Rex's longer article this week is, as he puts it, about "game culture -- and how it intersects with movies, music, and digital communication". A very interesting collection of thoughts. and even though I have never really been into computer games (except for a brief flirtation with RSI when Tetris first came out) I'm intrigued by his take on things. Especially the idea of blogging or doing iTunes playlists as a kind of computer game.

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fimoculous directed me to Malcolm Gladwell's excellent story about ketchup. Well, it isn't just about ketchup. It's about ketchup, and mustard, and, most importantly, consumer preferences and measuring them. Along the way, Gladwell quotes Andrew Smith quoting Elizabeth Rozin:

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How to process digital images.

18 September 2016: It may be out of date in the particulars, but overall this remains very useful.

From Rebecca, this insight into the signals clothing sends.

"Genetically modified foods are as safe as the conventional ones, but require more testing on long-term safety and the effects on the environment, a UN official has said in Nairobi." I've lost the plot here. If they as safe, why do they require more testing? And GM pollen has set a new world reco...

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