Posted inAutomobiles History Living
Deep influence of the asphalt below us
Four meditations on roads, highways, and ancient paths
Posted inHistory Living Technology
“Creativity is just deviance put to good use”
Maybe everything is slipping to boring sameness?
Posted inLiving
23:PA81&XE8XA or Nuts from Hell
Falling nuts are a hazard in summer and fall. Might there be a way to use medical records to learn of their injuries?
Posted inLiving Technology
Typewriting as a way of life
Enjoyable movie and a perfectly reasonable underground insurgency!
Posted inTechnology
Between artist and GPT
Avital Meshi says, “I don’t want to use it, I want to be it.” “It” is generative AI.
Posted inLiving
Perfect sweet potato pumpernickel bread
One of the "perfect three breads" for the year. A mixer is advised, since the dough needs lots of kneading.
Posted inCommentary History
A distant mirror
Late-night television comedians and satirists annoy fascists. They are, as Jon Stewart said, the "banana peel in the coal mine."
Posted inCommentary Technology
Why I’m Quitting Substack
Substack has evolved, as a business characterized by "network effects." That's (mostly) why I'm no longer there.
Posted inCommentary History Living
“This is a test of the Emergency Handwriting System”
Handwriting enriches human expression. A side effect of a New Year's resolution.
Posted inCommentary History Living
Islands of Safety and Ironic Points of Light
When hunkering down can also renew foundations.