The Weekly Weird - 2021-01-15
- This is just ... rude. This is not how you treat a guest who has traveled far. Don't piss off the birds, they will have their revenge.
- Most products are shaped as much by structural forces of economics and inertia as by intentional design. Cars are the most visible example of this and maybe this is why.
- No matter your stance on recreational pharmecuticals, please do not inject psilocybin tea into your veins.
- Be careful your glass doesn't ... rust?
- Semi-related, function follows form in the pointed shape of Roman Amphorae.
- Learn to process images from space probes.
- If you're at a loss what to get your favorite mailing list author for the holidays, I think Matt Levine likes wine that has been to space. I, on the other hand, would like one of these lovely, useless, bespoke retro terminals. At least it's more luggable than a DECbox.
- The wall climbing package picking robots are coming for... Amazon spider man's job I guess?
- wat (h/t John)
- Market Microstructure Miscellany: Revenge of the Darkpool.