Interesting Links for 04-06-2017

A hands-on introduction to video encoding

(tags: video Technology )

With the right combination of intrigue and strangeness you can really pull in a niche audience

(tags: celebrity mysteries fandom )

Seven Decades of Historical Data Find No Correlation Between Minimum Wage Increases and Employment Levels

(tags: minimumwage jobs research usa )

3D printing and clever computers could revolutionise construction

(tags: 3dprinting architecture construction )

The Wartime Spies Who Used Knitting as an Espionage Tool

(tags: knitting encryption wwii )

Some Resources (And Thoughts) on Tactical Voting

(tags: voting politics uk )

Let White People Appropriate Mexican Food—Mexicans Do It to Ourselves All the Time

(tags: cultural_appropriation food mexico )

Evaluating Perceptual Image Hashes at OkCupid

(tags: images comparison photos computers )

History In Memes

Caligula's Folly was probably my favorite
(tags: history meme funny )

Gay Vultures Become Proud Daddies After Hatching Abandoned Egg

(tags: birds lgbt )

China Is Now Home To The World's Largest Floating Solar Power Plant

(tags: solarpower China water )

Understanding the “GPL is a Contract” court case

(tags: opensource law usa software )