2013-09-01 (Sunday)
Writing
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‘Measuring America’ by Andro Linklater
My notes on this fascinating book about the history of mapping the continent.
Links
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The Online Photographer: Open Mike: A Little Site
Just a nice post on the finances of running a blog as a job - advertising, Amazon affiliate links, selling books, etc. Often precarious.
Tweets
@anneholiday I preferred the two original bands before they sold out and became Rural Payments Agency. My fave was The Intervention Board.
My brain blanked and I couldn’t remember what Mechanical Turk was called. All I could think was “Amazon Monkeys”.
@mildlydiverting @chrislunch A series of Mechanical Turk tasks for people to spend 2 mins recreating a scene as best they can, and photo it.
@chrislunch If I was taking this seriously I would be lovlingly recreating an Instagram for every Pepys event. For ten years.
@whoisdanw With projected scenery flying past the windows, and train noises piped in? And Task Rabbits rocking the stationary carriage.
@paulpod I thought the same thing. Seemed more magical when people just disappeared for a week, gone to off-world.
@twisty Hello Ross!