Bruce Sterling @bruces

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*Here comes the Sandworm, agency fans
The Speculative Design Resource Guide

A curated collection of studios, practitioners, tools, readings, and pathways for worldbuilders, futurists, and critical designers. Last updated: January 2026

James Roha
*I can remember reading this as a youngster and being deeply impressed with what a dark, biting, science-fictional insight this was
* Newly popular in the blacked-out Russian Federation

*How "weird" are bronze toiletries sets from the Saltovo-Maiatska culture, of the Siverskyi Donets River basin (8th–10th centuries), consisting of a comb, tweezers, and a hairpin?

*I'd judge those are pretty darn weird. #everydayweird

https://medium.com/@bruces/ancient-everyday-weirdness-591955f40a2d

Ancient Everyday Weirdness (2026)

Ancient Everyday Weirdness

Medium
Attempt made to smuggle 39 archaeological artifacts (8th–20th centuries) out of Ukraine by mail

Kyiv customs officials discovered 39 authentic archaeological artifacts dating from the 8th to the 20th centuries in international mail shipments bound for the United States, France, and Italy. — Ukrinform.

Укрінформ

*This seems interesting -- all the house-technology in one solid pointy lump, and then you attach some favela tenting to it, maybe some sleeping bags

https://newatlas.com/tiny-houses/klumpen-off-grid-utilities/

Everything you need to go off the grid fits in this $35,000 teepee

This ominous-looking structure could make it way easier to set up your truly private homestead in the middle of nowhere.

New Atlas
These people have a funny way of saying "Environmentalists have been proved right yet again."

Your off-the-grid AI solution for the post-singularitarian apocalypse

https://github.com/Crosstalk-Solutions/project-nomad

GitHub - Crosstalk-Solutions/project-nomad: Project N.O.M.A.D, is a self-contained, offline survival computer packed with critical tools, knowledge, and AI to keep you informed and empowered—anytime, anywhere.

Project N.O.M.A.D, is a self-contained, offline survival computer packed with critical tools, knowledge, and AI to keep you informed and empowered—anytime, anywhere. - Crosstalk-Solutions/project-n...

GitHub
Hahaha, man, life is good