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# this is RICH coming from you Voldemort.
“Experienced engineer examines comments in a legacy module”
Viktor Vasnetsov 1878
(Collaboration from Eugene)
“Git blame” - Caravaggio, Oil on canvas, circa 1607
“java.util.Date”
Salvador Dali
Oil on canvas, 1931
“Programmers at work maintaining a Ruby on Rails application" Eero Järnefelt,
Oil on canvas, 1893
(Collaboration from Jaakko Koskenkorva)
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Let's Talk About First World Problems...
Is your latte too hot? Mine was this morning. I was at the bustling Oasis shopping center in Kampala, Uganda, and I took one sip and then spilt it all over me. You know who else has these problems? The local Ugandans that frequent this shop, and make up the majority of it’s clientele.
As Africa stabilizes across the continent, Westerners forget that average daily problems in Europe or North America are not that far off from that of the African middle class. Our smart phones sometimes freeze up. That’s annoying. The DJ is playing shit, so we leave the club.
Which is not to say that there aren’t problems. It’s not to pretend that all of Kampala or Nairobi or Kigali is a paradise of African wealth where the biggest problem is a warm beer. There is real, stark, damaging poverty here. But there is similar poverty in Clichy Sous Bois in Paris. There is similar poverty in Brooklyn. In Chicago. The outskirts of Amsterdam.
The idea that an African can’t have similar issues to those living in London is a mistake. It is a mistake rooted in the idea that Europe is somehow superior or has vast amounts of wealth. In reality, the East African GDP has been steadily on the rise for years, whereas the economic outlook in both North America and Europe have been steadily declining. Angola just gave a loan to their former colonialists, Portugal. Our cities now have thumping clubs, eclectic cuisine and most of these places are owned and invested in by locals.
Stop feeling bad for Africa. It doesn’t need your pity.
If you want to do something to help those who survive on very little, try investing in it. Instead of buying Tom’s shoes which give away free shoes (and therefore remove jobs from hardworking Africans making shoes) invest in Sole Rebels. A woman-owned Ethiopian based shoe company that pays their workers a livable wage.
Tonight I am going with Ugandan friends and some expats to watch the Poland vs. England match, live on DSTV at my local pub. I will eat grilled tilapia and drink some beer. This is not an extraordinary life here. This is the new Kampala average. This continent is far from perfect. Uganda is far from perfect. But it is getting there, and if you think for one minute Africans do not experience massages, cupcake shops, foam on our coffee, car trouble, banking woes and hangovers after too much fun, you are dead wrong.
It’s not all flies on babies. Welcome to the real Africa.
renamonkalou:
The family home of architect Sami Angawi, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Holy shit….
Real life solarpunk.
I just read the links, and omg this is even better.
So I looked at it and knew it was using the open courtyard and the pools and fountains to do a lot of the work of cooling the house, but it’s also got drip irrigation for all of those plants (which adds more moisture to the air and also helps cool it in addition to being an effective and efficient way of watering the plants), it’s got a roof garden and other eco-conscious stuff. It combines modern construction techniques with classic Arabic art and architecture.
And his home is a cultural center.
He holds lectures, concerts and salons in his home, with guests and speakers from around the world. He’s founded multiple institutions to preserve Islamic history and architecture. He’s an activist against the extremist factions he says are trying to hijack Islam.
His home is going to be part of an international institute offering degrees in Islamic history and science, as his legacy, housing a collection of over one hundred thousands of his photos, drawings and writings about Islam and the holy cities of Mecca and Medina.
This is serious real-life Islamic solarpunk for real.
Tumblr likes the idea of solarpunk, even if there’s not a real body of work about it yet. Well, we’re missing that people are already doing this for real, and have been for a long time.
I am not generally an architecture fan. It’s nice and all, but it doesn’t do a lot for me, especially modern American stuff. But I am totally bowled over by this and must now go look at everything he’s ever designed.
This looks like a painting by Daniel Merriam. Wow.
renamonkalou:
The family home of architect Sami Angawi, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Holy shit….
Real life solarpunk.
I just read the links, and omg this is even better.
