Notices by r҉ustic cy͠be̸rpu̵nk?? (cypnk@mastodon.social)

“Dekotora” or decorative trucks of Japan

https://www.designboom.com/art/dekotora-truck-todd-antony-04-26-2018/

This is apparently a movement in Japan, now mostly relegated to charitable events. Drivers elaborately and intricately decorate their trucks both inside and outside

Photos by Todd Anthony

#Photography

Stone house in the forrest of Denmark
Photo by Lone

https://www.flickr.com/photos/75647348@N00/433520810/in/gallery-autumnsensation-72157622671717738/

#Photography

"Cameras" (2013) an installation in Madrid, Spain by street artist SpY

http://spy-urbanart.com/work/cameras/

150 Security cameras installed on the side of this building to highlight the irritation of pervasive surveillance and its acceptance by mainstream culture

#Art

#Caturday croissant

The first thing that struck me is the beauty of the scenery. Not only did the animators capture the essence of camping, they were able to translate the aesthetic of nature with staggering completeness

This is the first anime I've seen that has been able to capture that

TIL Chrome is scanning your files, including private folders, in the background as an anti-malware measure

https://twitter.com/swagitda_/status/979477998142476289

There’s currently no “off” switch, but apparently the devs reassure that scans are local and not “cloud” based. But this still has consent and privacy implications

https://mastodon.social/media/06tQAyjUs5p0q8myO3s

"Air carrier facility" by Paul Chadeisson

This is some seriously awesome concept #art

#scifi

Računari, a Yugoslavian computer magazine, July-August issue, 1989. This one featuring OS/2

These covers are always so over the top

I’m not sure what style this is, but it looks very #cyberpunk

https://mastodon.social/media/polpUqtDzqL7NO4zhU0

I mean

https://mastodon.social/media/netjInO1o01Xn2fO1Hg

#Lifehack

https://mastodon.social/media/4OLfwtc8SohEzYNTl8M

@venko Allow me to interject...

https://mastodon.social/media/yymGcutMxBAGcfL5f-o

It’s okay

https://mastodon.social/media/aPpoRZoOi-IF7qN1jnY

@BassMumbler It was for an art project! I swear!!

https://mastodon.social/media/rVKTAtKtirvo_-95ebw

?????????

https://mastodon.social/media/DJz9KPSYuyFswQpSdKs

Luna on watch

https://mastodon.social/media/R8lIjs10-hc2ZYJhJG4

In countries most optimistic about 2018, China is way ahead at 88% and Japan is all the way at the bottom at 44%

What’s going on in Japan? I know there’s lot happening under the surface and it’s not all Sunshine and Lollipops over there, but I didn’t think it was this bleak

Source: Ipsos MORI via Statista

https://mastodon.social/media/gtYUDmuG-rFaMhPqiro

#Lifehack

https://mastodon.social/media/ixI-EykfH-1UmAPDvBQ

There’s some social and existential metaphor here. Can’t quite find a way to express it

https://mastodon.social/media/QGL7F36-E62k7dxX4AU

TIL:

“If tea spread to your country by sea, you call it ‘tea’. If by land, you call it chai.

(*This is because the ports of Fujian and Taiwan use the coastal pronunciation ‘te’, whereas Mandarin uses chá.)”

Via:
https://twitter.com/padraigbelton/status/951948982309261312

https://mastodon.social/media/yoXXT3x4Zsc0cFV_Jco

There’s apparently a reliability bathtub curve for Mastodon instances. If it survived the first couple of months, it will survive the rest of the year. If it survived a year, it may only fall off if it’s a single-user instance or if there’s only a handful of users

The fediverse tends to self-select in that way