The theory of machinery is that it saves time, but Stanford himself noted of such machinery that “if you could limit man’s wants it might be called ‘labor saving,’ but as there are no limits to his wants, the machinery really increases the power of production.” That is, the industrialized world wants more goods, not more time, and so the machinery doesn’t increase freedom and leisure, it increases production and consumption.
Laser-cut penny tile template jigs.
Time-lapse videos of laying thousands of pennies to come :)
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Wicked little visual remix of our Son Lux album artwork by John Bloor!
Closed on our new house today!
On an unrelated note, did you know the etymology for the word “mortgage” is from the Old French for “death contract” or more literally “dead pledge”?
Getting ready to go to a Red Rocks show in the rain. Been looking for a reason to wear my Muji rain coat.