September 13, 2023
The Front Fell Off (Clarke and Dawe)
The Front Fell Off (Clarke and Dawe). This is a comedy skit based on an actual incident and an actual interview.
The Animators Who've Spent 40 Years on a Single Film
In 1980, renowned Russian animators Yuri Norstein and Francheska Yarbusova began production on a beautiful stop-motion film called The Overcoat. After 40 years of work, the film remains unfinished, and The Overcoat has taken the record for longest animation production of all time. (SLYT)
Dachas
‘A fairytale wooden world’: Soviet country cottages "Widespread in the former USSR, dachas set in rural idylls were inhabited by writers, architects and those looking to escape the city for a self-sufficient life"
“Inverse Vaccine” Could Reverse Symptoms Of Multiple Autoimmune Diseases
"In a mouse model of a multiple sclerosis-like disease, researchers used an inverse vaccine where pGal was linked to myelin proteins. They found that the immune system stopped attacking myelin, to the point where nerves regained their function and symptoms were reversed."
Misogyny, in SPACE
CNN article on the upcoming book, The Six: The Untold Stories of America’s First Women Astronauts Sally Ride was the first American woman in space, but she was not the only woman trained for that mission. [more inside]
Does History have a Replication Crisis?
Back in June, the historian Jenny Bulstrode published a paper, Black Metallurgists and the Making of the Industrial Revolution, in which she argued that one of the key inventions of the Industrial Revolution had been pioneered by (and stolen from) enslaved ironworkers in Jamaica. Now another historian, Oliver Jelf, has published a reply, which, to put it mildly, casts considerable doubt on Bulstrode's claims (it's been described as a 'ruthless demolition job which makes for a gruesomely compelling read'). Anton Howes asks: does history have a replication crisis? [more inside]
"It has every cliche and then some."
Fall Bird Migration Kicks Off Tuesday Sept. 12
A major fall bird migration will begin on the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 12, according to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology bird cast. “Bird migration forecasts show predicted nocturnal migration 3 hours after local sunset,” they say in an email blast.
Bird cast
Folks in the eastern United States states will have a high probability of seeing a migration this evening. May want to wear a hat.
First video of Fight Club
How to pull 50 bottoms
What do you do when Case stopped manufacturing your favourite tractor 110 years ago and none are available on the used market? If you are Kory Anderson you start a foundry so you can build, with help from your friends, a brand new Case 150 steam road tractor.
She Invented Being an Influencer- and was Vilified for it.
Looking back at Julia Allison (SL Rolling Stone- Exerpt from Taylor Lorenz's forthcoming book Extremely Online)
"We have more tools than ever to prevent the worst outcomes"
The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met yesterday and recommended everyone 6 months or older get an updated mRNA COVID vaccine dose this fall [gift link]. The non-mRNA Novavax vaccine is still under review in the U.S., though it has approval in Europe, with some evidence suggesting that following mRNA doses with Novavax leads to better protection against breakthrough infections. "ACIP Cliff Notes" from Your Local Epidemiologist. Reminder tweet to swab throat, cheeks and nostrils for best results from rapid at-home testing.
"Build or Burn"
In a Green New Deal for New York state, the NY legislature passed the Build Public Renewables Act (BPRA) which instructs the New York Power Authority to switch to renewable energy by 2030. Many municipal properties are also required to transition away from fossil fuels, and the bill makes allowances for low income customers. In These Times reports how grassroots organizing by socialists made this happen. [more inside]
"New York City is under attack by SWARMS of KILLER BEES"
The video for Wu-Tang Clan's Triumph superimposed a story of invasion by killer bees onto the one of greatest posse cuts of all time. [more inside]
Pop Muzik
There once was a band called XTC. This is their story. This Is Pop [1h13m, 2017].
Saturday morning cartoons died [yesterday] in 1992
“digging its own grave in search for gold.”
Unity has changed its pricing model, and game developers are pissed off [The Verge]
“We are introducing a Unity Runtime Fee that is based upon each time a qualifying game is downloaded by an end user,” the company shared on its blog. “We chose this because each time a game is downloaded, the Unity Runtime is also installed. Also we believe that an initial install-based fee allows creators to keep the ongoing financial gains from player engagement, unlike a revenue share.”Popular video game engine Unity is making big changes to its pricing structure that’s causing confusion and anger among developers. On Tuesday, Unity announced that on January 1st, 2024, it would be implementing a pay-per-download pricing scheme that would charge developers a flat fee any time a game using Unity software is installed. [more inside]
Taylor (Your Version)
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