It’s late night links time again, folks!

• Windows 10 is Coming to the Raspberry Pi 2 for Free
  Of course there’d be a Raspberry Pi 2 a few weeks after I bought three of the previous model…
• Calgary’s Mayor Naheed Nenshi Awarded World Mayor Prize
• After Harper Lee Announced the Sequel of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” People Lined up to Rename the Book
  Love it. My favourite? “To Kill a Mockingbird 2: Mock This”
  
• Police Looking for Suspect Behind DVD Caper
  They wouldn’t have gotten away with this at Blockbuster.
• Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal’s Official Portrait Looks Nothing Like Him
• Unfortunate Names in Sports
  Who names their kid Craphonso?
• London’s Derelict Tube Tunnels Reimagined as a Pedestrian and Cycle Network
• Like Brain Teasers? This DIY Puzzle “Nails” It
  I’ve seen this before and I like it. Maybe I’ll make one?
• Five Real Trials with Mind-F#@%s Too Shocking for Fiction
• Where Did All the Rubber Bands Go, Paul?
• What are Mattel and Google Doing with View-Master?
  Interesting…
• A Rare Look Inside a Massive Bitcoin Mine
  This is kind of fascinating.
• Cyanide & Happiness #3830: Cold Cakes
• Five Best File Encryption Tools
  I haven’t really encrypted stuff since the demise of TrueCrypt, but I’m thinking I should do this for some of my stuff, especially given that I back-up to cloud storage.

And that’s it! We’re all done for another week. See you next time, folks.

Look at that, we’re already into February. Where does the time go, etc, etc? It’s business as usual here at late night links, of course, so let’s get on with it.

• Facebook Releases Facebook Lite, Drastically Reduces App Overhead
  I know it’s meant for developing nations and stuff, but I’d swap the bloatware Facebook app for this.
• Russian Hockey Player Scores Insane Goal at All-Star Shootout
• Design vs. User Experience
• “Tron”-Like Glow Headphones Pulse to the Music and Your Heart
  I’m listening…
• Check Out the Insane Pre-Game Video Projection from a Toronto Maple Leafs Game
  
• Hands on With Windows 10
• Only the Best Bike Thieves Leave Reviews
• So This Happened…
  This is awesome.
• CRTC Bans Substitution of Canadian Ads Over American Ones During Super Bowl
• British Thieves Stole DVDs From a Supermarket by Mailing Them Home
  Genius.
• Hockey and Big Data
• No More Distractions
  I usually just go work from somewhere else, but this would work too, I guess.

And we’re done for another week! Until next Sunday, then.

It’s late night links time, people!

• Cyanide & Happiness #3810: Eating Disorder
• At Work, Nap Where You Can
• “Squirrel Handling” Wasn’t in the Job Description
• Flotilla Simplifies Electronics Tinkering – Just Add Pi
  Interesting. I have some Raspberry Pis now.
• Create Desktop Shortcuts to Your Favourite Evernote Notes and Tags
  Interesting. I am a big Evernote fan.
• High Speed Accident at Quick Quack Car Wash
  This is amazing. I never get my car washed this fast.
• Marriott Plans to Bring Netflix to Your Hotel Room TV
  Like it. I was at a Marriott this week and I had to use the hotspot on my work phone to stream movies.
• The 9 Best Free HTML Editors for Web Developers
• Leafs Fans Charged for Throwing Jerseys on Ice During Play
  This is just sad.
• British Parrot Missing for Four Years Returns Speaking Spanish
  Love it.
• A Teen in Florida Was Able to Pose as a Doctor for a Month
• This Guy Really Should Have Been in “Humans of New York”
• Picattoo Turns Instagram Photos Into Temporary Tattoos
  So often when I see an Instagram photo all I can think about is how much I want to have it tattooed on me.
• Nearly All of This Alaskan Town is Inside a Single Building
  This is kind of fascinating.
• GoPro Teams Up with the NHL to Bring Action Cams to Live Hockey Broadcasts
  This is cool.
• In Memoriam of SkyMall, Here Are the Products That We Will Miss the Most
  There’s more here!
• Get Over It, Just Like Elsa Did!

And we’re all done for another week! See you next time, internet!

It’s the time of the week again! Even though tumblr briefly shut down my account this week I’m back with another post! Let’s jump in.

• Make Meeting New People Easier with a Brief “About Me” Script
  I should do this. I’m not a “small talk” person.
• Web App Manifest: Open Websites Like Native Apps on Mobile Devices
• A Fox News Pundit Claimed the UK City of Birmingham was “Completely Muslim,” so Here Are Some More Outrageous Claims via #FoxNewsFacts
• Two Stars, Sorry Mom
• Why AJAX Isn’t Enough
  Interesting
• How to Disable Chome’s New User Menu
  This is annoying to me, and it needs to go away.
• Google Translate Brings Real-Time Text Translation to Your Phone
  Like it.
• When Parents Text
  I also very much enjoyed this one.
• Logitech Wants to Link the Living Room with the Rest of Your Smart Home
  I need this in my life.
• Police Investigating Bizarre Incident at Calgary Safeway
  Aaah the North East. Yep.
• Ditching Your Commute is the Happiness Equivalent of a $40,000 Raise
• This is the Hockey Fail that Keeps on Giving
  I could watch this over and over almost forever.
• Ranking Programming Languages: Swift’s Growth is “Unprecedented”
  I think I need to learn a new language for non-web based development, and the chart in this article is leading me to think java.
• There’s a Site That Allow You to Anonymously Ship Your Enemies Glitter
  Also worth a quick look: Evil Genius Behind “Ship Your Enemies Glitter” Didn’t Quite Think it Through
• 25 Imagined “Friends” Episodes Given a Modern-Day Plot by Comedians
• Oranges
  I posted this because I actually know the answer. The colour is named after the fruit. Previously the colour orange was considered a shade of red (which is why we call them “redheads”).
• Woman Survives After Exiting Moving Vehicle on Deerfoot Trail
  Crazy.

And we’re done for another week! Until next time, folks.