happy to be hard core: a sampling of the genre produced on Amiga computers—via Web Curios
biodiesel: grassroots efforts opposing plans to transform Hungary into an EV battery manufacturing hub—see previously
pc gamer: vintage scans of computer and arcade hobbyists’ magazines
eureka moment: the account of the rediscovery of one of Archimedes’ lost manuscripts—see previously
signature block: as part of Trump’s attempt to redefine gender as a sexual binary and “defend women,” US federal workers are directed to remove preferred pronouns from their emails
the cruel kids’ table: a look at the resurgent fratocracy of Americans under thirty, as witnessed at Trump’s inaugural parties
hexaflexagons: fun with paper models—via MetFilter
m23: Rwandan-backed rebel forces take provincial capital of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, possibly with designs on annexing the eastern region
hold the line: the new legal council of the US Office of Personnel Management (previously and under new management) is a soi-disant “raging mysogynist”
clu clu land: the Video Game History Foundation opens its archives to the public—via Ars Technica
doggerland: archeological exploration of the submerged North Sea region
mixolydian mode: compose chords and compare output in a range of dozens of scales—see previously—via ibฤซdem
synchronoptica
one year ago: a film by Rosa von Praunheim (with synchronoptica), assorted links to revisit plus another banger from ABBA
seven years ago: telepresence, more links to enjoy, credit for the discovery of x-rays plus an executive order from the desk of Richard Nixon
eight years ago: film-strip leader ladies
nine years ago: even more links plus perspectives in price-lists
ten years ago: chance decision-making, the mad monk plus electromagnetic moats
