links, etc Patricia Lockwood · Where be your jibes now? David Foster Wallace · LRB 13 July 2023 i don’t know how i started on this. i kind of feel like i need to finish the pale king now, but i really don’t feel like i need to pick up infinite jest. if i’m being honest here, i only got like 1/2 the references but i was sucked in nonetheless.
links, etc [Paris Mayor Enters Fray Between E-Bikes and Pedestrians — By Fighting Drivers Streetsblog New York City](https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2023/06/30/paris-mayor-enters-fray-between-e-bikes-and-pedestrians-by-fighting-drivers) this is sounding pretty awesome. How Google Reader died — and why the web misses it more than ever - The Verge i’m inclined to take all of this with a massive grain of salt. but it kind of feels right. RIP reader, you are still missed. though the folks over at newsblur have been doing a great job in the intervening years....
links, etc Inside the World of Virtual Sports Betting this is insane to me. you have no notion of random “fairness” in such a scenario. not even the horses are real. How Huawei Got Caught Spying and Lost a $200 Million 5G Contract - Bloomberg a fascinating read on the lengths that some folks will go to to win telecommunications contracts. archive.is
links, etc Opinion | The Case for Ending Free Parking - The New York Times take away free parking and watch fuckers lose their minds.