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  1. PhD Simulator

    Surprisingly addictive, in a way that I imagine doing an actual PhD isn’t.

  2. The Visual Science Lab / Kirk: Walking around S. Congress Avenue today reveling in the sub-90° weather.

    I always enjoy his Austin photos, and this set gave me major nostalgia for distant visits to South Congress during SXSW.

  3. Joanne O’Leary · I was a coyote: Can you trust a horsewoman? · LRB 29 June 2023

    Interesting review of a book that’s conversations with an Iowan racehorse trainer by Kathryn Scanlan.

  4. Owen Hatherley · Wild and Tattered Kingdom: Fassbinder and His Friends · LRB 29 June 2023

    Hatherley writing about Ian Penman writing about Fassbinder (some of whose work I should really watch at some point).

  5. Is There An Illusion Of Moral Decline? - by Scott Alexander

    A critique of that previously-linked paper which seems good on a brief whizz through.

  6. The illusion of moral decline | Nature

    “…our studies show that the perception of moral decline is pervasive, perdurable, unfounded and easily produced.”

  7. Bad Waitress Service Industry Memoir

    “I suspect it’s easier to teach a waitress to be a writer than an intellectual to be a waiter.” (via Waxy)

  8. 45 Beech Street, Barbican, London (PDF)

    Proposal to redevelop the office building – the one off the Barbican “tunnel” – into a taller apartment building.

  9. Colin Burrow · Algorithmic Fanboy: Thick Rules and Thin · LRB 1 June 2023

    I found the distinction between “thick rules” (general guides) and “thin rules” (increasingly specific) useful.

  10. Headfirst

    Seems like a good guide to what’s on in Bristol.

  11. interview with a household manager for rich people — Ask a Manager

    Another world.

  12. MetaFilterMetatalktail Hour: Drama Edition : MetaFilterMeta

    “Metafilter has had one or two dramatic moments in its four decades on the Internet. … Any dramatic moments stick out in your mind?”

  13. ‘Succession’ creator Jesse Armstrong is ready to talk about the series finale : NPR

    Interview. “It’s not that I don’t think people are capable of change or growth. I guess I would say they happen rarely, slowly and not necessarily all in one direction…” (via Ask MetaFilter)

  14. Dominic Kelly Acting Coach

    I’m sad that salon:collective has closed its doors, but the lovely and excellent Dom is still going.

  15. Cult Shop: are these the best old-school sandwiches in London? | Financial Times

    Coincidentally (having mentioned Paul Rothe & Son in that interview about Maison Bertaux).

  16. Bikepacking 101 Handbook - BIKEPACKING.com

    I have no plans to do this but I love a good introductory guide. (via FaveJet)

  17. Before You Go #2: Maison Bertaux - by The LiB team

    A chat with me about the patisserie in Soho in the London in Bits newsletter.

  18. Alan Sepinwall – Rolling Stone

    Some good and insightful (US) TV reviews and recaps. (via MetaFilter FanFare)

  19. Product design & UX design resources – Degreeless.Design

    Assuming these are good resources, I love things like this. Suggested sites and books to learn about design, starting with the basics. (via Web Curios)

  20. A Horse’s Remorse | Adam Thirlwell | The New York Review of Books

    I do like long articles about TV shows. Maybe I should get round to trying BoJack Horseman.

  21. 1 YEAR OFF GRID - Everything we build on our abandoned land | TIMELAPSE | Renovating a caravan park - YouTube

    I enjoyed this. That’s a LOT of manual labour to clear some land.

  22. PhotoSwipe: Responsive JavaScript Image Gallery

    Nice image lightbox thing, for future reference. (via Go Make Things)

  23. Peakto, the game-changing photo organizer software for Mac

    Explore your photos from different apps/services in one place. Unsure if this is a “now you have two problems” thing, but it sounds clever.

  24. Avalanche, the best photo conversion software for Mac

    Transfer photo libraries between Lightroom, Luminar, Capture One and Apple Photos.

  25. Succession: Kill List | FanFare

    I enjoy the Fan Fare discussions of Succession, but especially the insights of “Tom Hanks Cannot Be Trusted” like this one comparing it with The Thick Of It, Veep, etc.

  26. How to scale a JavaScript project over time (part 1) | Go Make Things

    A nice short series showing how he gradually structures vanilla JavaScript files.

  27. Everything you don’t actually need to know about the economics of Succession | Financial Times

    Interesting, if futile. (via Money Stuff)

  28. Historical timeline maker | Timeline creator for students | Aeon Timeline

    Paid app for Mac, Windows or iOS. Haven’t tried it but looks interesting. (via Ask a MetaFilter)

  29. Timeline

    Timeline.js. “Easy-to-make, beautiful timelines” on the web using a Google Spreadsheet or JSON as a source. (via Ask MetaFilter)

  30. Jane Miller · Desert Hours · LRB 16 March 2023

    A lovely piece, some reflections from a ninety-year-old.