Of analog “anti-nets” and slip-boxes
Came across this series of “emails” or “letters” about someone embarking on an analog thinking system. An Antinet is for those who wish to read more effectively, take valuable notes from readings, an…
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An instrument the size of an house: a giant pipe organ. youtu.be/JeB3JnKp8...…
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Luxury doomsday bunkers: www.theguardian.com/lifeandst... Manages to be ridiculous and frightening at the same time.…
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TIL (thanks to Ed West) Alexander Kerensky, the leader of the Provisional Government in 1917, was born in 1881 and lived until 1970, having escaped Russia following the Bolshevik takeover. He died in…
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A weirdly wonderful take on Terry Davis: return.life/2022/08/1... > Modernity has a strong apocalyptic feeling to it, in the biblical meaning of the word, which means “the unveiling”, the event w…
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An interesting anecdote about the development of the Soyuz transport vehicle: www.russianspaceweb.com/soyuz-7kt...…
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Great overview of different financial eras with “computer analogies”: youtu.be/HcugCDf6s...…
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Interesting new browser, "Arc": * www.youtube.com/watch * arc.net…
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TIL about "hyper-legible" fonts: brailleinstitute.org/freefont (I never thought about how "blurry letters" would be so hard to distinguish!)…
Obsolescence
My Powerbeats headphones broke apart today. I wanted to get a replacement, but I found it isn't made any more. I looked for the closest equivalent and didn't find one 1. I found this compar…
Remembering the Queen
From this article in the Atlantic >The second Elizabeth was born on April 21, 1926, and has reigned over Britain since 1952. She was six weeks older than Marilyn Monroe, three years older than Ann…
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Scenes from a night-time stroll…