notional counting: amateur archaeologist proffers the theory that markings on ancient cave paintings may communicate information about quarry animals’ life cycles—pushing back the origins of writing ten-thousand years
social recession: declining trust, friendship and adult activities by the numbers—via tmn
brick and mortem: the surprising, seemingly non-sequir resurgence of a chain of bookshops
arrakhis: the European Space Agency launches a tiny satellite to search for dark matter
metroid as directed by paul verhoeven: imaging 90s video games as feature films—see previously
little d: a Defender-style camper conversion kit unveiled at the Tokyo Auto Salon
upward falling payloads: proposals for an orbiting warehouse and fulfilment centre
mirabile scriptu: phony but possibly plausibly kanji generated by AI for abstract concepts—particularly appealing is one for the Chief Twit, ็ (pronounced wang, meaning king)
