2013-06-05 (Wednesday)
Links
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WowHaus
A blog of modernist etc houses for sale in the UK (see also ‘Modernist Estates’ for the apartment equivalent).
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Jessica Hische on typography
Really nice, lengthy article on how to choose typefaces, particularly for websites. (via Waxy)
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Arq: Online Backup for Mac to Amazon AWS Glacier and S3 | Haystack Software
Mac app for backing up to S3 or Glacier. Interesting, compared to Backblaze, Mozy, etc.
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wandering wandering star • DISAPPEAR US ALGORITHMS, AESTHETICS, AND THE…
Interview about designing effective camouflage. Really interesting. (via Fresser)
Tweets
But I fear ‘68-related French films are just costume dramas for people who think themselves too intellectual for costume dramas. (Bonjour!)
Really enjoyed ‘Something in the Air’ at cinema yesterday. Both admired the ‘68 idealism and found them endearingly naive. A good balance.
One of those long days that I end by throwing a question into Stack Overflow and hoping that will bring a better tomorrow.
@aden_76 I stuck to Return Road, but have ended up going round and round the XOAuth Roundabout.
I keep thinking I’ve finally got a map for OAuth Street, but every time I drive down it I realise it’s different to the other OAuth Streets.
Know a front-end dev looking for 1st/2nd job kind of gig? I know a nice, small co looking. It’s serious solid work, not whizzy nonsense :)
@rosiestones When are you next in London? Not sure when/if I’ll next be in Bath. I barely leave Zone 1 :/
@rosiestones If I snap before then I’’ll be sure to look online :)
Every day I look at all these new straws and wonder if any of them is the last one that will make me unsubscribe from the Guardian.
@paulpod Yeah. *rolls eyes*
@paulpod I assume that refers to the article I read the headline of and rolled eyes at before moving on. Amazing what ppl get paid to write.