Fukui Station is filled with dinosaur statues and replicas, I would have been thrilled as small boy. Apparently this one is Fukuiraptor. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/a8/ff/7c/a8ff7c16ac3abfbb33e6cf5ba953b4c0b2bc072249bc1f0a09a4130a017f73a6.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/d9/7c/62/d97c627ced7f3b6f5b1ab648299a533cfbac5b0f1f2d6f93fd429dfbf37f4afa.file

“Like plants, men can not exist without roots.” — Dominique Venner https://hell.twtr.plus/media/29/70/9f/29709ff8bec09a3d4198968fff96876546fe02ae22210d5b476b796c8a97b5ac.file

Rammed earth "art" in Yokohama's Minato Mirai Grand Mall area. Leaving the nonsensical "artiness" aside, it is interesting from the aspect of physical materials. Rammed earth using different soils for different layers (normally you'd use the best possible local soil to achieve even strength and durability). These were made in 2015 and after 11 years of wind rain typhoons and the usual subtropical extreme humidity it seems to have held up well enough with zero maintenance. There's some biological surface reactions as well as weaker layers losing more material than is should have (the effect of mixing layers of different materials) and what looks like mechanical damage to the corners. The white granite tops come without any overhang or dripline so they also likely accelerate deterioration. If used to build homes or more useful structures I'd probably put on a proper roof and if possible some sort of cladding. Still, it holds up really well, proving once again that rammed earth works in any climates. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/f4/d2/3a/f4d23a655c6a6c7a9ce5c4833d247d8e45071e078593873fa205bb99d360b934.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/a2/5d/48/a25d48cf657b7202a31edb0d5366605e6f5e1eedbd0b0256b7b3d7371ebd6970.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/d8/de/21/d8de21b37671d1bbff6efdaab714f1ca0741cba3b3dfaf15bb28314101544b28.file

Lügenpresse. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/21783bd33304229a59338ddb02c4984d34d28920475de6517e4f4b87a257b474.file

RT @DurhamWASP@twitter.com: “If you meet anyone in a pub or at a party who says he is an architect, punch him in the face.” Auberon Waugh https://hell.twtr.plus/media/78119ba35185d24525f616c25cbceb97711fe5bb38886297dd2118ad32927b31.file

The most innovative thing you can do today is build something radically old. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/070b7ba4d44b6b0ad49f1b18a8211c6fb33bdb3d2776a91cec27167a6a496152.file

“Honeybees collecting nectar from a ‘buffet’ of Australian native plants made honey with anti-microbial abilities that is more potent than ‘single origin’ honey made from only one source of plant or flower.” https://hell.twtr.plus/media/1872d8ea27f9c0612b7005bb7f293d6bbaec064660fa9cac19c5ec21502343fa.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/f779fe6a86f0d4685501a5f73859dd974af41ec5245db1e5ab6b7be61c466f91.file

Our eyes developed from a cyclopean worm 600 million years ago and its lone eye is now our pineal gland. 'Remnants of the ancient parietal median eye from our distant ancestor actually remain in our heads today, transformed into the pineal gland. The pineal gland is a light‑sensitive organ in the vertebrate brain. It produces the hormone melatonin, which helps regulate the body’s circadian rhythm. “It’s mind‑boggling that our pineal gland’s ability to regulate our sleep according to light stems from the cyclopean median eye of a distant ancestor 600 million years ago,” concludes Dan‑E Nilsson.'

In light of what has come in the open these last few hours, and what you can see with your own eyes when you step out onto the streets, surely you can figure out who the good guys and the bad guys are by now?

Chronic lower back pain cost the US $100 billion annually directly and two or three times that if you include indirect costs like loss of labour. However simple walking for about 1.5-2 hours daily reduced the risk of developing it by 23%. The cost reduction for society encouraging us to walk more and drive less are potentially huge (not even starting to count all the other health positives of walking). Why not start with encouraging the building of walkable mixed high density neighborhoods and towns that was the human norm for thousands of years? And make them walkable. We know from studies on campuses and theme parks that even Americans are happy to spend far more than 2 hours on their feet if they can be distracted by alluring or interesting surroundings. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/b1a4eb652e637f405b61228eed1a95f15e499196acfd0b2936ca62ca8aa7f8bc.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/6cb723466fc53b072af4fcd983df447faa077557d657a819b1967f66fb96aa87.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/51d7fc6b5f764b0e7ffc0f7a5dd774d7c67b54394dc1ef6ef7340460cd825ab3.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/515e2aec7920a5deba75c37b56241792335be79efec9ae27fbcd1a5a8a7493b3.file