So I looked at it and knew it was using the open courtyard and the pools and fountains to do a lot of the work of cooling the house, but it’s also got drip irrigation for all of those plants (which adds more moisture to the air and also helps cool it in addition to being an effective and efficient way of watering the plants), it’s got a roof garden and other eco-conscious stuff. It combines modern construction techniques with classic Arabic art and architecture.
And his home is a cultural center.
He holds lectures, concerts and salons in his home, with guests and speakers from around the world. He’s founded multiple institutions to preserve Islamic history and architecture. He’s an activist against the extremist factions he says are trying to hijack Islam.
His home is going to be part of an international institute offering degrees in Islamic history and science, as his legacy, housing a collection of over one hundred thousands of his photos, drawings and writings about Islam and the holy cities of Mecca and Medina.
This is serious real-life Islamic solarpunk for real.
Tumblr likes the idea of solarpunk, even if there’s not a real body of work about it yet. Well, we’re missing that people are already doing this for real, and have been for a long time.
I am not generally an architecture fan. It’s nice and all, but it doesn’t do a lot for me, especially modern American stuff. But I am totally bowled over by this and must now go look at everything he’s ever designed.
This looks like a painting by Daniel Merriam. Wow.
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Ten towns in Britain that are worth a visit
Hereford, England
This beautiful town is crossed by the River Wye, you can walk along its banks and have a picnic in Bishops Meadow, open parkland by the river. Visit its wonderful cathedral home to the Mappa Mundi and the Cider Museum.
Photo by flash of light
Llandudno, Wales
Walk or take the tram to the summit of the Great Orme, you’ll be rewarded with a splendid view of Llandudno, a popular seaside resort in Wales. On your way up, stop at the Great Orme Copper Mine for a fascinating look at how copper was mined 3,000 years ago. The amazing town of Conwy with its impressive castle is close this town.
Photo by Jason Selby
Knaresborough, England
Spectacularly located on a crag above the River Nidd, Knaresborough was mentioned in the Domesday book and parts of the town date from Anglo-Saxon times. Visit the Petrifying Well and Mother Shipton’s cave. Don’t miss the streets around the central Cross.
Photo by AngelCrutch
Crail, Scotland
This charming fishing village in the pretty East Neuk of Fife has cobbled streets that tumble down to the miniature harbour, which is sheltered by cliffs and surrounded by attractive fishing cottages. The 13th-century St Mary’s Church is known as one of Scotland’s most beautiful ancient churches.
Photo by Ian Kenn
Truro, England
Cornwall’s only city, Truro offers a beautiful Georgian architecture, the Italianate city hall is well worth a visit, as is the renovated neo-gothic cathedral. Lemon Quay and a visit to the near fishing town of Falmouth is recommended.
Photo by Baz Richardson
Tobermory, Scotland
Tobermory was built as a fishing port in the late 18th century and is now the main village on Mull. It is a picture-postcard of a place with the brightly painted buildings along the main street to the pier and the high wooded hills surrounding the bay.
Photo by Ian Lambert
Cromer, England
Cromer is a charming town in Norfolk with splendid beaches and an amazing pier voted pier of the year in 2015. In this town the most remarkable things are: crabs, the Henry Blogg Museum and its magnificent seafornt with Edwardian and Victorian buildings.
Photo by Meleah Reardon
Portree, Scotland
Portree, the main town on the Isle of Skye, is a bustling port and a thriving cultural centre. Set round its natural harbour and fringed by high ground and cliffs, the town is a popular tourists’ holiday. The town is a popular base for exploring the rest of the island.
Photo by Schemie Radge
Castle Combe, England
With its beautiful stone houses dating back hundreds of years and constructed in the typical Cotswold style, Castle Combe is known as one of Britain’s prettiest villages. It is located in Wiltshire, England, with a population of about 350.
Photo by Nigel Hopes
Portmeirion, Wales
Portmeirion was created by the architect Clough Williams-Ellis from 1925 to 1976. It looks like a Mediterranean town but in the middle of the Irish Sea. Planned town with birght colours, kitsch, but beautiful.
Photo by David Chennell
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