Tue. 1/5 - A Nanny Cam to Keep You On-Task?

People who are choosing to be surveilled by strangers and productivity nannies in order to stay on task while remote working. A 3D-printed hydrogel inspired by cephalopods that changes shape when exposed to light. And UK officials have arguably messed up a commemorative coin, again.

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Links:

• People are hiring productivity nannies to watch them work (Wired)
• Shape-Shifting Hydrogel Mimics Octopus Skin (Futurity)
• Let us finally resolve the octopuses v. octopi debate (Quartz)
• Plural of Octopus: Octopi vs. Octopuses vs. Octopodes (Merriam-Webster)
• HG Wells fans spot numerous errors on Royal Mint's new £2 coin (The Guardian)
• Here’s a nice, low-stakes problem: the Royal Mint’s HG Wells coin is riddled with errors. (LitHub)
• Kottke.Org
• Jackson Bird on Twitter