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Dunk tank · en.wikipedia.org. A dunk tank, also known as a dunking booth or dunking machine, is a common feature at Canadian and American fairs, fundraisers, and celebrations. It involves at least two participants, one of whom sits on a collapsible bench above a human-sized water tank.
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Public Work: A Fast Search Engine for Public Domain Images
Jul 31, 2024 · Public Work is an image search engine that boasts 100,000 “copyright-free” images from institutions like the NYPL, the Met, etc. It’s fast with a relatively simple interface and uses AI to auto-categorize and suggest possibly related images (both visually and content-wise). And it’s fun to just visually click around on related images.
The Cube Rule of Food, the Grand Unified Theory of Food …
Dec 10, 2018 · Into the fracas steps @phosphatide with their brilliant Cube Rule of Food. The idea is that you can fit all food into one of seven categories based on where the starch in a dish is positioned: For example, enchiladas, falafel wraps, and pigs in a blanket are all sushi because the starch covers four sides of the cube like so: Likewise, pizza is ...
The Prayer of Saint Francis - kottke.org
Apr 8, 2014 · The prayer in full: Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace; Where there is hatred, let me sow love; Where there is injury, pardon; Where there is error, truth; Where there is doubt, faith; Where there is despair, hope; Where there …
An online collection of high-res scans of M.C. Escher’s prints
May 8, 2018 · The Boston Public Library has digitized their collection of M.C. Escher prints; browse the whole collection here. The level of zoom you can get to with these images is amazing. Traveling to Spain in 1936, Escher visited the Alhambra for the second time and visited the mosque in Córdoba.
Nature By Numbers
May 20, 2020 · Nature By Numbers. This lovely short film by Cristóbal Vila shows how the simple Fibonacci sequence manifests itself in natural forms like sunflowers, nautilus shells, and dragonfly wings. See also Arthur Benjamin’s TED Talk on the Fibonacci numbers and the golden ratio and the Fibonacci Shelf. (via @stevenstrogatz) Arthur Benjamin.
The Enshittification Lifecycle of Online Platforms - kottke.org
Jan 27, 2023 · The Enshittification Lifecycle of Online Platforms. This piece by Cory Doctorow on TikTok’s enshittification (also available at Wired) contains some of the best and simplest descriptions of how online platforms like Amazon, Facebook, Uber, TikTok, Twitter, etc. evolve as they grow and then eventually die.. Here is how platforms die: First, they are good to their users; then they abuse their ...
Knitting Traditional Maine Mittens - kottke.org
Nov 29, 2023 · Knitting Traditional Maine Mittens. Shortly after I learned to knit, a friend suggested I find the 1983 book Fox & Geese & Fences: A Collection of Traditional Maine Mittens, by Robin Hansen, and make her a pair.I did, it was a wonderful experience, and I have been knitting mittens from the book ever since (some pictured above).
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