founder and ceo of edgars industries: 1995 episode of Babylon 5 sums up the political situation in the US rather eerily
decoy: an ambiguous, superimposed typeface that hides from AI
add “crack spread” to your economics vocabulary: an explainer on the disconnect on the price of crude versus petroleum-derived products
presque vu: the latest batch of new emoji seem familiar—via Waxy
my father was a barn burner: a PSA from the Norwegian Consumer Council on why we can’t have nice things—see previously
benford’s law: the counterintuitive observation that helps catch financial fraud—via Quantum of Sollazzo
dazzle camouflage: more on adversarial apparel, clothing designed to confound and encourage public dialogue on the surveillance state and privacy—via MetaFilter—see more
it’s show-time, synergy: the Flop House on the quintessentially 1980s cartoon—the funniest lines came out over the mid-season theme song replacement, to the tune of Fame, “Jem—I’m gonna live forever! I am a hologram!”
synchronoptica
one year ago: Sylvanian Families sues over defamation (with synchronoptica) plus a mothballed West German army garrison
two years ago: assorted links worth revisiting plus Geraldine Ferraro accepts her party’s nomination (1984)
three years ago: a banger from Genesis (1986), English occupations in 1881 plus assorted links worth revisiting
four years ago: a ferry to Newcastle, the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games plus arriving in Scotland
five years ago: a visit to Bohuslรคn
six years ago: the Upping of the Swans plus a tour of Rhรถngrabfeld
