Weekend Linkages: Where’s My Cookie?

A note on this photo: my wood shop is right on the street and I have a dog cookie jar for the neighborhood doggos. The ones on extendo-leads just run into the shop and others pause with this expectant expression until I stop working and open the jar. We’ve found it folks: mcmansion heaven A nice collection of Indian recipes The reasons medieval people slept in cupboards Nightshade, the free tool that ‘poisons’ AI models, is now available for arti...

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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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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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