de sneeuwpoopen van 1511: some historical, lost sculptures of snow and ice
mad man across the water: grim-triggers, bluffs and other tactics in game theory
mspaint: famously chonky pixel-editor with its own special aesthetic is getting an AI-infusion for some reason
letters from an american: Heather Cox’ somewhat becalming analysis of the DOGE Putsch
waterblasies: poaching and the illegal trade in southern African ornamental succulents
pulling back the curtain: DeepSeek’s open-source code may be the biggest step towards democratising the web since its inception
juice now worth the squeeze: pause on tariffs includes US concession to staunch the flow of guns to Mexico—see previously, see more
the air is on fire: revisiting David Lynch’s snowmen