Reposted by Dieter van Baarlekottke.org @kottke.org · 28/06/2026Who wins the 2026 World Cup if “not football” decides? This starts with the same 64-team bracket as the actual WC but uses metrics like life expectancy & CO2 per capita to decide matches. [dataguessr.com]dataguessr.comDataguessr World Cup 2026 editionPick a metric, guess the champions, and see the knockout phase play out. 082
Reposted by Dieter van Baarlekottke.org @kottke.org · 13/06/2026The release of Daft Punk’s debut album is closer in time to the Moon landing than to today. (Same with OK Computer.) 56520
Reposted by Dieter van BaarleAuke Hoekstra @aukehoekstra.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Ppl, esp. in @theguardian.com are prone to Pearl clutching over mines for EV minerals while conveniently forgetting meat. So maybe this picture is a helpful reminder of where our priorities should lie. 912452
Reposted by Dieter van BaarleGordon Wark 🤬💥😡🔥🕗🕕🕓🕖 @1stwark.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Christian Conundrum 1215506919
Reposted by Dieter van Baarlekottke.org @kottke.org · 21/04/2026The Accursèd Alphabetical Clock. “This clock displays the current time alphabetically.” Totally deranged…I love it. [boat.horse]boat.horseThe Accursèd Alphabetical ClockThis clock displays the current time alphabetically. It is inspired by this post on Mastodon. 23412
Reposted by Dieter van BaarleAlexander J. Stein @ajstein.bsky.social · 19/02/2026EU: Beef & lamb received an estimated 580 times more agricultural subsidies than legumes in 2020; dairy received 550 times more than nuts & seeds. The estimated €39 billion in subsidies spent on animal-sourced foods made up nearly a quarter of the EU's total budget: foodrise.org.uk/CAPCrossroads/ >>foodrise.org.ukCAP at the Crossroads - Reforming EU CAP subsidies to support healthy sustainable diets - FoodriseCAP at the Crossroads: Reforming EU CAP subsidies to support healthy sustainable diets, a new report from Foodrise, reveals the scale of EU common agricultural policy (CAP) subsidies directed to meat ... 22715
Reposted by Dieter van Baarlekottke.org @kottke.org · 13/01/2026Great data analysis of what would US would be like if it were just an average country in its cohort of wealthy democracies, e.g. “the nation that would exist if our democracy functioned to serve the public rather than protect the already powerful”. [kottke.org]kottke.orgThe America That Could BeThe main point of Adam Bonica’s post The Wall Looks Permanent Until It Falls is about the optimism of this moment: that the US could be ripe for a Berlin Wall-falling moment that opens the door for a better future. I’m n 27634
Reposted by Dieter van BaarleHetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 05/10/2025This is so good from Cory Doctorow on all the tricks Amazon uses to get both consumers to pay more, and how businesses on the platform end up paying it 45-51 cents on every dollar. Plus he rightly calls for regulatory change, not just individual consumer action www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.comWay past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term ‘enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and ... 10245125
Reposted by Dieter van Baarlekottke.org @kottke.org · 06/10/2025Tim Berners-Lee: “I gave the world wide web away for free because I thought that it would only work if it worked for everyone. Today, I believe that to be truer than ever.” [theguardian.com]theguardian.comWhy I gave the world wide web away for free | Tim Berners-LeeMy vision was based on sharing, not exploitation – and here’s why it’s still worth fighting for 03214
Reposted by Dieter van BaarleAnnie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 29/09/2025No, "the world's taste for soya" isn't to blame: most people won't taste any soya, but the meat, dairy, eggs and fish produced very inefficiently with the soya as feed. @georgemonbiot.bsky.social often says: "If you want to eat less soya [to help save the Amazon], eat soya!" shorturl.at/bOvl1 316361
Reposted by Dieter van BaarleSoapy @soapy2019.bsky.social · 23/08/2025Thomas Deininger uses plastic waste to create sculptures,or should I say,works of Genius!!!!!! 22969541902
Reposted by Dieter van BaarleDaniël Verlaan @daniel.verlaan.xyz · 18/03/2025Heerlijk technisch verhaal: een hacker heeft een ransomware-aanval van de beruchte cybercriminele groep Akira ontmanteld zonder te betalen. Hoe? Door de encryptie van de ransomware te kraken met 16 grafische kaarten van Nvidia. tinyhack.com/2025/03/13/d... 3549
Reposted by Dieter van BaarleMarcin Wichary @aresluna.org · 14/02/2025I think every designer should write a love letter to a font at least once in their lifetime. This is mine: A 150-year-old font you have likely never heard of, and one you probably saw earlier today. aresluna.org/the-hardest-...aresluna.orgThe hardest working font in ManhattanA story of a 150-year-old font you have never heard of – and one you probably saw earlier today. 1402582892
