site: www.theguardian.com
All the (open) world’s a stage: how the video game Fallout became a backdrop for live Shakespeare shows
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/jan/25/the-open-worlds-a-stage-how-the-video-game-fallout-became-a-backdrop-for-live-shakespeare-shows [www.theguardian.com]
2023-01-27 04:24
tags:
fiction
gaming
hoipolloi
social
The Wasteland Theatre Company is not your average band of thespians. Dotted all across the world, they meet behind their keyboards to perform inside Fallout 76, a video game set in a post-nuclear apocalyptic America.
There are no ticketed seats, and the company makes no money. The majority of audiences stumble across the performances accidentally in the wasteland, and sit to watch the show for free – or tune in on Twitch, where the company broadcasts every performance live. Characters stride across stages that are cantilevered together from in-game objects. Lighting cues provide atmosphere. Soliloquies are passionately delivered.
source: HN
‘Every message was copied to the police’: the inside story of the most daring surveillance sting in history
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/sep/11/inside-story-most-daring-surveillance-sting-in-history [www.theguardian.com]
2021-09-22 21:51
tags:
opsec
policy
social
tech
Billed as the most secure phone on the planet, An0m became a viral sensation in the underworld. There was just one problem for anyone using it for criminal means: it was run by the police
source: HN
Confession of Kim Philby made public for first time
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/sep/24/confession-of-british-spy-for-the-soviets-kim-philby-made-public-for-first-time [www.theguardian.com]
2019-09-26 20:12
tags:
history
opsec
Where oil rigs go to die
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/may/02/where-oil-rigs-go-to-die [www.theguardian.com]
2019-09-23 01:20
tags:
article
business
energy
photos
tech
transport
urban
When a drilling platform is scheduled for destruction, it must go on a thousand-mile final journey to the breaker’s yard. As one rig proved when it crashed on to the rocks of a remote Scottish island, this is always a risky business
source: jwz
Cat ladders: a creative solution for felines in flats
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/gallery/2019/feb/14/cat-ladders-a-creative-solution-for-felines-in-flats-in-pictures [www.theguardian.com]
2019-02-17 00:50
tags:
architecture
life
photos
urban
Strategically placed ramps and ladders for urban cats are all the rage in Bern. Brigitte Schuster’s photo book Swiss Cat Ladders documents the phenomenon
source: MR
New York's Strand bookshop begs to avoid official landmarking
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/dec/05/new-yorks-strand-bookshop-begs-to-avoid-official-landmarking [www.theguardian.com]
2018-12-20 21:27
tags:
book
business
policy
urban
The Strand says it needs flexibility “to do future upgrades and change with the needs of the community”, and that the proposed status would mean every repair and upgrade “would have to go through the slow bureaucracy of the Landmarks Preservation Commission” and cost money.
Skin in the Game by Nassim Nicholas Taleb – digested read
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/feb/25/skin-in-the-game-by-nassim-nicholas-taleb-digested-read [www.theguardian.com]
2018-03-22 16:52
tags:
book
essay
finance
life
Skin in the Game is the latest in my collection of works that I’ve grandiosely called Incerto. Remember Antifragile and The Black Swan? They were mine. People said they wouldn’t sell, but they became massive. That’s not boasting, that’s just the truth. I don’t need to boast because I’m brilliant enough without it. So if you want to know why everything you always thought was right is actually wrong, read on.
Wiping out crime: face-scanners placed in public toilet to tackle loo roll theft
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/20/face-scanners-public-toilet-tackle-loo-roll-theft-china-beijing [www.theguardian.com]
2017-03-20 23:58
tags:
business
hoipolloi
ioshit
life
tech
Now, those in need of paper must stand in front of a high-definition camera for three seconds, after removing hats and glasses, before a 60cm ration is released.
What can’t technology make better?
source: MR
British councils used Ripa to secretly spy on public
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/25/british-councils-used-investigatory-powers-ripa-to-secretly-spy-on-public [www.theguardian.com]
2016-12-26 21:05
tags:
hoipolloi
opsec
policy
tech
urban
If the government doesn’t hold the line against the pigeon feeders, who will?
Can Montreal fight gentrification by restricting restaurants?
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/nov/16/one-in-six-rule-can-montreal-canada-fight-gentrification-banning-restaurants [www.theguardian.com]
2016-11-20 06:58
tags:
business
food
policy
urban
Not entirely sure what the relationship is.
Firefox disables battery status
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/nov/01/firefox-disable-battery-status-api-tracking [www.theguardian.com]
2016-11-03 06:27
tags:
browser
bugfix
web