I'm listening to: Antifragile, by Ollella on CD.

https://ollella.bandcamp.com/album/antifragile

With hints of Sonja Kristina of Curved Air and just beautiful writing and crystal delivery throughout.

Well worth a listen, your time, & your money.

#antifragile #ollella #bandcamp #music #listening #ListeningNow #cd #CurvedAir

Naphtha Shortages Having a Growing Impact in Japan. #Nippon

https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-data/h02783/

"The leading Japanese snack-food manufacturer Calbee has made headlines through its announced switch to black-and-white packaging for some of its products due to naphtha shortages, which are having a growing impact on a wide range of industries."

Things modern life is dependent on that we (I) didn't know anything about beyond the word itself.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naphtha

#naptha #oil #japan #worldwide #snacks

Why Do We Keep Letting #Amazon Kill Kindles? - #iFixit and #Reuters

Piling on mainstream news here, but if you haven't heard - check your rented/purchased ebook collection.

#CharlieSorrel
@mistercharlie
https://www.ifixit.com/News/117376/why-do-we-keep-letting-amazon-kill-kindles

Kindle loyalists scramble as Amazon turns page on old e-readers

By #GregBensinger
https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/kindle-loyalists-scramble-amazon-turns-page-old-e-readers-2026-05-19/

Companies keep using software to deliberately break perfectly good hardware you’ve already bought

#kindle #ebook #corporations #ownership #publishers #copyright

Tor Alva - The world's tallest 3D-printed tower in Mulegns, Switzerland.

https://www.tor-alva.ch/en/

The white tower pioneers using material-efficient 3D-printed structural concrete, enabling a distinctive architectural form, characterized by 32 unique 3D-printed columns. Each column is articulated with a bold array of forms and intricate ornamentation at multiple scales, giving the structure an enigmatic, otherworldly presence.

#TorAlva #Mulegns #Switzerland #3dprinting #architecture #eth

Mug Shots: A Small Town Noir—The Appendix

https://theappendix.net/issues/2014/4/mug-shots-a-small-town-noir

"Sixty-one years later, the photograph dropped through my letterbox in Edinburgh, Scotland, in an envelope containing half a dozen old mug shots..."

This is fascinating - long - but well worth a read. Great work.

#DiarmidMogg #photography #AnalogPhotography #Crime #mugshot #New_Castle #police #edinburgh #scotland #Pennsylvania #TheApendix

Tristan da Cunha Government News: Details of the Daring Airdrop at Tristan da Cunha, 9th May 2026

https://www.tristandc.com/government/news-2026-05-11-airdrop.php

"More details and pictures have come in of the intrepid airdrop of urgent medical support sent to Tristan by the UK Government on the 9th May 2026."

This really is worth a read, and a watch of that second POV video clip.

#TristanDaCunha #UKGovernment #parachute #HealthCare #raf #BrizeNorton #paratrooper #PeterMillington

#Palantir, #NHS Patient Data, #UKGovernment, and #Money.

4 links...

1. Government Selling People's Stuff.
https://www.digitalhealth.net/2026/05/palantir-to-be-granted-unlimited-access-to-nhs-patient-data/

2. Money Talking.
#ElPaís is paywalled but the headline says it all:
"#European money pours into Palantir: Over 100 asset managers and banks boost their investments in the controversial tech company."

https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/branded/2026-04-11/european-money-pours-into-palantir-over-100-asset-managers-and-banks-boost-their-investments-in-the-controversial-tech-company.html

3.
People Opting Out.
https://digital.nhs.uk/services/national-data-opt-out

4.
People telling their #MP what they think.
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mps/

#democracy #OptOut

Lovely spring walk & kite fly with cold, sun, clouds & a gentle breeze in the Derbyshire countryside near Pentrich.
Buttercup pollen boots, to boot!

#walking #photography #derbyshire #pentrich #KiteFlyingDay #buttercup #pollen

CASIO JAPAN DESIGN
Count on Casio calculators now and forever. For 60 years, Casio pocket calculators have been easy to read, easy to use and durable. Today, however, we are redesigning their core identity from scratch to create a new future for computing.

https://www.casio.com/uk/calculators/

Wonderful stuff.

Not a Casio but...
I found and turned on my (50?) old Sharp Elsi Mate EL-331 solar calculator, it came to life straight away.

#calculators #casio #sharp #japan #hello #wonderful #IndustrialDesign

Mullvad VPN - Privacy is for the people

https://mullvad.net/

> Free the internet from mass surveillance and censorship. Fight for privacy with Mullvad VPN and Mullvad Browser.

#vpn #mulvad #privacy #democracy