Them Thangs Late October Edition

This is what I am thinking about:

Although this wall is primarily psychological in nature, it nonetheless assumes many physical forms: the innumerable petty mechanisms of isolation and control (from security to social convention). The bodyguards. The cameras. The layers and layers of locked doors. The assumption, by workers, that the ultra-rich must always be left alone, never bothered. The hushed, polite respect for money. This atmosphere saturates the extremely wealthy; no one will ever curse them, interrupt them, or ask them any question not directly related to providing a service. (Plutocrat Archipelagos by Jack Self)

From Vincenzo Pagliuca‘s mónos book. Why, yes, I do want to make a weird cabin.

The Slow Cancellation of Online Libraries By Henry Warwick: “[I]t seems clear we are looking at a twilight of the online library and to depend on Soulseek smacks of desperation. I’ve been watching this slow creeping electronic death for years, and it’s not a good situation, and it’s not getting better. It’s cultural rust.”

The artist Laura Harling mailed a card to my office with this photo:

It’s even better when you see how it from the opposite angle: Biden appears to be exposing himself to the children. Brilliant.

An interesting exposure tool. I need a wealthy patron.

An interesting book, “Blue Collar Empire: The Untold Story of US Labor’s Global Anticommunist Crusade” by Jeff Schuhrke.

(Aric Allen courtesy of motionographer)

Trailer for a new movie I was curious about.

I want my children to read this speech by Bill Watterson: “To invent your own life’s meaning is not easy, but it’s still allowed, and I think you’ll be happier for the trouble.”

There are other things I’m thinking about, but these are my tabs.