links, etc “The Semplica-Girl Diaries,” by George Saunders george saunders has been on the “to read” list for quite some time. i haven’t dug into his books, but in reading the work of art last month, i bumped this into my long-form reading queue. this is well worth the 15 minutes or so it takes to savor it. there’s just so much in here that’s spot on. the shame at being poor in america, squandered windfalls, the casual enslavement of others....

links, etc The Silurian Hypothesis: It was the Cephalopods – Pacificklaus dorky AF. it was sucked in.

links, etc The sky as a canvas: a visual guide to the artistry and science of drone shows this was a fascinating and really well done overview of those amazeballs drone shows. this actually answered a number of questions that i had rolling around in the back of my mind on the logistics and transitions fronts. notably yes, the drone launch area more or less determines the overall size of the drone display....

links, etc How Oil Companies Offload Costly Cleanup Onto the Public just in case you forgot we’re 0wn3d.

links, etc op run - NSHipster oh, this is very useful. i should have read up on op run a long time ago.