adam w.k.

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former baby, future corpse • https://aking.ca

professional webmaster, interweb graphic designer, lapsed fair trade entrepreneur, solarpunk politics, christian theology, sci-fi/fantasy writing and indie music appreciation and production, father of teens

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enjoying listening to neal stephenson’s “some remarks”: open.spotify.com/show/7b2CRYm...

Some Remarksopen.spotify.com Listen to this audiobook by Neal Stephenson on Spotify

why does sam altman always look like his soul got sucked out by some kind of red skull nazi time portal? #openai #nazitimeportal

my dad found a pretty wild medical text at a local charity shop

cuff the duke @ zsantuary, oakland, ontario

i had the brilliant idea to do custom DVDs of the "tolkien edit" of the hobbit movies for a father's day gift. now at a friend's house attempting to burn dual layer DVDs on their old imac, and it's not going well. got a "medium write error" message after spending 1.5hr burning the first.

bernie vs zizek? phenomenal. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wAk...

The Talk: Bernie Sanders & Slavoj Žižekwww.youtube.com Video by Jonas Hollerup Hellehttps://www.instagram.com/jonasholleruphelle/THE TALK: Conversations that never took place between people who never met.

today i’m working flat on my back. standing desks aren’t just good for standing!

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At least four artificial sweeteners were discovered accidentally by young scientists putting chemically contaminated things in their mouths. What I'm saying is: "LICK EVERYTHING, YOU MIGHT GET RICH AND FAMOUS AND DISCOVER THINGS"* *not legal or business or lab safety advice.

1879: Russian chemist Constantin Fahlberg was analyzing coal tar extracts in Ira Remsen's lab at Johns Hopkins, when he noticed licking his fingers to turn the page in his lab book created an intense sweet taste. He connected it to the benzosulfimide he'd just worked with & saccharine was born.

this week, the kei truck hauled: - antique bed + mattress - couch + large cat condo - dresser, desk, chairs, shelves, misc (helped family move) - several hundred KG of cement + forms - corner display hutch

haha wow — the ivy that covers the wall outside is making its way inside!

wish i’d gotten a shot of this raven spreading its wings, but it looked like a badass medieval omen up there

after years of wanting one, just bought a used roli seaboard off a local reverb guy, and it is so fun to mess around with!

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Pssst, hey you: can I interest you in taking a break from doom-scrolling to learn about the coatimundi (Nasua narica)?

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If Blaise Pascal were alive today and met an Effective Altruist, his report might look like this -- helendecruz.substack.com/p/effective-...

Effective altruismhelendecruz.substack.com In the Style of Blaise Pascal's Provincial Letters

listening to: pca.st/episode/d3d7...

Embracing the Creator-Founder Role with Mariah Coz - Grief & Pizzapca.st Life and business partners Marie Poulin and Ben Borowski explore the highs and lows at the intersection of business and emotional well-being, chatting with entrepreneurs who lead their ventures with a...

steve albini's 5 perfect albums, (according to austin kleon) — apple playlist: music.apple.com/ca/playlist/...

Production: Steve Albini by Adam King on Apple Musicmusic.apple.com Playlist · 68 Songs

you guys know brain worms are not particularly rare, right? there’s a non-zero chance you yourself have had one, especially if you ever ate food prepared by ppl who ever go to tropical countries. tapeworm and hookworm are super common culprits, but others too

sorry, can’t. been apprehended by a spiritual force, and a grace that replaced all the me i’ve divorced

Sorry, can't. My girlfriend’s run off with my car and gone back to her ma and pa, telling tales of drunkenness and cruelty.

found an old photo of myself from back when we were recording the false heroics “salvation navy” album. i miss that cardigan!

can you believe this was a mac OS theme? 90’s was a crazyy time

Éa-Ö° INDIGO - Ken Takahashi

wonder what this chart looks like for canada!

Here's a quick rundown of how each automaker handles customer location data requests:

moodboard 2024-05-07 5:37pm

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Today I learned about this elaborate eulogy carved into stone of a 1st c Roman husband for his wife (identity uncertain, traditionally referred to as "Turia") It’s the longest personal document of this kind. He loved her a lot, they were married for 40 years. Highlights: 1/

4 foot dosa @ rangoli for my sister’s birthday — pretty good!

how communists made unbreakable glass (and perhaps predictably, couldnt sell it in the west because it wasnt disposable enough): www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEvB...

How Communists Made Unbreakable Glasswww.youtube.com Try Shopify for free and create your own online shop now: https://shopify.com/fern (ad) This is the story of how communists made nearly unbreakable glass. Why is not everywhere today? Or is it? Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l8mKisckj6gcJXX2f0P01BrBc4V18IJJ7mnk4slrecw/edit?usp=sharing Music: Artlist: Morphlexis - Blown Again John Dada & the Weathermen - Chamber Stress Dover Quartet - Serenade in G Major Eine kleine Nachtmusik - Mvt 1 Mozart Ardie Son - Arcade Borden Lulu - Lost Letters Angel Salazar - IX Hans Johnson - Leopards Stalk Risian - Inevitable Epidemicsound: Marten Moses - Killer Instinct Ava Low - Chaos Theory Etienne Roussel - Dark Times Ritchie Everett - Snooty Fox Craft Case - The Loose Ends David Celeste - A Mathematical Genius Lennon Hutton - 3 AM Brendon Moeller - Apparent Solution Van Sandano - Antidote X Christian Andersen - A Changeling Wendy Marcini - Catch up Later Magnus Ludvigsson - Hungarian Charade Megan Wofford - Manifest Lens Distortions: Time Piece Timetables (No Pulse, High Percussion) 3D Assets: Qifan Zhang - An Old Cheap Room in Chinatown https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/an-old-cheap-room-in-chinatown-9c2ec26be3cb4d9b91d51755e7210fdd Drcrazzie - German Armoured Division WWII Tiger Tank https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/german-armoured-division-wwii-tiger-tank-a982b6e03db143a8aa299f59e30b0d1a Scans and textures - Simple Hydraulic Press https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/simple-hydraulic-press-85788a5f7a2048848b6038e96e25aa4b Lucky581 - Old Chair https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/old-chair-56b8445a139f4cdb965952c2b7f489c5 Osho - Soviet TV KVN-49 https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/soviet-tv-kvn-49-afb71024325c40eaacf2032868ca6f88 Max_f5_studio - Worker APL https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/worker-apl-89149ed089da470eb892e1c9100cc780 _____ Armchair documentaries, almost weekly

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Like Vampire Weekend? Thank Vampire Unions!

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Photo of East St. Louis institution (1934-1976) "Harvey’s Sandwich System" which offered 25¢ brain sandwiches, a St. Louis delicacy, likely taken from the local meat packing plant, at their drive-in window. Feel free to offer to people who need them.

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great lake swimmers @ farm league brewing