Monthly Archives: October 2016

Racial and religious hate crimes surged by 41% after Brexit — Metro

Hate crimes surged by 41% after the referendum (Picture: Getty Images/Metro.co.uk)Hate crimes jumped by more than two-fifths in the wake of the referendum result, official figures have revealed. The number of alleged racially and religiously aggravated offences recorded by police … Continue reading

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IMAX will open its first virtual reality center in Europe by end of year

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IMAX will open its first virtual reality center in Europe by end of year

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20 Completely Honest (And Filthy) Confessions Of The Reality Of A Peace Corps Volunteer — Thought Catalog

Kelsey SaboToday I found the pictures I had taken of a 21-page letter that I wrote to my mom in January of last year. I was 2 months in, adjusting to homestay life, and super pathetic (as I read it … Continue reading

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Sounds of Life

Originally posted on Wandering Minstrelette:
As I get older, I’ve noticed that I have become more aware of sound. Maybe it has something to do with being a musician? I’m not sure, but what I can tell you is that…

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Restoring The First Recording Of Computer Generated Music

Originally posted on DUMMR.com:
Sound and Vision Blog reports – In 1951, a BBC outside broadcast unit in Manchester used a portable acetate disc cutter to capture three melodies played by a primeval computer. This gigantic computer filled much…

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From Playing The Piano to Algorithms You Can Trust – Dr. Leif Singer

A few days ago, my piano teacher recommended a book to me: Play It Again: An Amateur Against The Impossible by Alan Rusbridger, formerly editor-in-chief of The Guardian. I devoured it within three … Source: From Playing The Piano to Algorithms … Continue reading

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This is not a Brexit

Originally posted on The Official Schoolgirl Milky Crisis Blog:
Soon after the Brexit vote, I was knee-deep in a pit of Chinese corpses. That’s not because of Brexit, you understand; that’s my job, making a documentary about human sacrifice in…

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Things! Excitement!

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