choice bits on sociology of knowledge, flaubert, WIKIPEDIA via tom moody

talks about origins of nasty inclinations being turned into good, and the nyu lecture, "But they clarified, very early that this was a completely open forum where I could talk about whatever the hell I wanted. Like, that’s sort of what they called it. I was really excited and blown away by that."

the latest on the andrew wk saga

"Urban informatics and the mobile Web are interesting, but I no longer think they can have a tremendous impact on everyday life."

details of the planned nuclear repository at yucca mountain; "The Finns actually have a very pragmatic attitude to this. They have regulations that basically cover the entire future span, out to a very long time period—but they also say that, once the ice has built up again and covered Finland, it won’t be Finland. No one will live there. But it doesn’t matter whether anyone lives there or not: you still have to provide a system that’s safe for whoever’s going to be there when the ice retreats."

via bldgblog

THE SOFT PACK ADDRESSES HOW MANNA HAS A SHITTY VIBE (via alisa)

via conjugations

new david lynch project interviewing different people from across US. this is genius

via mbs

good interview with the ziz

capitol records building spells hollywood in morse code (but is not, as is reiterated emphatically, a "stack of records" (via joelholmberg)

be sure to check out the epic THREAD going on the site about this DOUBLE HAPPINESS INTERVIEW

"There is a book called Elevator Music that calls elevator music and Muzak "furniture music" - utilitarian fixtures of our environment. It says more is going on in that kind of music than most people think...Yes! I'm always thrilled when someone suddenly says, Hey! you can take this seriously as well. It's like a new piece of the world that suddenly opens up for you." via cosmic

level-headed dude

interview with superflex about useful identity manipulation, manufacturing fake mars bars, copying in general

INTERVIEW WITH BILLY MAYS

aids-3d

john carpenter interview

good interview with brucer conner (RIP)

douglas davis

great interview on things

bizarre, hilarious, creepy interview about a new transatlantic airline with its CEO (via Dave)

great interview with Joe Somar, willa's friend (previously linked)