Welcome back to the Linkfest! I had to take a break for a few months -- for my next book (on micromobility) I bicycled across the United States: 4,150 miles. I'm back in Brooklyn now.

So here we go with my next installation of what I call "the opposite of doomscrolling" -- the best thought-provoking material I can find online. Thank you for subscribing, and pass it on to anyone who you think might like it! They can subscribe here on a pay-what-you-want model.

Let's get to it ...

Welcome to the latest edition of the Linkfest! Thank you for being a subscriber; if you’re enjoying it, spread the word – it’s a pay-what-you can signup here; the folks who can afford to contribute help keep it free for everyone else, too. Forward this email to anyone you want.

Let’s get to it! Here’s the best stuff I’ve found online …

1) 🎨 Keita Morimoto’s glowing art of night streets

Welcome to the latest edition of the Linkfest! Thank you for being a subscriber; if you’re enjoying it, spread the word – it’s a pay-what-you can signup here; the folks who can afford to contribute help keep it free for everyone else, too. Forward this email to anyone you want.

Let's get to it! Here's the best stuff I found online this week ...

1) 🎨 The low-fi electronics in Jack Kenna's paintings

Welcome to the latest edition of the Linkfest! Thank you for being a subscriber; if you’re enjoying it, spread the word – it’s a pay-what-you can signup here; the folks who can afford to contribute help keep it free for everyone else, too. Forward this email to anyone you want.

Let’s get to it! Here’s the best stuff I found online this week …

1) 🧶 ChatGPT makes “cursed” crochet designs

Welcome to the latest edition of the Linkfest! Thank you for being a subscriber; if you’re enjoying it, spread the word – it’s a pay-what-you can signup here; the folks who can afford to contribute help keep it free for everyone else, too. Forward this email to anyone you want.

Let’s get to it! Here’s the best stuff I found online this week …

1) 🎨 A tool that prevents AI from mimicking an artist’s style

Welcome to the latest edition of the Linkfest! Thank you for being a subscriber; if you’re enjoying it, spread the word – it’s a pay-what-you can signup here; the folks who can afford to contribute help keep it free for everyone else, too. Forward this email to anyone you want.

Let’s get to it! Here’s the best stuff I found online this week …

1) ❤️ The shifting language of candy hearts

Welcome to the latest edition of the Linkfest! Thank you for being a subscriber; if you’re enjoying it, spread the word – it’s a pay-what-you can signup here; the folks who can afford to contribute help keep it free for everyone else, too. Forward this email to anyone you want.

Let's get to it! Here's the best stuff I found online this week ...

1) 📺 An AI-generated infinite Seinfeld episode

1) 🧮 Cistercian numbers

I’d never heard of Cistercian numbers before, until I stumbled upon this brief post describing them …

Linkfest #2: "Trailerization", the Nokia Risk, and the Mystery of Ancient Rome's Impossibly Strong Concrete

Welcome to the latest edition of the Linkfest! Thank you for being a subscriber; if you’re enjoying it, spread the word – it’s a pay-what-you can signup here; the folks who can afford to contribute help keep it free for everyone else, too.

Let’s get to it! Here’s the best stuff I found online this week -- with a surprising number of findings about music 🎶 …

"New Mannahatta", Spiderweb Cognition, and How Novelists Use ChatGPT To Plot Their Books

Welcome to the latest edition of the Linkfest! Thank you for being a subscriber; if you're enjoying it, spread the word -- it's a pay-what-you can signup here; the folks who can afford to contribute help keep it free for everyone else, too.

All right, let's get to it! Here's the best stuff I found online this week, and some thoughts on it ...