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Street Fighter II: An Oral History

Street Fighter II: An Oral History tells the story of how Street Fighter II came to be, though interviews and anecdotes of those involved creating it. It’s a lot of fun to read. 😀

Real Fake Likes

Facebook offers you to pay for likes, which will generally come from people who don’t really like your page, but probably get paid for it. This in turn will drag down engagement on your posts, because now many of your (artificially limited) post views will go to them instead of genuinely interested people. Then Facebook offers you to pay to throttle your posts less so that they reach more people. … See? Win/Win!

Father and Son

https://twitter.com/tyrantasorus/status/430902407271157760

Menuhin is Magic

Yehudi Menuhin is playing this beautiful piece in the second part of The Art of Violin. I couldn’t find our what it was. 🙁 If you know what piece he’s playing, please write a comment!

Political Discussions Ruining Facebook and Friendships

A study shows “users who try to talk about politics on Facebook are often surprised by the political opinions of their acquaintances“.

Because Facebook not only has a low threshold for “friending” another person but also can bridge together many social groups with a single person’s post, it can be a breeding ground for alienation and resentment.

Yay, it’s working. 😀