Why some mathematicians argue the economy is designed to create a few super rich people – unless we stop it.
How I got co-opted into helping the rich prevail at the expense of everybody else
Throwing the whole world into a single room together doesn't work.
In which I liberate the ending to Minecraft from Microsoft… and give it to you.
BANGKOK BRUTALISM - art4d
from https://art4d.com/2016/07/bangkok-brutalism
Maggie's digital garden filled with visual essays on programming, design, and anthropology
Bělíček: Krize imaginace se nekoná, čteme jen špatné knihy. by TRHLINA
from https://anchor.fm/limity-jsme-my/episodes/Blek-Krize-imaginace-se-nekon--teme-jen-patn-knihy-e1gip4r
In my search to better understand the effects of …
Interesting telephone equipment in the offices of Ukrainian president Zelensky
Hillbilly Elegy, tedy zaostalcova, vidlákova nebo horalova elegie – tak nazval svou knihu právník a publicista J. D. Vance (česky vyšla loni v nakladatelství Argo jako Americká elegie). Především díky triumfu Donalda Trumpa v prezidentských volbách se jí ve Spojených státech prodaly statisíce výtisků a z autora se přes noc stala celebrita.
How to Make the Internet Small Again
from https://www.raptitude.com/2022/02/how-to-make-the-internet-small-again/
The “Sleng Teng” riddim revolutionized reggae music in the mid-1980s, and has spawned hundreds of versions in the decades since then. Less well known is the story of how the distinctive bassline originated in a preset sample included on a Casio electronic keyboard and the work of a young developer fresh out of college.
When inventor David Mayman took to the skies, it seemed he’d answered an age-old longing for flight. So why did no one seem to care?
Why Don't We Use the Math We Learn in School? - Scott H Young
from https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2022/01/24/why-dont-we-use-the-math-we-learn-in-school/
The Internet Changed My Life
from https://pointersgonewild.com/2022/01/19/the-internet-changed-my-life/
Why do so many TV shows and movies look like they were filmed in a gray wasteland?
Carl Størmer (1872-1957) enjoyed a hobby that was very, very unusual at the time. He walked around Oslo, Norway in the 1890s with his spy camera and secretly took everyday pictures of people. The subjects in Størmer's pictures appear in their natural state. It extremely differs from the grave and strict posing trends that dominated in photography during those years.
A Few Things I’ve Learned About Livestreaming
from https://dantepfer.com/blog/?p=1005
It has been very frustrating watching the rise of cryptocurrency (which, forgive me cryptographers, I will be calling "crypto" from here on) because a whole bunch of smart people in tech seem to be very, very excited about it. When good new things show up in tech, I've generally found them intriguing. I'm by no means an early adopter, but once the train is leaving the station I am generally on board. But crypto hasn't grabbed me like that. Every time I dig into crypto I find things that s
As long as there has been digital real estate, there have been digital housing crises, which typically stem from a shortage of digital land.
Chindogu: Japan’s Art of Useless Inventions | Equilibrium Fans
from https://www.equilibriumfans.com/chindogu-japanese-art-of-useless-inventions/
Italian artist Luigi Serafini gives us a look inside the 40th anniversary edition of his beautifully bizarre Codex Seraphinianus.
How I became the internet’s most notorious bike thief - CyclingTips
from https://cyclingtips.com/2021/11/how-i-became-the-internets-most-notorious-bike-thief/
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