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Five Things: Preserving Languages, Preserving Images, Preserving Life & Toronto Goss

Christopher Mudiappahpillai
Christopher Mudiappahpillai
@mudiappahpillai
Trigger warning: one of the articles below deals with suicide.

Technology
Forget emoji, the real Unicode drama is over an endangered Indian script
Forget emoji, the real Unicode drama is over an endangered Indian script
What happens when you want to preserve a complex dying language, but modern tools can’t support it?
restofworld.org
Moiré no more
Moiré no more
Who knew that math could make scanned images look better? Neuroscientists, apparently.
www.getrevue.co
Life & Work
Why Managers Fear a Remote-Work Future
Why Managers Fear a Remote-Work Future
This is a very particular take, but an interesting one, none-the-less.
www.theatlantic.com
Finding a Way Back from Suicide
Finding a Way Back from Suicide
An autobiographical examination of electroconvulsive therapy and its uses for those suffering from suicidal thoughts.
www.newyorker.com
Culture, &c.
The Secret Life of 6ixBuzz
The Secret Life of 6ixBuzz
The Toronto Life intro says it all:
What is 6ixBuzz? An Instagram account with two million followers. A YouTube channel. The next big thing in Canadian media. A voice for diverse, often disenfranchised communities surrounding the downtown core. A burgeoning rap label. A digital sweatshop.
torontolife.com
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