Linkage

• Why it’s time to debunk the Churchill myth (New Statesman) Really not a surprise for an even indifferent student of history.  Except for predicting war in Europe correctly (about a dozen times), Churchill had a very long history of being disastrously wrong on everything.
• Why movies look weird at 48fps, and games are better at 60fps, and the uncanny valley… (Accidental Scientist) A full on nerdgasm on motion pictures, the eye, and the human nervous system.
• Why I Drilled Holes in My MacBook Pro and Put It in the Oven (iFixit) It actually f%$#ing worked, go figure.
• Back From Yet Another Globetrotting Adventure, Indiana Jones Checks His Mail And Discovers That His Bid For Tenure Has Been Denied. (McSweeney's)
• How stupid is a Davos audience, anyway? (Felix Salmon) Thunderous applause for Tom "The Mustache of Banality" Friedman
• The best defenses against Verizon's invasive, already-being-abused web tracking (PC World) They don';t mention dumping Verizon like a hot potato.

 How to gift wrap your cat:

I am surprised about just how accepting this cat is of this.

My darlings would have drawn blood.

Since it's been a while, here is a bonus vid:

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