A nice walk yesterday. Lots to see. Highlights, green hairstreak butterfly & a pair of red squirrels chasing through the trees. Stank is a strange word.
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Before I’d even reached the sheep creep under the railway it was a good day. Warblers singing, swallows swooping, a large golden olive dragonfly shone in the sun. A buzzard flew over. The opposite of soul destroying. More notes & photos on the walkmap
Read: Fire Rush by Jacqueline Crooks ★★★★☆ 📚
Late 70s London, Bristol & Jamaica, dub reggae, ghosts, police brutality, crime & bad men. Guest appearance from Misty in Roots.
At the same time, during both World War One and World War Two, there were concerted efforts to feed people. It started with centrally cooked meals that people took home to eat, but soon blossomed into a far-reaching network of government-run restaurants.
Another really interesting episode from Jeremy Cherfas. I’d never heard of the British Restaurants that were more common in the midst of WW2 than MacDonalds are now. Where they came from, what happened in different places and the possibility of a return were all covered.
Joining the #stream for the annual celebration of Dawn Chorus Day. Organized by @soundtent ‘Reveil travels West on live audio feeds from streamers around the world at daybreak.’ I ‘m at
http://locus.creacast.com:9001/GlasgowWest
Nice dub metaphor. from an undisclosed location, which sounds idilic.
At the far side of the forth & Clyde Canal. Quite often see foxes sleeping along the canal in the sun.
Read: A Line Made by Walking by Sara Baume ★★★★☆ 📚
Depressed young artist in the Irish countryside. Had me completely invested & worrying about the outcome throughout. Many short references to & descriptions of pieces of conceptual art are thought provoking.
Philip K. Dick and the Fake Humans – Boston Review suggested by John Naughton was an interesting read. Nice featured image too. I followed the attribution link to Flickr and found I’d, in the dim distant past, favoured it.
Bookmarked What I Mean When I Say Critical AI Literacy by .
Readings/videos on inequality/oppression created, exacerbated, or reproduced by AI/algorithms:
Interesting thoughts & a collection of links to look through. Holiday reading.