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2021-09-12T22:47:44.0000000+01:00	patrick	stumbled_across	true	2013-08-04T00:00:00Z	/stumbled_across/stumbled-across-3/ /stumbled-across-4-august-2013/	Stumbled across 4th August 2013

• An ad developer has misgivings: http://seriouspony.com/blog/2013/7/24/your-app-makes-me-fat
• Hint for dealing with some automated phone helplines - swear at them and they'll put you through to a human: https://www.vice.com/en/article/z444dx/if-you-swear-at-apple-s-automated-customer-service-they-ll-put-you-through-to-a-human
• The future is coming: http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/162678-harvard-creates-brain-to-brain-interface-allows-humans-to-control-other-animals-with-thoughts-alone
• A large collection of replacements for various PRISM-vulnerable services: https://prism-break.org/
• Some people think in a really rather interesting way: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2005/02/smart_water.html
• The joys of a memoryless distribution: http://io9.com/the-quantum-zeno-effect-actually-does-stop-the-world-977909459
• An impressive photograph: largest photo cached
• A fair chunk of the "1910's predicted Year 2000 technologies" has been invented: http://www.sadanduseless.com/2011/03/world-in-2000/
• A sweet video about Street View: http://vimeo.com/32397612
• How to enable encryption in your emails using GPG: http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/06/encrypted-e-mail-how-much-annoyance-will-you-tolerate-to-keep-the-nsa-away/