Jeremy Cherfas

2024-11-19

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Needless to say, it was hard to glean any of these alleged meanings from the works themselves. Rather, they could be discovered only from the descriptions on the wall, which read like the everything-is-connected code-breaking ravings of an overeducated cabal convinced that a hidden semiotic language of resistance lies below everyday objects, camera angles, orientations, and gestures made so very many times before.

https://harpers.org/archive/2024/12/the-painted-protest-dean-kissick-contemporary-art/

Much to agree with, much more to be bemused by.

After years of using it for spices, I put my coffee grinder to work grinding, er, coffee because a friend gave me some French Roast beans from The Philippines. The coffee is good, with more than a hint of cumin.

Long reads from Eat This Newsletter. Modern industrial production for better and worse. A review on dietetics so you don't need to read the book. UK farmers sharpening their pitchforks; I'm not convinced. And more.

https://buttondown.com/jeremycherfas/archive/etn-256-lengthy/

Day trip to my first IndieWebCamp in Berlin | dead.garden

Checked into Oniga

Checked into Ponte del Megio

Checked into Trattoria Ai Cacciatori

And not for the first time.

2024-11-10

#rabbit_quest #geohashing 20241110-W-AY680D

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* On bicycle
* 41.884605, 12.475028
* 10 November 2024
* 423.74 ppm CO2
* OpenStreetMap

I went out for a long bicycle ride this morning, having vaguely noted that there was a Rabbit to be bagged not too far from the route. On the way back I dismounted, got as close as I could and took the picture. It was a great ride.

Very cool. A new website dedicated to taking your bicycle on a train (in Europe). Sort of The Person with a Saddle in Seat 61. There's mention of it being crowd-sourced, which would be interesting. Instant follow.

https://cycling-on-rails.com/blog/2024/11/05/train-bicycle-guide-started.html

Eat This Newsletter today ranges from big stories in India and Europe to little gems about candy floss (aka cotton candy) and asparagus.

Oh, and a titan of industrial food calls for mandatory nutrition labels.

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