Friday Morning Minutiae
The Idle Gazette: On the Difference Between Rest and Idleness (article, 6 mins)
…”To be idle is to occupy time that has been removed from the economy of usefulness altogether, time that will never be redeemed, time spent as an end in itself rather than as a means to some later, more respectable end.”
BBC: Does a USB Drive Get Heavier as You Store More Files on It? (article, 1 min)
Score Yourself on the 2020’s Political Compass
…Chud vs Woke, Techbro vs NeoLuddite, Hopepilled vs Doomer, Davos vs Dubai
Browse Amazon without the Knockoffs (browser extension)
The Winamp Skin Museum Really Whips the Llama’s A$$
The Economic Times: Woman Turns into Snake to Avoid Arranged Marriage
John Darwin’s Wikipedia Page Reads Like a True-Crime Doc - Thanks Matt W
Urban Skylines from Old Video Games
Get a Mysterious Woman to Show Up at Your Funeral
…if in the NYC Metro area.
Model Sea-Level Rise in Your Neighborhood with This Map
Google Earth's Secret Flight Simulator (game?)
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