Weekend Linkages: Cochineal Season

...What industry “secret” do you know that most people don’t? (via Recomendo) Mass trespass on Dartmoor to highlight England’s ‘piecemeal’ right to roam laws Ex-deputy LA mayor loses bid to exclude ‘salacious’ evidence from racketeering trial Apple AirTag: Antitheft or Antistalking? Everything is Connected and No One is Saved Alone...

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Weekend Linkages: Where’s My Cookie?

A note on this photo: my wood shop is right on the street and I have a dog cookie jar for the neighborhood doggos. The ones on extendo-leads just run into the shop and others pause with this expectant expression until I stop working and open the jar. We’ve found it folks: mcmansion heaven A nice collection of Indian recipes The reasons medieval people slept in cupboards Nightshade, the free tool that ‘poisons’ AI models, is now available for arti...

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Weekend Linkages: Cat in My Chair

...LA’s Corporate Class Wants to Reverse Progressive Gains Mindfulness in a Distracted World with Nate Klemp Driverless taxi vandalized and set on fire in San Francisco’s Chinatown Just gonna put this here and see if anyone can explain how it’s possible to jump that far in high heels Spent a hard day struggling with measurements in the shop and can’t stop thinking about this...

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Weekend Linkages: My Brain on Math

...A Hidden, Handmade House That’s an Immersive Work of Art Renaissance Watercolours: materials and techniques DIY tunnel explainers: the Chabad tunnel and that tunnel influencer Three Delightful Alcohol-Free Cocktails Why Are American Drivers So Deadly? Governor Newsom’s “Climate Commitment” Does Not Include Walking and Biking...

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