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Recommendations for May 4, 2015

4 May

Video: “Terminal” by Jörg Wagner I’ve written here before about my interest in shipping containers and standardization. I’m partly just fascinated by the idea that the whole world can agree on anything, but also by what such agreement makes possible— … Read More »

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Recommendations for December 15, 2013

15 Dec

Late yet again. It is the end of the semester, which means both that I had lots of grading to do and rapidly-declining will to do much of anything at all. But, still, I think this is a selection of … Read More »

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Recommendations for December 2, 2013

1 Dec

So, obviously I have not been keeping up with these very well. I’m going to go ahead with this week’s, and hopefully get back on schedule from here on out. Some of these are a bit older than usual because … Read More »

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RSS My Pinboard Bookmarks

  • Stray Dog | by Ian Buruma | The New York Review of Books
    Review essay on Japanese photographer Moriyama Daido, who among other things was in the "Provoke" exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago.
  • The Most Diverse Cities Are Often The Most Segregated | FiveThirtyEight
    Nate Silver explains different measures of diversity, distinguishing the city and neighborhood levels.
  • Invisible Algorithms, Invisible Politics | Public Books
    Invisible Algorithms, Invisible Politics | Public Books via Instapaper https://ift.tt/2EWMEyA
  • The Jumpsuit That Will Replace All Clothes Forever
    On the Rational Dress Society, a combination art project/business venture advocating the replacement of all our clothing with a single "monogarment," obviating both the worry about getting dressed in the morning and the ability of fashion choices to convey things like class, position, etc. Hopes to draw attention to the ways in which "choice" is […]
  • This Is What Happens When Bitcoin Miners Take Over Your Town - POLITICO Magazine
    This Is What Happens When Bitcoin Miners Take Over Your Town via Instapaper http://politi.co/2p3fFRF

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