5 Interesting Links for 02-03-2017

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Technology (Art)

A good tip for GIMP users on how and where to set custom shortcuts.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/gimp-set-custom-keyboard-shortcuts/

Contamination (History)

The Irish potato blight came from South America to devastate Ireland much like small pox was used to such devastating effect in North America, a consequence of global exploration.
http://www.livescience.com/57363-irish-potato-blight-originated-in-south-america.html

Emotions (Language)

A psychologist researches specific emotion words in various cultures to enrich our emotion vocabulary, which has been shown to have positive psychological impact.
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20170126-the-untranslatable-emotions-you-never-knew-you-had

Innovation (Science)

Science is not static. There’s so much we don’t know or haven’t yet achieved. This short video describes a recent advance that has the potential to revolutionize space travel and even benefit those of us who are planet-bound.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/hydrogen-metal-revolution-technology-space-rockets-superconductor-harvard-university-a7548221.html

Editing Software (Writing)

Advantages posed by editing software not to replace a human editor but to remove the simple stuff so the editor is not distracted.
http://blog.bookbaby.com/2017/01/what-editing-software-can-teach-you/

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