John Vining

@Scholars_Stage @zenahitz everyone wants to philosophize and no one wants to live in a barrel

@sonyasupposedly there is absolutely a genre of kids books whose main purpose seems to introduce bad ideas to children "Did you know you can be afraid of the dark?" etc.

bit concerning how many books for kids are basically about hating school

llms work better when I say "use your brain" ergo.....

just purchased a family bible from the 1700's. also got lots of rocks but I doubt that counts.

definitely clicked on this one

@NickAllmaier worse

@NickAllmaier (I understand this is worth than useless)

Louisiana Census, 1910. Occupation: Swamper Industry: Swamp

This is the first time I've seen a census enumerator's handwriting that made me think I could have done it. (My mom once said to me: Your handwriting is ugly but I admit it is very legible.)

to be clear, I have even read things that I didn't end up in citations (menus, street signs, short books)

Keep it simple, 1950 census.

New York is the best city in the world for people that think "best city in the world" is a meaningful category.

MUD. B'more Sun, 1908.

New York, 2026.

New York, 2026.

New York, 2026.

@NickAllmaier to baldly go where no man has gone before

Baltimore Sun, 1908.

@unclouded @mattyglesias We Know Of the Cut Through.

@mattyglesias The answer to this is a concept entirely foreign to American cities: pedestrian cut-throughs. Best of both worlds.