Occasional links - 21.11.2020
Hello,
Good morning etc. I hope you are feeling great this morning and had a brilliant week. I have a low level hangover and currently nursing it with a wonderful black filter coffee. Hasn’t it got cold this week? <insert other weather related chat here>. Right enough faffing, lets open the notes and see what links we have.
Norwegian passports
No nothing to do with the B word, just beautiful design. Would love to see one of these in the wild.
The miracle of BA Flight 5390
Hadn’t heard this story before and really is quite something. It popped up on Twitter this week and a few people struggled to believe it was real before this article was posted as a response.
Opera singers as dial-up modems
You’ll have to be of a certain age to enjoy this but really had me in bits. No idea why.
Electronic music artist Wendy Carlos
This is a lovely little clip of Wendy Carlos in front of her synthesisers with her two cats. I wasn’t previously aware of her work but did the scores for A Clockwork Orange, The Shining and TRON. On the back of the above link I found this Guardian article with more details on her.
What went right this week?
Not sure how I found this but a website dedicated to positive news. Fire it into my eyeballs! Nice to think of things that went well or were good. A friend also suggested the ‘three positive things’ mantra - write down three things you were thankful for or went well each day. It really works.
The world just flying by
Something very ‘Inception’ about this, a peat slippage near Meenbog Wind Farm, south of Ballybofey in Donegal.
DMX names all of Seinfeld’s dates
Watched five times. So far. Ok, one more time won’t hurt.
Marble sculptures
Showing complex compression or soft materials like this is just mind bending. Also see The Veiled Virgin.
A thread of un-built projects for London
More great stuff from Adam. A few that are really quite shocking and hadn’t seen before. Also, some really quite phallic towers. I’m sure you’re already following Adam right?
♪ Washing machines live longer with cat on ♪
Wait, what, no dogs? Ok, will correct next week.
That’s all for now, have a lovely weekend. Sorry Jess, not this week.
Love as always,
Andy x
Good morning etc. I hope you are feeling great this morning and had a brilliant week. I have a low level hangover and currently nursing it with a wonderful black filter coffee. Hasn’t it got cold this week? <insert other weather related chat here>. Right enough faffing, lets open the notes and see what links we have.
Norwegian passports
No nothing to do with the B word, just beautiful design. Would love to see one of these in the wild.
The miracle of BA Flight 5390
Hadn’t heard this story before and really is quite something. It popped up on Twitter this week and a few people struggled to believe it was real before this article was posted as a response.
Opera singers as dial-up modems
You’ll have to be of a certain age to enjoy this but really had me in bits. No idea why.
Electronic music artist Wendy Carlos
This is a lovely little clip of Wendy Carlos in front of her synthesisers with her two cats. I wasn’t previously aware of her work but did the scores for A Clockwork Orange, The Shining and TRON. On the back of the above link I found this Guardian article with more details on her.
What went right this week?
Not sure how I found this but a website dedicated to positive news. Fire it into my eyeballs! Nice to think of things that went well or were good. A friend also suggested the ‘three positive things’ mantra - write down three things you were thankful for or went well each day. It really works.
The world just flying by
Something very ‘Inception’ about this, a peat slippage near Meenbog Wind Farm, south of Ballybofey in Donegal.
DMX names all of Seinfeld’s dates
Watched five times. So far. Ok, one more time won’t hurt.
Marble sculptures
Showing complex compression or soft materials like this is just mind bending. Also see The Veiled Virgin.
A thread of un-built projects for London
More great stuff from Adam. A few that are really quite shocking and hadn’t seen before. Also, some really quite phallic towers. I’m sure you’re already following Adam right?
♪ Washing machines live longer with cat on ♪
Wait, what, no dogs? Ok, will correct next week.
That’s all for now, have a lovely weekend. Sorry Jess, not this week.
Love as always,
Andy x
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