Watch this video and you can confidently say you have seen 150 turtles being released on a beach to fumble their way into the sea in an adorable manner. Mildly irritating music warning.
“Well, I guess that’s the last we’ll hear from her.”
Jerrie Mock, the first woman to fly solo around the world has died at the age of 88. Here's a great short piece about her by her granddaughter.
Internets
Public relations firm Wilson Hartnell released their 'Power 100' list of Irish political movers and shakers on Twitter. Oddly, there are 200 entries on the list of 100. The lower reaches feature Twitter accounts such as
- Michelle Mulherin TD, who hasn't posted in two and a half years
- Kieran O'Donnell TD, who posted his 31st and 32nd Tweets in an unprecedented flurry of activity, after the list was announced
- Willie Penrose TD, who has never, ever posted anything
So very influential …
PC gaming is not dead, for the umpteenth time
Six of the top 10 highest-grossing companies by game revenues are mobile or free-to-play first. The other companies are adopting those business models as well.
Google at least make an effort to counter their techbro culture by telling folks about unconscious bias in the workplace. The video is worth watching, although it is somewhat creepy. Using technology processes and analogies to make Human Resources more human seems a bit of a leap.
Eye Candy
Skull armchair, for all your supervillain lounging needs.
Worth Pondering
Totally Confused
Why your voice sounds different to you, Twitter = LinkedIn for the adult industry, conservative utopia gone wrong in Kansas, modern cities drawn Tolkien-style and a ship(wreck) named Typo.
Sportsing Corner
It turns out that repeatedly donning armour and banging your head off other armoured people doesn't have such a great outcome.
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