The addresses, consisting of vacant homes, donated houses or in-construction venues, get connected to an individual who then has access to governmental services. Furthermore, they receive some sort of stability to help them get back on track.
Talk with the Hand! On the expressive art of chirology.
The pandemic has without a doubt demonstrated the great strides that digital technology has made both in interface design and infrastructure. Yet it has also offered an opportunity to appreciate anew what we can achieve simply by gathering in one place and making use of the familiar tools attached to our persons.
Clock Draw Test – The Mini-Cog Assessment Instrument for Dementia.
- Inside the circle, please draw the hours of a clock as they normally appear
- Place the hands of the clock to represent the time: “ten minutes after eleven o’clock”
Using the genie to put the genie back in the bottle.
Mindful Messaging – Pony is a messenger that delivers once a day.
…before you hate on the rich 1%, maybe first check whether you’re one of them.
How Rich Am I? (Via densediscovery.com.)
Calculate how rich you are compared to the rest of the world. Are you in the global top 1-5 percent? Does your household income make you wealthy?
Maybe just cancel The Simpsons?
SeriesHeat: Heatmap displays of the average IMDb ratings of your favorite shows.
The Complicated Ethics of Retouching in Commercial Photography.
In an age where so many photos seem filtered or artificially polished, photographers weigh in on the ethics behind retouching in commercial photography.
The Magnificent Bribe.
The megamachine, in Mumford’s estimation, seeks to turn all people, whether they realize it or not, into cogs whose every action serve only to further entrench the power of the megamachine. It is often easier to describe an intimidating dictatorial system than it is to explain why people go along with it. Thus, the bribe.
Relevant: Lewis Mumford.
Surprise! The Future of Media Involves a Crypto-Based Popularity Contest
On one level, Mirror is a simple blogging platform like Substack or Medium. But it also offers an ever-expanding suite of crowdfunding tools made possible by blockchain technology that pushes the act of raising money on the Internet into psychedelic new shapes. Through “Crowdfunds,” a writer can issue financial backers a custom token that gives them fractional ownership of an essay—and a future cut of the proceeds if the writer decides to auction it off as an NFT. A creator can automatically route a share of any revenues to a collaborator, using a “smart contract” tool called “Splits.”
Relevant: mirror.xyz
The Future of Meat Edition.
Future generations will likely look back on factory farming as one of humanity’s greatest crimes. The science is clear: humans must eat less meat. Climate impact is the urgent task of all of us, and each cattle feedlot and industrial piggery is an environmental disaster. In the cruelty-free plant-based world, morality and climate conscience are the great motivators.