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Thanks for your questions – fielded this time with the able assistance of Jacob Goldstein, the author of Money: The True Story of a Made Up Thing.

On his final journey through Asia, Thomas Merton found some peace in the dialectic between refusing the world and loving it - by Drew Calvert Read at Aeon

Bit of an unusual move from me today. Collaboration beers aren't exactly rare on this blog, but I tend to group things together by the production brewery. Today's are centred around one of my locals, Rascals, but are all beers they've made with other breweries, and all share the Rascals fondness for whacking in the fruit purée.We start at HQ, and Pash 'N Fruit. A note of appreciation goes to …

We visited Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park in Santa Clarita, California, about 25 miles from downtown Los Angeles. (Wikipedia info.) Being so close to Hollywood, it has long been a popular filming spot; you may recognize it from TV and films such as Star Trek and many more (see the Wikipedia page for a list). Visitor center: Star Trek diorama: Snakes: Map: Some movie usage: Vasquez Rocks: Distinctive.

Like many during the pandemic, I let my shit go. I cut my own bangs. I did not pay attention to the softening of my jawline as I enjoyed a more sedentary lifestyle, and I welcomed the incoming silver streaks above my ears. I wore loose linen, I made a lot of bread and witchy soups, and every night to ease my anxiety I listened to a guided meditation that …

Drawing from the diploma theses of the Berlin graduates, archived at the TU Berlin Architecture Museum, Dipl.-Ing. Arsitek: An Indonesian-German Architectural History provides insight into this little-known aspect of German-Indonesian relations, for the first time in Germany. The post Dipl.-Ing. Arsitek: An Indonesian-German Architectural History appeared first on Digicult | Digital Art, Design and Culture.

A conversation about infinity inspired by The Library of Babel by Jorge Luis Borges. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.

You can count on Land Devices to harness the very best studio / audio grade components to generate superior tones and textures. And this Moonbow combines dual hi-fidelity resonant filters across a cutoff frequency range of 20Hz to 5kHz. You can further use a CV input to control the cutoff frequency more dynamically. And finally you have an Overdrive circuit based on the Land Devices control strip with a 33dB …

I recently started reading Richard Flanagan's so-far radiant book Question 7. I read the following passage at lunch today and it should be shared, so here it is: Chekhov believed that the role of literature was not to provide answers but only to ask the necessary questions. One of Chekhov’s earliest stories was a parody of mental arithmetic questions asked of schoolchildren, of which Chekhov’s question 7 is typical: Wednesday, …

Castoria newspaper ad (1915) In yesterday’s post about the name Castara I mentioned a medicine called Castoria, which was a senna-based laxative made for children. Castoria was developed in the mid-19th century by Massachusetts doctor Samuel Pitcher, who patented the medicine in 1868 and sold it as “Pitcher’s Castoria.” Three years later, the formula was purchased by the Centaur Company (headed by Charles H. Fletcher) and renamed “Fletcher’s Castoria.” Advertising …

To round off German Lit Month’s Kafka week, I though I would swerve off in a different direction from the actual writings of the man himself by writing about another author translated from the German – Walter Benjamin. I was browsing through his works and realised that he had actually written essays about Kafka, and I have two in a collection on the TBR – “Illuminations” (translated by Harry Zohn). …

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President-elect Trump has vowed to rescind an executive order that imposed AI safeguards, and could use tech to enable mass deportations. How far will California go in the other direction? By: Alex Shultz California Gov. Gavin Newsom is preparing to wage a legal war against President-elect Donald Trump, convening a special legislative session next month... The post Trump Wants Even Looser AI Guardrails. Why California, Despite Passing Over 20 AI …

Back in 2019 I posted an epic ranked list of Christmas mysteries. As and when I have found more to read, I have added these to the list, which currently features 40 books. Some years I may only have one or two titles to add, but this year it seems like I gathered or received a few more than usual, so I decided it might be fun to share those …

The handle for the dressing table/computer desk came on a spur of the moment. I definitely did not want to buy something in, and I didn’t want to turn them on the lathe, though that is always an option. I saw a couple of strips of offcuts on my benchtop left from the drawer support... Source