alba amicorum: the Dutch friend books of the seventeenth century, via the Presurfer
optotype: via Kottke’s extensive archive of Quick Links, a gorgeous history of eye chart typography

magic kingdom: Banksy’s Dismaland will be deconstructed and repurposed to house refugees in the Jungle Camp in Calais
legacy system: Norwegian government pressures its physicians to give up their beloved, reliable floppy discs