Links

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Computer Games:

Peter Moore recounts $1.15bn Xbox 360 Red Ring of Death saga - http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-07-02-peter-moore-recounts-xbox-360-red-ring-of-death-saga

Language:

Translating Seinfeld - Translator Sabine Sebastian tried to bring Seinfeld to Germans, yada yada yada, it flopped - http://www.theverge.com/2015/6/24/8809723/jerry-seinfeld-tv-show-international-translation via @TwistedSifter on twitter. A really interesting look into how translation works. It also discusses dubbing, including some voice actors ending up being "the" voice for a.n. English-speaking actor. And I was one of the children of ALF, and I don't understand why it wasn't more popular in the Anglophone world, other than, you know, everyone sounding wrong.

Miscellaneous:

Dutch Architect Turns Fictional Bridges on Euro Bills into a Reality
- http://www.odditycentral.com/architecture/dutch-architect-turns-fictional-bridges-on-euro-bills-into-a-reality.html

Innovation Isn’t Dead - http://time.com/money/3940273/innovation-isnt-dead/ via @TwistedSifter on twitter

The girl who escaped from Boko Haram - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33382516

Politics:

Confessions of a congressman - http://www.vox.com/2015/2/5/7978823/congress-secrets via @TwistedSifter on twitter

Science Fiction:

H.P. Lovecraft Describes the Unspeakable Things He Witnessed in the Star Wars Films - http://www.somethingawful.com/news/lovecraft-star-wars/ via the ever wonderful Dr. Stu.

Sport:

Cricket:

Ashes 2015: How David Steele became an unlikely England hero in 1975 - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/33343793