by Patrick Rhone
The Screens are the Symptom. | danah boyd | apophenia
Fahrenheit 451 is unquestionably a tale about the caustic consequences of banning books and repressing knowledge. But it’s also an invitation to see the structural conditions that enable and support such repression.
This is important.
I’m sure there are casual Kottke.org readers, but most of the ones I’ve encountered in my thirteen years writing for the site are unusually devoted to it, and to him as a writer and editor — again, even though Jason himself does not do most of the things that inspire that kind of charismatic devotion.
I’ve been following his work even before Kottke.org. Which gives you a clue as to how old we both are.
I guess it’s hot toddy season.
Sigh…
The Wisdom of the Bankers Box — CJ Chilvers
Being a minimalist is something you can choose for yourself, but not for your family, and often not for your government.
Truth.
Chicken or the Egg – Literally — Bethany Gladhill
My wife ponders the problems of going out these days…
The thing is, I can’t see the way out of it. People won’t go out if it’s hard to — if closing hours are irregular, and costs are high. Restaurants have to save costs where they can, by making cuts, because costs are high and business is erratic. The two feed off each other, and the free market that we as a country are so obsessed with lacks a way to effectively solve the issue.
Hey, I’m writing something for you.
Meanwhile, in the Duchy of Heckofalot…
This weekend’s project: Pantry cleanup and organization. It may not look like a big change from the before and after shots, but trust me, it was and took hours of work.
Before:
After:
The Ultimate Guide to Apple Notes – The Sweet Setup
A really comprehensive and useful guide which I, in true meta fashion, immediately saved to my Notes.app
Atchison Champion, March 2, 1916 – Against All Odds
Emanuel Handy, one of the most prominent negroes of Atchison, deplores the weaknesses of his race in a scathing denunciation of the manner in which the negroes in Atchison exercise the right of franchise
My Great-Great Grandfather giving his fellow Black citizens the what-what and telling it like it is.
What we have always believed in, apparently.