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Clarke & Dawe on the changing face of news: feel me

J.Starr — Sun, 11 Mar 2018 01:49:34 +0000

These Clarke and Dawe takes on news just keep on resonating. The Changing Face of News Breaking News Stories, As They Actually Happen The News In Depth, As It Happens

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Tools and guides that I find useful

J.Starr — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 00:48:45 +0000

Design Tool for Non-Designers Canva makes it simple to create headers and visual elements for websites, social media pages, and a whole lot of other things. Design Guide I like this Pixel Perfect Guide to digital design principles by UsTwo. Useful reading + rules of thumb. Image sizing TinyPNG is a free web-based service that shrinks …

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Find out what’s happening in New Zealand’s Parliament

J.Starr — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 00:12:57 +0000

Here are a few ways to keep track of what’s happening in New Zealand’s Parliament. When Parliament is Sitting Parliament.nz publishes a Parliamentary Calendar (pdf and text) showing the days MPs will be ‘sitting’ in the Debating Chamber. Generally Parliament will sit on a Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 2pm to 6pm and 7.30pm to …

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Free books from the Open Library

J.Starr — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 05:08:16 +0000

How cool is this? You can read the classics for free on openlibrary.org.

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On which vs that and who vs whom

J.Starr — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 05:02:41 +0000

At one time I worked as a newspaper sub-editor. The job’s occupational hazards included getting involved in conversations about the correctness of certain kinds of punctuation, the usage of which vs that and who vs whom, and devilish subjects like the subjunctive mood and whether or not ‘internet’ should take a capital I. Those conversations are mercifully …

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Quick guide to PGP Encryption

J.Starr — Sat, 22 Apr 2017 00:05:20 +0000

From Vivian Chandra, a quick guide to using PGP email encryption. You might also be interested in: Pew Quiz: Test Your Knowledge about Cyber Security How to choose a good password

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The silent flight of an owl

J.Starr — Sat, 15 Apr 2017 02:00:31 +0000

Just amazing. From the BBC, a video of researchers capturing the sound of birds flying. The owl was undetectable.

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How to choose a good password

J.Starr — Tue, 07 Mar 2017 20:51:18 +0000

A quick video from Naked Security with simple advice on how to choose a password (also a little about what password hackers do and how they do it).

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Most detailed map of our universe

J.Starr — Tue, 07 Mar 2017 20:41:30 +0000

Fascinating video from Nature of how scientists have mapped our universe and shown where Earth fits into it. (Link came via futurism.com) I grabbed the video from YouTube: “Superclusters – regions of space that are densely packed with galaxies – are the biggest structures in the Universe. But scientists have struggled to define exactly where …

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Competitive leek growers of Wales (1972)

J.Starr — Sun, 29 Jan 2017 21:58:44 +0000

A charming 1972 BBC documentary piece on Welsh miners and factory workers competing in an annual leek growing competition. “You’ve got to know your leeks, grow your leeks, show your leeks. ” From an Adam Curtis post about vegetables, which contains a surprising number of videos about vegetables.

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