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clive

@clive@saturation.social

Writer, musician/songwriter, hobbyist coder. Contributing writer to New York Times Magazine and Wired. Author of "Coders". Blogging at clivethompson.medium.com, archive of writing at www.authory.com/clivethompson #science #technology #coding #software #writing #literature #poetry clive@clivethompson.net

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In 1963, Bruce McAllister was a high school student ...

... whose English teacher insisted that authors filled their stories with symbols ...

... and it was the job of the reader to notice and decode these symbols

He thought this was nonsense

So he sent a letter to 150 well-known authors asking if they did this

Fully 75 replied! Ray Bradbury, Saul Bellow, Ayn Rand

Their answers were wild

Item #4 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter, free to read and subscribe here: https://buttondown.email/clivethompson/archive/linkfest-20/

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so great

https://boingboing.net/2024/06/04/giant-venomous-flying-spiders-headed-for-new-york.html

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@juliewebgirl

This would make a superb B movie

I'd hire the director of "Velocipastor" to do it

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@jonhendry

Yes!

bhalpin, to MountainBiking
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Finished the first draft of my play in iambic pentameter! Because I have the freedom to do weird shit now! Anyway, given that I've been bike commuting in Boston since 2008, I was thinking I could put together some bike commuting tips for folks considering it. Do you think anyone would want such a thing?

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@bhalpin

Sure, go for it! The more primers on that subject the better

clive, to random
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There's now been three known cases of H5N1 bird flu in a human in the US

A good piece by a virologist here pointing out all the stuff we ought to be doing (but aren't, yet) to prevent a wider outbreak: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/02/opinion/bird-flu-case-respiratory.html?unlocked_article_code=1.w00.lK8M.95GArU4vpiOC&smid=url-share

(gift link, free for nonsubscribers)

clive, to random
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Pointillist bubble-wrap paintings

amazing what you can do with paint

bubble wrap

and a hypodermic needle

Item #1 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter, free to read and subscribe here here here 📬 : https://buttondown.email/clivethompson/archive/linkfest-20/

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@tsturm

I know, I really love these adjacent-possible innovations

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@festal @gebseng

wow, I'd never heard of that, thank you!!

(I also had never heard of ham radio "slow scan" TV, reading up on that now)

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Whoa

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@BillBraine

Loool

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@glennf

It will be damn interesting to see how this shakes out yeah

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@Monolecte

une bonne question -- je ne sais pas !

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@dan613

We've been watching it, and thus far the folks on Fox 5 seem to be taking the verdict pretty seriously -- not referring to it as "rigged", as Trump does, etc

Their coverage may quickly evolve, but that's what's happening in the news dept there

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@wiredfire

Agreed, the question is what happens with appeals

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@dan613

On the Fox cable channel, where there's more commentary, Jeanine Pirro is fulminating about how the whole thing is Democratic setup

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@Jorsh

😂

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@jessamyn

truly

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@glennf @jessamyn

full throttle

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@RealGene

The famous one

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@glennf @yacc143

Yep, all true, alas

The structure of the electoral college has rendered the vast majority of the country’s votes much more irrelevant when it comes to the presidency

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@OlivierGuinart

lol

kbeninato, to random
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Alito's furiously ruffling through the Flag Closet.

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@kbeninato

😂

mckra1g, to random
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I don’t like this reboot of Revenge of the Nerds.

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@mckra1g

Ack

And: precisely

flowerswj, to random
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@clive not sure if this poll is up your alley, but if so, a boost would be appreciated :). PS I’m setting up my first single-gear bike at this time, ever use one of those? (Not a fixie)

Anyways. Ticks. They’re a problem, I heard…

https://mastodon.social/@flowerswj/112525744124122413

clive,
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@flowerswj

That’s a gorgeous bicycle!!

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