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I like Bryher. She was a novelist, a poet, a ludicrously rich heiress (born illegitimate but she was still her father’s heir) who used her wealth for good, and for the support of the arts. She saved over 100 refugees from Nazi Germany up...
Discussing several options, starting from the good old C-style void* pointer.
World fertility decline seems the clearest example of a maladaptive cultural trend, as healthy biological species just don’t decline in times of plenty, peace, and health.
Westworld is a science-fiction film (1973) and TV series (2016-2022) that is based on the premise of a theme-park populated by AI robots role-playing the setting of the American “West”. It’s been ten years since I’ve seen the show (and I...
The bike won't answer any questions. Neither will the writing.
Zac Hall, 9to5Mac: But on Friday morning, a random productivity app called Cириус broke into the top three. […] The reality seems to be that the app is a Russian banking app disguised as a Pomodoro timer. Activity on Telegram this week...
I have a piece in the Summer 2026 issue of Art in America, buy it wherever print magazines are sold! I’d say I’m psyched, but it was lowkey depressing as hell. Though it’s in the reviews section, it’s more a preview, of what US museums...
“The skill right now is being able to skim and spot nonsense while investing as little of your own time as you possibly can.”
We don’t have to learn to grow mangos in Southern California from scratch because others have already been learning for decades. And some of these pioneers are generous enough to walk us through their trial and errors, to teach us what...
For a long time, I wondered about scenic models attached to a railway spine. It occurred to me, I have done that by accident on the Ivar Tramway. The Ivar Tramway lives on top of a bookcase. Its tracks are... Read More ›