Modern culture blames parents for forces beyond their control.
For the adult child, estrangement is governed by powerful narratives of autonomy, individuality and the pursuit of happiness – of righting wrongs and pushing back against figures from one’s oppressive past. For the parent, there is no upside to estrangement. It’s all downside: shame of failing at life’s most important task; grief from the loss of adult children and grandchildren; the constant undertow of guilt, sorrow and regret.
This is probably the dumbest project I’ve worked on all year but it’s been fun, I’ve learned about Steganography, memfd_create, binfmt_misc and played a little more with Rust.
Relevant: PICO-8 is a fantasy console for making, sharing and playing tiny games and other computer programs.
“How and why I stopped buying new laptops.”
We need another economical model, in which we build all laptops like pre-2011 Thinkpads. As a consequence, laptop sales would go down, but that’s precisely what we need. Furthermore, with today’s computing efficiency, we could significantly reduce the operational and embodied energy use of a laptop if we reversed the trend towards ever higher functionality.
Shape language: Duolingo's art style.
Our artists wield a couple of tricks for making designs that simultaneously entertain and educate. This is a glimpse into our visual toolbox!
Women and news: an overview of audience behaviour in 11 countries.
The men, and they were usually men, spoke of social cohesion and a need to act selflessly and responsibly. The women, and they were usually women, who took on the greatest burden on housework, childcare and responsibility for ageing parents, sighed, took a deep breath and got to work.
Blood for oil, blood for spice, blood all the way down.
Glühwein-Gewürze sind extrem politisch.
Am Wochenende trank ich in Pankow einige Gläser Glühwein und erfragte dabei die Zutaten.
When Koyaanisqatsi meets Deep Fake.
Dive into a boundless cityscape with an immersive artwork inspired by the infinite.
Intertwining roads and never-ending high-rises blend into a trippy audiovisual symphony inspired by infinite regress.
Who Gets to Breathe Clean Air in New Delhi?
The pollution in Delhi has an almost physical presence. You can see it, a haze just up the street. You can smell it, like an acrid campfire, and you can taste it on your tongue. It can make your eyes burn, your throat itch and your head pound.
Hoffentlich kommt dabei was Gutes raus…
Plattformen im Visier: EU gibt neue Spielregeln im Netz vor.
Nach 20 Jahren hat die EU am Mittwoch eine komplette Überarbeitung ihrer Spielregeln für Internetriesen und digitale Plattformen vorgestellt. Mit dem Paket trägt man der Tatsache Rechnung, dass Konzerne wie Facebook, Google und Co. in den vergangenen Jahren eine enorme Marktmacht aufgebaut haben. Doch auch auf Produktfälschungen, Hassreden und andere illegale Inhalte soll künftig besser reagiert werden können.
Solfa Cipher is a musical code for turning words into melodies (via atlasobscura.com).
The sound of p3k.org.