Smithsonian Announces Landmark Decision to Repatriate Benin Bronzes
A year ago, Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III — who in 2019 became the first Black individual to head the institution — called upon the museum’s collections staff to form the Ethical Returns Working Group to make recommendations on collections policy that extended beyond legal title to ethical ownership. The new guidelines, which apply to all of the Smithsonian’s constituent institutions, take into account the objects’ communities of origin and the means of acquisition.
*ahem*
if you can see the nest it came from, put it back
if it's safe for you to do so, put it back
if it's a baby bird you found
lying helpless on the ground
the best thing that you can do is PUT IT BACK!!
"Against Access" by John Lee Clark: https://audio.mcsweeneys.net/transcripts/against_access.html
Article by a DeafBlind author about the difference between being granted access via a purportedly-objective interpreter and getting support from an accomplice.
(h/t https://beesbuzz.biz/blog/chatter/11894-Against-Access )
job situation
@zx3 Congrats on your new job as a gridbug wrangler! :)
@hystericempress Ooh! It's like ambient occlusion but with light instead of shadow. It's a good effect.
I just posted an album to itch, at https://fluffy.itch.io/novembeat-2021
The neat thing about this is that this is also the first public, end-to-end test of pyBlamscamp! See https://github.com/fluffy-critter/pyBlamscamp for more information.
Thanks to @suricrasia@twitter.com for the inspiration and original web player. :)
RT @algoritmic@twitter.com
Hiding Images in Plain Sight: The Physics Of Magic Windows https://mattferraro.dev/posts/caustics-engineering
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/algoritmic/status/1500063623753969675
"carhop" style fast food
@LexYeen Absolute agreement. Around here we have a small chain called Burgermaster that is exactly this, and they've long been our go-to for a comfortable meal in between errands. They're basically a classic diner that happens to have quality fish sandwiches and many shake flavors I love. Best part? Comfortable seats.
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