This morning Twitter Kissed Culture Hard on the Mouth | CultureBy – Grant McCracken
This feels to me like two separate posts, the second building on the first. And while the first fascinated me, as an outsider, the second, although undoubtedly important, was of much less interest. But if you are into culture, give it a try.
Tim Harford — Article — Ten years of social media have left us all worse off
Last Christmas I vowed to spend less time on my smartphone. It worked — until a couple of months ago, when I started using Twitter much more. Why? I had something to sell. That seems wretchedly appropriate.
Yup, that seems right. Even when no money actually changes hands.
Since getting a new VPN, Spotify thinks I am in Sweden, and it is remarkable how much more tolerable the ads are. Not just because I don't understand them, because they are so much less frenetic.
Why can’t food scientists and nutritionists be friends?
For one thing, it's a lot easier to call yourself a "nutritionist". Then again, where do food scientists work except in industry, or training more food scientists?
I wrote about reviving my sourdough after an extended absence.
https://www.fornacalia.com/2020/sourdough-revival/
I'd certainly pay for an app that used RSS (or similar) to aggregate photographers' streams. Heck, I'd even exert pressure on my own favourite photographer to create a dedicated photo stream. I've kickstartered less promising pitches. h/t @chrisaldrich
Incredible, secret firefighting mission saves famous 'dinosaur trees'
Very good to know.
Weeknotes 52 - 4 minutes a day — Nat Buckley
But seriously: why does it seem so weird to pay for a podcast, when I pay for music, films, TV etc?
And answer came there none.
I managed to restore my Apple Time Capsule to proper working order, I think, but how sensible is it, really, to have the reset button and the status lights on opposite sides of the device?