DKMD ‒ I’m Watching You [6m31s].

Not Just Bikes: Every Reason to Hate Cars [48min].

In unrelated news, I was going to post an image I ran into today. It was for a “Girl Action Dynamic Pose References” for artists. 303 illustrations of women. But ... it was all AI. Yes, artists of the future, learn how to draw in the bullshit slop bucket AI way. Finally now you can replace the machines replacing you with creepy garbage.

Decided against posting it, I know some people have sensitive stomachs.

Anyway, someone thought this would be a good idea. They probably spent more time making the graphic for the “References” than they did really concentrating and coming up with good AI prompts.

Here’s an AI prompt you can type in if you are interested in generating AI art. “How do I kick myself in the junk.”

Arc Raiders is not pinball. A semi-thorough examination of problems currently plaguing the popular computer video game.

ShawnGrows: How Oranges Became Orange [1m].

Was mulling on opening up the Arc Raiders can o’ WTF worms but then remembered I still had another deeeeep-think piece about Watch Dogs: Legion sitting around. I mean, the thing still has hundreds of daily players so this might reach one or two of them.

The Chemist and Dreuggist July 31, 1897.

Mixed Signals: How a joke sound defined 90s rave [12min].

Documentary Central: A Tuba To Cuba [2019; 1h23m].

Amazing travelogue of Preservation Hall Jazz Band’s trip to Cuba to explore their musical roots. Beautifully shot/composed.

There was a brief clip of Mr. Okra, who passed away in 2018 RIP.

I was down in New Orleans 2008 and Mr. Okra drove by:

ProcessX: Process of making hiking boots. Handmade shoes made by Japanese craftsmen [24min].

Entrancing. Yes, that is correct, I posted a makin’ hikin’ boots video in 2022. This one is a different one. There are two now. They are friends.

Gamers Nexus: Discord’s Disturbing Ties to Global Surveillance ‒ ID Verification, Palantir, & Thiel [38min].

Captain Pikant BLUE MONDAY ‒ Analyzing the MOST BRUTAL BEAT of the 1980s ‒ Drum Patterns Explained [12min; via Jon].

About Here and HUB Cycling: The Bike Share Dilemma [18min].

Strong Towns: The sign you’re looking for is in Philly [1min].

Not Just Bikes: Why I don’t use Google Maps in Amsterdam [25min].

Technology Connections: You are being misled about renewable energy technology [1hr31min].

Shawn Grows: How Plantains Got Stolen [1min].

Fern: Did McKinsey Ruin Disneyland? [30min]. CW: Death, deplorable capitalism but I repeat myself, McKinsey, Disney.

Good Ol’ Freda trailer [2013; 2min]. Available on Kanopy for free with a US library card.

Shawn Grows: The Poisonous Spice [1min].

Hoog: The Hardest NASA Mission in History [35min].