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It’s April Fools Day tomorrow so I thought I’d post this massive list of hoaxes.
10 technologies that won't exist in 5 years: What people choose to work on determines what new technologies are made.
The sound a 3.9 metre crocodile makes when he’s being relocated,
Extreme dishwasher loading, a group to discuss the finer points and details of efficient, correct and ingenious dishwasher loading and stacking. via everlasting blort
Which languages are most difficult for a native English speaker to learn?
“Surprisingly, I was rarely bombarded with violent or pornographic messages. Mostly, I deleted spam.” Death and typos: my six strange years screening online obituary comments
Chair necessities This Instagram account posts only the patterns and colours of Parisian bistro chairs.
The most common housing structures in LA, from eclectic beach houses, and classic mission revival to the cozy California bungalow. (everlasting blort)Do you really want to spend your one wild and precious life putting marshmallows in jars? Good news: you don’t need to decant your groceries.
NASA artists create eclipse art
Modern suburban neighbourhoods do not have to be car-centric and crappy. I liked this video about good urbanism in small towns and cities in the Netherlands.
Cows jump for joy when they see grass for the first time in 6 months! via everlasting blort
My 'Homeric Retching' Vladimir Nabokov ate some bad ham and lived to tell about it in graphic detail.
Dogs in Advertising: Housed in the Kennel Club’s basement art gallery in London is an exhibition looking back at the history of doggy goods.
Beatniks Under the Microscope - Calgary Herald 1959
This cat knows premium ice cream and is not prepared to give it up. via
One of my secret vices is taking virtual walks and I love it when I come across a destination I’d like to take a real life walk around. Procida, in southern Italy is not as touristy as Capri and Cinque Terre but just as breathtakingly beautiful.
You think your neighbour looks like a Republican? You may be on to something. (via the new shelton wet/dry)
I’ll leave you with this adorably enthusiastic mini horse via Blort
This is a lovely novel set on Procida, should you want to read about living there in the past https://www.amazon.co.uk/Arturos-island-Elsa-Morante/dp/B0000CK9PL x
ReplyDeleteThanks Matt. I ordered the Kindle version and look forward to reading it. (I don’t allow myself to buy real books anymore after my benign love of books became an out-of-control addiction.)
DeleteIs a book junkie a bunkie or a bookie?
ReplyDeletexoxoxoBruce