I picked up this CJRB folding pocket knife on a whim and it has a really nice feel to it. The closing action is really satisfying and I’m almost wondering if there’s a little magnet in it (there’s not! The same tiny metal bump that gives a little resistance when you start to close it locks it when it’s closed. It’s folding on ball bearings).
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More ➜Here’s a bizarre cinematic relic that we can barely believe exists. […] Link
More ➜As the 2020 presidential election draws near, March for Science and Voto Latino are making efforts to get people to the poll in Texas. News broke yesterday that Greg Abbott has issued a proclamation limiting each county to one location for dropping off mail-in ballots by hand. This is a form of voter suppression. Travis County, a county with a population of 1.2 million people will have only one location for mail-in ballots. March for Science and Voto Latino are continuing their efforts to fight voter suppression and mobilize people to the polls in Texas. March for Science provided links and resources to help individuals in Texas register to vote. In May 2020, Voto Latino sued the Texas Secretary of State over unconstitutional voting restrictions.
More ➜Many cultural designs are based on math and computing principles. This software will help students learn these principles as they simulate the original artifacts, and develop their own creations These applets run best using Chrome, and screen resolution of 1024 X 768 or higher. […] Link
More ➜A review of human-machine reconfigurations. Discussion of interfaces, AI, HCI, and changing agency. […] Link
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More ➜In 1562, Flemish artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder completed a painting called “The Triumph Of Death”. In this panoramic landscape the sky is blotted out by black smoke; ships and dead fish litter the ocean shore; and an army of skeletons experiment with myriad death techniques. The living are badly outnumbered and the variety of fated tortures seems endless. There is little room for whimsy in this tableaux.
More ➜It’s a normal afternoon in July. I’m at work in my little corner, speaking into the camera. The children are in their rooms, regressing. I leave the bedroom-office to get more coffee. My spouse is in our small kitchen, kneading dough while on a video call of her own. I eavesdrop for a minute. […] Link
