-in-numberland/2016/oct/03/meet-the-mathekniticians-and-their-amazing-woolly-maths-creations?utm_content=buffer24b1d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer) are amazing creators. * Lets play a cult village management simulator (http:///www.kitfoxgames.com/shrouded-isle/) . * I used to be a human being (http:///nymag.com/selectall/2016/09/andrew-sullivan-technology-almost-killed-me.html) . * In the 18th century, to carry an umbrella (http:///www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-public-shaming-of-englands-first-umbrella-user) when it rained was to incur public ridicule. * Ever wonder how mazes are made? Here are some algorithms (http:///www.gamasutra.com/blogs/HermanTulleken/20161005/282629/Algorithms_for_making_more_interesting_mazes.php) . * It’s wrong. Yet, somehow, it’s also incredibly right. It should not work. Yet, somehow, it does. What you get for 50 dollars (https:///medium.com/@keyboardio/what-50-buys-you-at-huaqiangbei-the-worlds-most-fascinating-electronics-market-f0384d9fca32#.yo0qvqcwg) in Shenzen. * Adding books to an empty library? Here’s a short movie (https:///www.nypl.org/blog/2016/10/05/rose-main-reading-room-reopens) how it feels. * The atlas of early printing (https:///atlas.lib.uiowa.edu/) .
http://www.onlysp.com/check-out-this-beautiful-teaser-trailer-for-lost-ember/ * The pyramid (http:///fusion.net/interactive/361728/north-dakota-pyramid-on-the-prairie/) at the end of the world. * The tricky thing (https:///www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-it-took-so-long-to-inv/) about the wheel… * The science of eggs (http:///luckypeach.com/the-science-of-eggs/) . * Skip to the last minutes, if you wonder what a SIM-card (https:///www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_BfjEF513k) contains. * Whatever entity is in charge of Antarctic ambiance (http:///idlewords.com/2016/10/cape_adare.htm) wakes up in a panic and starts mashing buttons on its console * Play chess (https:///itunes.apple.com/app/id1109751921?mt=8) with really bad pieces.. * Counting (http:///yawar.blogspot.nl/2016/10/the-birkana-hexadecimal-number-symbols.html) in hexidecimals. * Where are the eyes? Building a global map (https:///eyes.daylightingsociety.org/) of surveillance. * A digital pilgrim (https:///pilgrim.are.na/) for the web. * It was reported that no ships visited the island (https:///en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristan_da_Cunha) from 1909 until 1919. * On (https:///medium.com/@nntaleb/the-most-intolerant-wins-the-dictatorship-of-the-small-minority-3f1f83ce4e15#.ydzjgcds9) why Europe will eat halal. * As long as you keep riding (http:///www.nytimes.com/2016/11/06/education/edlife/on-being-noam-chomsky.html?_r=0) , you don’t fall.. * Cards (http:///www.sadanduseless.com/2016/08/anti-greeting-cards/) for your enemies. * An unstatisfying (http:///unsatisfying.tv/) video.
That’s it, thanks for reading! Let me know by email (mailto:jsplattel@gmail.com?subject=A%20suggestion%20for%20the%20Curious%20Corner!&body=Hi%20Joost!) if you have any suggestions for the Curious Corner!
Joost
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