rat-race: a cartoon about the frenetic pursuit of happiness—at least from a merchant’s perspective
close encounters: a 1976 meta-analysis of the surnames of UFO abductees—see also
caleb weatherbee: venerable Farmers’ Almanac to be discontinued after a two hundred eight year run—see also
endtimers: Artificial General Intelligence and the Singularity just around the corner has many manic street preachers, cult members and historic antecedents lost arcade: an archive conserving unreleased and cancelled video games since 1999, including source code and emulators, see also here, here and here—via Web Curios
mckinsey in a box: pretty convincing AI-generated consultancy slop with an instant Power Point presentation for the business of one’s choosing
fringe theory: more examples of the conspiratorial narrative trope—see previously—via MetaFilter
au 8ème jour: a 3-D animated short illustrating the thread of life in a unique stop-motion, felted style
synchronoptica
one year ago: Trump’s transition team (with synchronopticæ) plus assorted links to revisit
thirteen years ago: the history of the boardgame Monopoly, transportation infrastructure plus a premium spoon rest
fourteen years ago: the Aeneid as an economic allegory plus contention over a Russian gas pipeline to Western Europe
fifteen years ago: US-EU trade policy
