Weekend Linkages: Cochineal Season

...What industry “secret” do you know that most people don’t? (via Recomendo) Mass trespass on Dartmoor to highlight England’s ‘piecemeal’ right to roam laws Ex-deputy LA mayor loses bid to exclude ‘salacious’ evidence from racketeering trial Apple AirTag: Antitheft or Antistalking? Everything is Connected and No One is Saved Alone...

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Weekend Linkages: Bass Face

Meme found on the interwebs (not sure where). Totally agree about Trader Joe’s! On the Origin of the Bass Face Demonstrating neighbourhood-scale civic infrastructure for social, ecological, economic, and climate transition A school for “radical attention” The rock’s the star: meditative film about a Cornish stone goes global A Kali Mirch Paneer Pasta Recipe from Pijja Palace Pentagon’s Budget Is So Bloated That It Needs an AI Program to Navigate...

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Weekend Linkages: Cat in My Chair

...LA’s Corporate Class Wants to Reverse Progressive Gains Mindfulness in a Distracted World with Nate Klemp Driverless taxi vandalized and set on fire in San Francisco’s Chinatown Just gonna put this here and see if anyone can explain how it’s possible to jump that far in high heels Spent a hard day struggling with measurements in the shop and can’t stop thinking about this...

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Weekend Linkages: How does one represent that which, by definition, must not be represented?

...https://youtu.be/5wlj8nsygWA?si=F6QW7r3kUjfi0mKj Trevor Paglen is an artist and geographer who explores the blank places on the map. I came across his work during my time at the Center for Land Use Interpretation. In lieu of links today here’s a short but detailed dive into his work. I’m especially fond of the secret program patches he’s collected....

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