Mike Hearn: It’s time to kill the web
Interesting consideration of the systemic issues with web applications (security and otherwise) (part 1) and a potential way out (part 2).
Posts for 2017/09
The Art of Making a Nixie Tube
This is infuriatingly riveting.
APOD - Inverted City Beneath Clouds
Amazing reflection of Chicago reflected in the lake below clouds at sunset.
Atlas Obscura: The Gates of Hell
Fiery crater caused by a Soviet gas drilling accident that has been burning since 1971.
The Bad Hair, Incorrect Feathering, and Missing Skin Flaps of Dinosaur Art
Atlas Obscura look at the pitfalls of illustrating prehistoric creatures.
via jwz
The Evolution of Trust
An interactive guide to the game theory of why & how we trust each other by Nicky Case. Well worth clicking through.
An interactive guide to alternative voting systems
Nicky Case on how different systems of voting compare (Australia's isn't that good after all...)
Benjamin Button Reviews The New MacBook Pro (Pinboard Blog)
:D beyond the humour, this is quite an insightful way to review new products really!
How to decode the images on the Voyager Golden Record
Just in case you find Voyager I or II, here's how to decode the images on the golden records. For the rest of us, you can look at the pictures (there's a few odd choices really...) (and turn down the sound!)
The New Mother
A very interesting short story by Eugene Fischer - sort of a counterpoint to stories along the lines of Children of Men.
Frameless Geodesic Dome
A frameless geodesic dome designed to be easy to fabricate and build.
Soldering iron Tetris!
The [TS100](https://hackaday.com/2017/07/24/review-ts100-soldering-iron/) uses a micro-controller for temperature control and someone has made Tetris for it, with bizarre stakes - each time you lose a game the tip temperature is raised!
LOOPY - feedback loop simulator
This is pretty neat, draw feedback loops and simulate them.
Escape Pod 589 - Seb Dreams of Reincarnation
I liked this one, return/reintegration/addiction with an uplifting twist and yet no cheesy easy answer.