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Artemis II

Artemis II

A few amazing photos from the moon fly-by.

Inventor of Bitcoin Unmasked? 🔗


Via: NYTimes →

For 17 years, the inventor of Bitcoin has been known only by an alias: Satoshi Nakamoto. Despite the many attempts to unmask the real Satoshi, he’s stayed hidden, even as his creation spawned an entirely new system of cryptocurrency, revolutionized finance and minted a new class of billionaires — including Satoshi himself.

The Guest House

The Guest House

Jalaluddin Rumi

This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival.

Banksy's identity revealed (Reuters) 🔗


Via: Reuters →

Banksy, born Robin Gunningham, later took the name David Jones. (Whether he still uses that name is unclear.) And Robert Del Naja, Gunningham’s graffiti idol, friend, and a man himself rumored to be Banksy, has on at least one occasion been his secret painting partner. Banksy wasn’t the Massive Attack frontman, whose 2024 climate action concert drew more than 30,000 fans to Bristol. But he has become a star performer in his own right. Case in point is the wild 2018 Sotheby’s auction in London of his iconic “Girl with Balloon.”

AI (GitHub CoPilot) is now involved on this site

AI (GitHub CoPilot) is now involved on this site

I described in about three paragraphs the capabilities my project needed to feature and how it had to tie in with other software I use, making the latter much more feature-rich…

Chronicles of a NY Locksmith

Chronicles of a NY Locksmith

A touching small feature from The New Yorker about a small locksmith shop in Brooklyn

World Nature Photo Awards 2026

World Nature Photo Awards 2026

Jono Allen

Winner of World Nature Photography Award 2026 (Jono Allen)

Growing up in China as a White Man in the 50s

Growing up in China as a White Man in the 50s

Michael Crook talks about growing up in China in the 1950s.

Year of the Fire Horse

Year of the Fire Horse

Chinese Lunar New Year

Favorite Podcasts of 2025

Favorite Podcasts of 2025

Most-listened-to podcasts of the year

Royal Game of Ur

Royal Game of Ur

An ancient Middle Eastern game that found its way to the west through the Jewish population of Kochi, India, after they migrated to Israel.

Praying, Reading, Standing

Praying, Reading, Standing

Unpublished as of yet; from the archives of a 2016 visit.

Snow-capped mountains

Snow-capped mountains

Might just be the Gray Mountains, during the reign of Glóin (King of Durin's Folk). Or in Alaska? The Dolomites in Italy?

Hong Kong's Cha Chaan Teng Culture

Hong Kong's Cha Chaan Teng Culture

A nice Morning Post video showing the evolution of a unique Hong Kong institution.

Oil Companies Do Not Want to Invest in Venezuela Again?

Oil Companies Do Not Want to Invest in Venezuela Again?

Burned once, twice, thrice already.

Kalahari Desert, 6:00 a.m.

Kalahari Desert, 6:00 a.m.

Henry Isaacs

Print from Vermont-based artist for our livingroom.

Bruce Lee 2026 US Postage

Bruce Lee 2026 US Postage

Preview of an upcoming US postage stamp. The Bruce Lee commemorative kick stamp.

On Running Venezuela

On Running Venezuela

Black gold and a distraction for Trump

2025 Year-end Media List

2025 Year-end Media List

Year-end wrap-up of some movies and books that stood out for me.

del Toro's Frankenstein

del Toro's Frankenstein

Perhaps the closest movie to the spirit to the original book.