add to dictionary: a remembrance of the departed Tony Krueger, the software engineer that introduced red squiggles to word-processing to indicate a potential error
seen by the machine: AI scores one’s relative importance by billions of datapoints called “the weights”—please consider the environmental impact before googling oneself—via MetaFilter
drain the swamp: a meme roundup on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
reading the room: a moment of silence observed before interviews with filmmakers to take in the room tone as a supercut from Criterion
a la carte: US history told in early restaurant menus—see previously
able mabel: a robotic maid from 1966
usa a-ok: more than amplifying random statistical noise, an interesting look at Americans’ misspellings mapped
synchronoptica
one year ago: the Carnac Stones (with synchronoptica) plus a trip to Belz
two years ago: exploring Maccagno
three years ago: artist and freedom fighter Willem Arondรฉus, a revolt and march toward Moscow plus the last Emperor
four years ago: Germany legalises abortion plus a work cruise on the Rhein
five years ago: artist Robert Rotar, the goddess of luck, the bells of Bad Hersfeld, assorted links to revisit plus Cubist cars
six years ago: an orchestra for houseplants, the Battle of Bamber Bridge (1943), tourists not welcome plus the Pontiac Ghost Car
