Weekly Filet #223: Post-post-truth. And more.
1. After Truth? (The Baffler)
Truth is: Post-truth is not only Oxford Dictionary's word of the year, but one of the most overused terms of our time. Sad! (as the soon to be sworn in Apprentice-in-Chief would say). We need more reflection on what we mean (and imply) when we use the term. This essay is a good starting point. Key idea: «Post-truth mischaracterizes both our age and all ages before it.»
2. Land Lines (Chrome Experiments)
Satellite imagery and a bit of computer magic – I can't really describe what this is, but it's mesmerising and I could keep doing it for hours.
3. Invisible Images – Your Pictures Are Looking at You (The New Inquiry)
A closer look at what images are doing while you're not looking.
4. America dropped 26,171 bombs in 2016. What a bloody end to Obama's reign (The Guardian)
Three bombs every hour, 24 hours a day.
5. The surprisingly cutthroat race to build the world's fastest elevator (Financial Review)
A surprisingly interesting read. Also, today I learned: It has been estimated that by 2020, 40 per cent of all elevators will be in China.