Wondering why, despite all it gave and pioneered in the last centuries, the UK still has not come around to the idea of bidets. My Roman Empire of today is wondering whether @KCCorp has lobbied local councils and contractors…
Does Tech Criticism Still Matter? - by Jasmine Sun - Reboot
“On a visceral level … the ideas and knowledge and stories we ingest impact the paths we will take. Toys and jobs come and go; the real leverage is in rewiring hearts and minds.” https://t.co/3ITIbifIW8
These are called bayongs in the Philippines and I’m amazed that someone here’s decided to sell them for £72 🤡 If anyone wants one (for a 10th of the price), lmk
thinking about how beautiful the internet is but also about how much more beautiful it could be if our online social spaces were not designed to build an audience but to be in community, to make meaning together in slower, non transactional ways
While working in our archives, I found an old metal box. Inside was a long-forgotten roll of silent 8mm film marked "The Philippines 1942"
Excited at possibly discovering lost WW II footage, I sent it to specialists for care and digitization.
Yesterday, it came back. On it was:
The biggest con man since Madoff just admitted that woke is a virtue-signaling game “where we say all the right shibboleths and so everyone likes us.” How stupid does the NYT feel now?
I obtained surveillance footage of the self-driving Tesla that abruptly stopped on the Bay Bridge, resulting in an eight-vehicle crash that injured 9 people including a 2 yr old child just hours after Musk announced the self-driving feature.
Full story: https://t.co/LaEvX9TzxW
Does this toilet paper holder look comfortable to reach for? 🧻 I mean.. This isn’t some fancy or uber technical structure. Even a teenager could tell you it’s too far out.
@LinusEkenstam I use Pinterest and Instagram for interiors 😂 Re AI I’m sure you could after a few tries but in regard to its utility to me, I’d prefer a human behind it! I’m sure future designers will use it to help them, but still need their connections, critical thinking & industry know-how
🤖 You have not experienced AI interior design like this before
🔮 Let's take a look at the whimsical mind of AI
👀 I'm re-decorating my small girls' bedroom, and @pinterest did not cut it, but @midjourney blow your mind 🧠
🧵 A thread
@LiorSteinberg I want so badly for america to turn away from car centric infrastructure and towards transit infrastructure but I’m afraid even if the political will is there it will be almost impossible because of how deep into car centrism we’ve gotten. How do we fix this?