Haruka Misawa’s Enchating 3D Printed Waterscape Aquariums

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These are just plain beautiful. When can I buy one?

Sunk

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This is the incredible true story of Empires of the Deep, a film produced by a Chinese billionaire. If you were to look up ‘development hell’ in a dictionary, this film would probably appear in there.

How I used lies about a cartoon to prove history is meaningless on the internet

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Remember Street Sharks, that 90s cartoon about a gang of mutant sharks? Some of what you might remember may in fact be pure fiction, as concocted by Jordan Minor. He reveals all in this story.

The Beasts of Silicon Valley

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Silicon Valley companies, reimagined as creatures in a format reminiscent of a bestiary. My favourites are the giant (Alibaba), the Kraken (Nokia) and the wyvern (Y Combinator 2016).

 

The Collective Madness of the Publishing Industry

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Gene Doucette explains just one of the bizarre things publishers have done to prove that print is not dead and to sock it to the big man (Amazon). It really is crazy.

When the U.S. air force discovered the flaw of averages

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Don’t worry. You’re not average.

Farm-to-Fable

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A huge expose about so-called farm-to-table restaurants not actually serving locally-sourced produce. Although the series covers Tampa Bay, it’s very likely this applies to farm-to-table eateries all over the world. Part 2 here covers farmers markets.

The strange way people looked at food in the 16th Century

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Apparently folks in the 16th century didn’t really like fish. They also thought meat was healthier than fruit because it would cause harmful water imbalances.

Uncanny Valley

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An account of life working for a startup in Silicon Valley. A fantastically written article with shades of Bret Easton Ellis.