Saturday Tweets: Passover/Holy Saturday Edition

Set in the northernmost reaches of the Taklimakan Desert, this oasis-village is an often hostile place to inhabit. Yet despite the harsh environment, a culture rich with fascinating architecture and agriculture continues to thrive https://t.co/zkU5pt18WJ — Atlas Obscura (@atlasobscura) March 31, 2018 "Bicycles [unlike cars] let people become masters of their own movements without blocking those of their fellows." —Ivan Illich pic.twitter.com/TZOf...

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Saturday Linkages: Bow Drills and Cramped Apartments

...-wire-ropes.html … Cramped Apartments in Hong Kong Shot From Directly Above http://lloydkahn-ongoing.blogspot.com/2013/03/cramped-apartments-in-hong-kong-shot.html#.UUPmMbpCjK4.twitter … Saint-Exupéry Quote Poster http://www.dudecraft.com/2013/02/saint-exupery-quote-poster.html#.UT6Erbc8oiA.twitter … For these links and more, follow Root Simple on Twitter: Follow @rootsimple...

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Saturday Linkages: We Are All Liars

...which the machine knows nothing. This production is not for the purpose of making meaning. It is for the purpose of producing effects on users that keep us hooked. It is for the purpose of making users the conduits of the machine’s power, keeping its effects in circulation. Faked celebrity deaths, trolling, porn clickbait, advertisements, flurries of food and animal pictures, thirst traps, the endless ticker tape of messages mean less than they pe...

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