Lorenzo D.

Did you catch the story about the Wayback Machine on CBS News Sunday Morning? 🌞 David Pogue chatted with @brewster.kahle.org about archiving the web, and the lawsuits from publishers & the recording industry that threaten our mission & your access to information. Watch: cbsnews.com/news/the-way...

The Wayback Machine, a time machine for the webcbsnews.com Because the web is ephemeral, the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine has made backups of websites continually since 1996, with nearly 900 billion pages preserved. But making books and music freely ava...

Pretty sure the historical takeaway here is that 19th C Italy was a land of absurdly short corks.

Well that’s the least-hinged headline I’ve read this year. #nytimes

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A whisper in the dark: "Luisa... ti voglio bene..." Fell in love with her in 8 1/2. Never fell out. Rest in Peace, Anouk Aimee...

Preseason figs at Trader Joe’s are cheating, but I’m not above it.

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A classic by Thomas Transtromer.

Impromptu creative workshop, or crime scene?

I have MANY questions regarding what took place here.

Please enjoy this morning lavender uplift.

Hardly inordinate priorities, then or now.

One of those posts I still think about daily over a month after seeing it…

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Jerky, 7-Fingered Scarlett Johansson Appears In Video To Express Full-Fledged Approval Of OpenAIwww.theonion.com SAN FRANCISCO—In response to allegations that the artificial intelligence research organization used the actress’s voice without consent, a jerky, seven-fingered Scarlett Johansson appeared in a video...

Update: today encountered the most perfect dumpling one can obtain during “official” business hours. Will have to do…for now.

Would actually be strongly in favor of dumplings after hours but them’s the rules.

Color riot.

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What can a poem do in the face of calamity? I talked with Huda Fakhreddine about “Pull Yourself Together,” by the Palestinian poet Hiba Abu Nada. Hiba was killed in her home in the Gaza Strip by an Israeli airstrike on October 20, 2023. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

‎Close Readings: Huda Fakhreddine on Hiba Abu Nada (podcasts.apple.com ‎Show Close Readings, Ep Huda Fakhreddine on Hiba Abu Nada (

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This is absolutely wild. This intrepid sleuth should investigate the books in my office encampment. He would be truly scandalized.

Apparently A.I’s Don Quixote has been thinking about Spike Jonze this week too.

Rewatched the Jonze short “I’m Here” for the first time in a decade, on a weird impulse. Surprised to find it persistently relevant on what it feels like to find connection amid techno-capitalist enshittification.

I'm Here (Short Film) - Spike Jonze - HDm.youtube.com I'm Here is a 2010 American short film, written and directed by Spike Jonze. The film was funded by and is a promotion for Absolut Vodka. No copyright infringement intended. 1080 HD AI Upscale from 720p source.

Saw Guadagnino’s (amazing) Challengers, in which Tashi (Zendaya) gives us an entirely more interesting definition of the word “homewrecker.”

I have a joke about Socrates but I’m not writing it down.

I have a joke about Cassandra but you'd see it coming.

What’s the demonym for a cat person who is dog tired (i.e. me).

Fairly hard to comprehend coral trees are actually a thing in the world.

Also prepared to clear my plans for persimmon pancake happy hour.

Reiterating my openness to after-hours dumplings...

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YES. This generation of students has grown up understanding that their schools are war zones. Of course they’re ready for this moment. We forced them to prepare for it.

Also… Growing up with school shooter trainings taught them how to make quick barricades for doors.