2013-06-12 (Wednesday)
Links
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The New Aesthetic and its Politics
James on what’s beneath the surface. “This wilful anti-technicalism, which is a form of anti-intellectualism, mirrors the present cultural obsession with nostalgia, retro and vintage which was one of the spurs for the entire New Aesthetic project.”
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The New Aesthetic: James Bridle’s Drones and Our Invisible, Networked World | Vanity Fair
James: “…there’s no such thing as avant-gardes anymore. … But it leads to that idea of there being avant-garde figures that are ahead of everything else. But there’s not. It’s just me, looking at this stuff, and going, ‘Have you seen this? Have you actually seen it?’”
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localtunnel: instantly show localhost to the rest of the world
I keep forgetting the name of this alternative to forwardhq.com (née Showoff.io).
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Thanks all. Looks like the bread problem is either the flour, water, yeast, salt, the wrong setting or the weather. Simple! :)
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@engineeringdept So good. I just need some time and some Photoshop skills. networkonair.com/shop/746-large…
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@derivadow Thanks. Yes, it’s been the last few loaves like this, so I should try switching one of those to start with.
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@moongolfer On the same setting that’s been fine until a loaf or two back. No salt. Maybe I’ll try more water.
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@engineeringdept I can’t hear you, all sound is bending in a weird way and… HEEEee e l p .
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@bensummers Ah, maybe! I’ll try a new bag on the next one. The subtleties of all this have passed me by.
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@bensummers No, but thanks for the idea. Next time. I’m following a recipe that was fine until a couple of loaves or so ago.
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@phl Exactly! I tried but the magnificent terrain isn’t properly captured in a still.
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@anneholiday Going from past experience this will taste even more “healthy” than the seeded wholemeal usually does.
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@Farctum Whatever, I’m looking forward to finding whatever bits of ancient history are preserved inside.
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@anneholiday I know and these days it’s always uneven and fissured and I’m not looking forward to eating it. Grrr.
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Why does my breadmaker bread keep ending up like this? vine.co/v/blgVpVZAKuI
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Jokes about the New Aesthetic and salons currently interspersed with a list of names from the @BLAST_Manifesto.
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@engineeringdept “Today, Tom is sporting a chromakey green Guantanamo hood and a Fitbit bandolier.”
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@jwheare No, thanks. Have there been any updates “over the coming weeks”?
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@engineeringdept I’m already planning my wardrobe. What does one wear to a salon?
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@whoisdanw One day in the future I’ll find that URL, click it, and there’ll be someone else’s blurred face drinking coffee.
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@whoisdanw No, zooming in on StreetView: goo.gl/maps/Mx7jc
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@whoisdanw Also, zooming in, I think I may have finally found my new avatar.
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Wondering what percentage of all those tweets I’ve read would make sense to me-20-years-ago. Single figures?
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@flickrock Spammer.
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@whoisdanw Me on IndoorsStreetView: flickr.com/photos/philgyf…