Reposted by Dieter van BaarleRandall Munroe @xkcd.com · 17/02/2025Archive Request xkcd.com/3052 119150221555
Reposted by Dieter van Baarlekottke.org @kottke.org · 10/02/2025This is about Hitler & Germany: “a [democratic] country…handed absolute power over to someone who could never claim a majority in an actual election and whom the entire conservative political class regarded as a chaotic clown…” (Sound familiar tho?) [kottke.org]kottke.orgThe Power of ChaosThe events of the last few weeks reminded me of this succinct summary of Timothy Ryback’s book, Takeover: Hitler’s Final Rise to Power fron Adam Gopnik in the New Yorker: Ryback details, week by week, day by day, and so 04112
Reposted by Dieter van BaarleAuke Hoekstra @aukehoekstra.bsky.social · 02/02/2025Description of what's happening at the White House as if it was an other country the US was reporting upon. Well sourced and does nothing to easy my fears that US democracy is in peril. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/musk-s-jun...doomsdayscenario.coMusk's Junta Establishes Him as Head of GovernmentImagining how we'd cover overseas what's happening to the U.S. right now 18114
Reposted by Dieter van Baarlekottke.org @kottke.org · 23/01/2025How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days. “In one of the most astonishing political transformations in the history of democracy, Hitler set about destroying a constitutional republic through constitutional means.” [theatlantic.com]theatlantic.comHow Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 DaysHe used the constitution to shatter the constitution. 32814
Reposted by Dieter van Baarlekottke.org @kottke.org · 16/01/2025Film director David Lynch has died at the age of 78. RIP, Lynch was a real one. “It’s a beautiful day with golden sunshine and blue skies all the way.” [theguardian.com]theguardian.comDavid Lynch, Twin Peaks and Muholland Drive director, dies aged 78Film-maker who specialised in surreal, noir style mysteries made a string of influential, critically acclaimed works including Wild at Heart and Eraserhead 16510
Reposted by Dieter van Baarlekottke.org @kottke.org · 02/01/2025Apple TV+ is going to be free this weekend for non-subscribers. You can stream Silo, Severance, Ted Lasso, Slow Horses, For All Mankind, etc. to your heart’s content. [apple.com]apple.comEnjoy Apple TV+ for free the first weekend of 2025Apple TV+ is ringing in the New Year by offering an all-access pass to customers all around the world. 12718
Reposted by Dieter van Baarlekottke.org @kottke.org · 07/11/2024Election Grief Is Real. Here’s How to Cope. “You need to be patient with yourself if you’re feeling angry, sad, grieving right now. That’s a normal reaction to a surprising outcome and an outcome that…is going backward and not forward.” [scientificamerican.com]scientificamerican.comElection Grief Is Real. Here’s How to CopeUnderstanding the psychology of ambiguous loss can help people struggling with grief and depression in the wake of the 2024 election results 12610
Reposted by Dieter van BaarleGranite Man @granitedhuine.bsky.social · 28/08/2024I'm old enough to remember when a computer didn't automatically connect to the internet, it used to make a screaming noise. We should have listened. 9889432360
Reposted by Dieter van Baarlekottke.org @kottke.org · 26/08/2024Hoooooollllyyy shit! It’s a brand new episode of Every Frame a Painting!! The first one in *eight years*. The seminal YouTube series returns with a video about the sustained two-shot. [kottke.org]kottke.org🚨 New Every Frame a Painting!! 🚨I just got back from the XOXO Festival and one of things that happened was that Taylor Ramos and Tony Zhou showed their new short film The Second and their first new Every Frame A Painting video essay in eight years!! An 39920
Reposted by Dieter van Baarlekottke.org @kottke.org · 12/08/2024Knolling (verb): the practice of organizing objects in parallel or at 90° angles. Always. Be. Knolling. [kottke.org]kottke.orgAlways. Be. Knolling.You’ve probably seen instances of knolling without knowing there was a word for it. Knolling at the Apple Store: Knolling the contents of your bag: Knolling a recipe for a book: Knolling the parts of a machine: 2111
Reposted by Dieter van Baarlekottke.org @kottke.org · 08/03/2024I saw this quote the other day and haven’t stopped thinking about it since: “Dystopian fiction is when you take things that happen in real life to marginalized populations and apply them to people with privilege.” [twitter.com] 726472
Reposted by Dieter van Baarlekottke.org @kottke.org · 04/03/2024New puzzle game from the NY Times: Strands. It’s a theme-based word search. I like the wrinkle that finding non-theme words earns you hints. [nytimes.com] 044