{"id":5613,"date":"2014-02-28T11:53:44","date_gmt":"2014-02-28T19:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crimeandtheforcesofevil.com\/blog\/?p=5613"},"modified":"2014-02-28T11:53:44","modified_gmt":"2014-02-28T19:53:44","slug":"link-roundup-for-28-february-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crimeandtheforcesofevil.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/28\/link-roundup-for-28-february-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"link roundup for 28 february 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Off to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.festivaldubois.ca\/\">Festival du Bois<\/a> for the weekend, soon; won&#8217;t be back until late Monday night. I feel strange heading out after four months mostly stuck at home recovering from eye surgeries, but a little strang<em>er<\/em> stepping out while the <i>Bone Walker<\/i> soundtrack is going so well! My calendar feels like one unending game of Jenga sometimes.<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" border=1 src=\"http:\/\/solarbird.net\/Livejournal\/2014-02\/festival-db.jpg\"><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m keeping the <a href=\"\">collective noun for a group of microphones<\/a> poll open until I get back. If you haven&#8217;t seen that list, do &#8211; everybody came up with great suggestions, and some of them are really funny. The poll for favourite is <em>surprisingly close<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, I&#8217;ll be on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/solarbirdy\">twitter<\/a> and stuff, but have some links to keep you busy &#8217;till I get back.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2014\/2\/25\/5431382\/the-internet-is-fucked\">The Verge with an atypically good article on how the internet is fucked, but can be salvaged<\/a>;\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.angelahighland.com\/2014\/02\/28\/boosting-the-signal-stronger-than-blood-by-genevieve-griffin\/\">The first post in the <i>Boosting the Signal<\/i> project has launched<\/a>; it&#8217;s in response to <a href=\"https:\/\/crimeandtheforcesofevil.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/collection-the-sfwa-sexism-and-racism-posts\/\">that whole SFWA kerfluffle<\/a> and is one of those cases where people are building their own damn amusement parks;<br \/>&nbsp;\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nerds-feather.com\/2014\/02\/what-i-owe-to-harold-ramis.html\">What I Owe to Harold Ramis<\/a>, a.k.a., Egon is the Best Ghostbuster;<br \/>&nbsp;\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.indiegogo.com\/projects\/heather-dale-s-celtic-avalon-touring-show-and-dvd\/x\/1217357\">The Heather Dale Band&#8217;s Celtic Avalon project<\/a> is worth your support;<br \/>&nbsp;\n<li>So is <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.indiegogo.com\/projects\/the-inspector-chronicles-untitled-motion-picture-about-a-space-traveler\/x\/1217357\">The Inspector Chronicles<\/a>, the <i>Doctor Who<\/i>-parodying Inspector Spacetime movie;<br \/>&nbsp;\n<li>Pandora <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hypebot.com\/hypebot\/2014\/02\/get-your-music-on-pandora-physical-cd-no-longer-required-for-diy-musicians.html?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2FDqMf+%28hypebot%29\">no longer requires a replicated CD at Amazon<\/a> to be on their service;<br \/>&nbsp;\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/kotaku.com\/in-japan-you-can-visit-the-totoro-house-for-real-1038774854\">YOU CAN VISIT THE TOTORO HOUSE IN JAPAN I AM NOT JOKING OH GOD I WANT TO GO THERE<\/a>. And take notes and build a house just like it;<br \/>&nbsp;\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/opinion\/2014\/02\/2203thompson\/\">Taking Back the Cloud<\/a>: building your own damn cloud system. Some of us never <em>stopped<\/em>, but I&#8217;m glad more people are realising &#8220;the cloud&#8221; is just computers, not magic, and finally:<br \/>&nbsp;\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goodshomedesign.com\/peter-bahouths-treehouses\/\">Fuck yeah<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/amazing-treehouses\/\">treehouses!<\/a><br \/>&nbsp;<\/ul>\n<p>Enjoy! And see you Tuesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Off to Festival du Bois for the weekend, soon; won&#8217;t be back until late Monday night. I feel strange heading out after four months mostly stuck at home recovering from eye surgeries, but a little stranger stepping out while the Bone Walker soundtrack is going so well! 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