“Humans will build one structure, leave it there, and hope it lasts for many decades. Beavers, on the other hand, build little, tiny dams where they’re needed and flexibly manage what’s going on with the water in their environment.” https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2025/08/beavers-climate-resilient-watersheds-biodiversity-research https://hell.twtr.plus/media/fb1f62671a659150c955fda228cd3278d5317888f68c2d062450dda431483268.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/c416380e85b2ca6442f4e10312f0f5086e3245102d83b48d551e9ec123b50a90.file

In architecture, a spandrel is the space between arches, usually triangular. If it is filled we call it "spandrel wall", and it was often decorated. In longer arches, the spandrel can contain spandrel beams and spandrel columns to help carry what is above. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/a34aa31d3c6a0c1d59e982f7a4ea41d24628e34eba46a44736d06100d0cb2a0f.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/0fda7c64fc529f2554651927fb15b3da4bd6ac943fe95137912879caf8447b0f.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/759aca0c06a923514e7f633cf3f9d4ebdc761c4417ebfa3dfc5583ec0c68067f.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/6c24bd26bd61d54f734ee3bb71b8e9f89d94c89ac8b28530cfc7306618b655d0.file

RT @DmitriyMolla@twitter.com: For the first time in human history, people are systematically building meaningless places. - Eugene Walter https://hell.twtr.plus/media/35e164a881a7934a2757b6107552b918839dd0f1c28f8658842ace1d8956cc45.file

RT @_Aesthetic_City@twitter.com: I wonder why the Swedes and Norwegians started an architecture rebellion… (Trondheim, Norway) https://hell.twtr.plus/media/b22c3fe757b71fb1fc2aa5aec8ba39aa584df83d619172c5c47c499a40f6255d.file

Croats confirmed strongest people in the world: bullies AI into submission. Refuses to elaborate. https://nitter.poast.org/georgejrjrjr/status/1917722125668081863#m

RT @RizomaSchool@twitter.com: You used to be able to just order beautiful mass produced millwork If deglobalization brings this back it'll all be worth it https://hell.twtr.plus/media/0439e1d44dfd9b531590091e355c0e3c07f07ceb98975b0b4c644ae7de556306.file

Ok I'll bite. You can't build these for profit/affordable. What you can do is gather a group of fit and averagely able men and teach them how to build these themselves (sweat equity). Preferably in a place where the authorities are sympathetic to the materials and the idea. https://nitter.poast.org/Byzness/status/1912864800184451257#m

The 21st century is the century for radio. No-one has time for TV. Podcasts are not nearly curated enough. Ads and algorithms are killing Youtube. Radio is the happy middle point. (Ex: a February 2024 Tokyo comedy radio talk show drew 53,000 live viewers and a total of 107,000 nationwide in theaters and cinemas). https://hell.twtr.plus/media/b364a3177bc7f526aedb52a8b61f34fbbeeb1b0baed48e787008cc2ce4635d2f.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/d113bb8dc038fc89e9ce06e5393432ed8f22f09f103581e34578244e1b7f1980.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/24cf952a76578fcf21d0da6ae6468a70be92d7b76e332f447e25dc7d49a8da97.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/feca193d65be0be918f35f4464b94336785aa348ff7727f6e1d5d73e0217d3c0.file

Whenever something is wrong, something is too big: "In the U.S., the top five egg producers are responsible for 40% of hens, with Mississippi-based Cal-Maine Foods alone responsible for 13% of total U.S. production."

The Conversation

Egg prices soar as outdated supply chains crack under pressure

Consumers and politicians blame cage-free egg laws and bird flu outbreaks for high egg prices. But the root cause is an outdated supply chain system.

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Jackery, a Japanese company in electrical generation, batteries and PV has developed a panel more efficient than a regular roof mounted panel and that looks much like regular cupped roof tiles. Black or terracotta. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/99fe7d8c1ebc6df102307dd8f0592d215ad32ee6c5cdbf8dc86eca2bb5a57f57.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/a6a6701f0ecb1add6aab859779ada3ba2b3ba05e37d4898f1bd1787be7d7835a.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/77fba6135018a6f733255d6ff04af21c4d9cb2f43de3e722dd99647121190ac3.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/2221db43a5d99ea2e7bf1165edf8ea32d941d75f3a25740f2db7126995676196.file