Weekend 665.1

Posted on March 1, 2026 by Winston Smith

(1) Entrance Building (Flickr) Continental’s Big City HO kits were a short line of vintage injection-molded plastic structure kits for model railroads (HO scale, 1:87), produced in the late 1950s Continue Reading →

Weekend 636.0 (Flamingo Pink, Amethyst Lacquer, and Turkish Green)

Posted on April 11, 2025 by Winston Smith

“If one color were removed from everyday sight, do you think anyone would notice? How about two or three colors?” — Carrie Bucalo (1) Brompton celebrates 50th with new models Continue Reading →

Limestone Roof Annual Report

Posted on April 11, 2025 by Winston Smith

I have seen the future. This was generated by ChatGPT. (1) Inaugural Limestone Roof Annual Report (2) “I have seen the future:” Norman Bel Geddes and the General Motors Futurama Continue Reading →

Weekend 633.0

Posted on March 2, 2025 by Winston Smith

Any suggestions for alleviating writer’s block? (1) Imagine you are driving by Julian Opie (Tate) (2) Kevin Mitnick, formerly the world’s ‘most-wanted’ hacker, has passed away (engadget)

Weekend 517.0

Posted on October 27, 2021 by Winston Smith

Early start; I got my reasons. (1) Fringe Intro [1985] [HD] (2) Pink Floyd’s A Momentary Lapse Of Reason – Remixed & Updated will be released on 29 October 2021 Continue Reading →

“You may have been exposed to harmful extremist content recently.”

Posted on July 5, 2021 by Winston Smith

Read some Orwell, get radicalized, and flex your extremism proudly. (1) Facebook goes full Big Brother with new “extremism” warnings (OffGuardian) (1a) Facebook asks users to report their ‘extremist’ friends Continue Reading →

Weekend 442.0

Posted on January 5, 2019 by Winston Smith

(1) Why Microsoft is replacing Edge (YouTube) (2) Islanders have become one of NHL’s most compelling stories this season (Newsday) “No one else can match the mix of nostalgia, excitement, Continue Reading →

Thanksgiving 2017

Posted on November 23, 2017 by Winston Smith

(1) How to Talk About Star Wars at Thanksgiving With Your Ignorant, Rebellion-Backing Uncle (The Washington Free Beacon) “On the forest moon of Endor, the Empire was able to build Continue Reading →

Weekend 395.0 (There’s so many different worlds…so many different suns…)

Posted on July 16, 2017 by Winston Smith

I watched Level Up! (The Walt Disney Company’s Video Game Showcase) at D23 on Twitch yesterday afternoon. If you missed it, you can see a replay on YouTube. There were Continue Reading →

Weekend 364.0 (…but here in this water my feet won’t touch the ground…)

Posted on May 20, 2016 by Winston Smith

(1) The way we get around is about to change (Vox) (2) Honda CR-Z: hybrid rockstar adds more spunk (INQUIRER.net) “The illusion of a “tomorrowland” driving experience continues in the Continue Reading →

Limestone Roof

Our history now descends from a kingdom of gold to one of iron and rust.

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