Don’t Bleed on the Artwork: Notes from the Afterlife
oxfordamerican.org/magazine/issue-124-spring-2024/don-t-bleed-on-the-artwork-notes-from-the-afterlifeI’ve been dreaming, I’ve been paying dues I’m not one for the glory And …
Brandy Jensen: "The Polycrisis"
yalereview.org/article/brandy-jensen-polycrisisA review of Molly Roden Winter’s More: A Memoir of Open Marriage and Christopher Gleason’s American Poly: A History.
CCTV Footage Cross-Stitch
kottke.org/24/04/cctv-footage-cross-stitchOh man, I don’t think this could be any more in my wheelhouse: cross-stitch embroideries of CCTV camera images by Franci
Cow Magnets
stanfordmagnets.com/cow-magnets.htmlCow magnets are very popular with farmers, ranchers, and veterinarians since they are a well-known method of preventing hardware disease in cattle.
It's time to look back at SimCopter's digital himbo prank
avclub.com/simcopter-programmer-once-deployed-armies-of-digital-hi-1844132990With social media discussing "himbos" this week, it's a good opportunity to revisit future The Yes Men activist Jacques Servin's SimCopter prank, which secretly placed armies of kissing bodybuilders into the 1996 game.
Scrabble: Mattel launches new version of game which is 'less competitive'
bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-68769981Mattel says the new board is designed to be accessible for those who find word games intimidating.
The Wi-Fi only works when it's raining
predr.ag/blog/wifi-only-works-when-its-raining/The strangest hardware problem I've ever had to debug.
Order of Brothelyngham - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_BrothelynghamOrder of Brothelyngham
Trash from the International Space Station may have hit a house in Florida
arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/trash-from-the-international-space-station-may-have-hit-a-house-in-florida/NASA collected the item to confirm whether it came from the International Space Station.
The (not so) subtle reason you hate chatbots
builtformars.com/case-studies/chatbotsVirtual agents, decision trees and ChatGPT-powered conversations aren't exactly the future of customer service that we were promised.
The unusual manner in which cicadas pee — and why the information is useful
npr.org/2024/03/19/1239528212/the-unusual-manner-in-which-cicadas-pee-and-why-the-information-is-usefulLittle insects pee in droplets. But it turns out that cicadas pee in jets â and why and how they do it could help scientists better understand microfluidics and advance all kinds of technologies.