““They have recce’d [carried out reconnaissance] them, they have known about the cables for years,” said Dr Edward Burke, associate professor of International Studies at the University of Nottingham. He said the positioning of Russian ships over the cables as part of their navy exercise was “a campaign of incremental escalation”, showing they were aware of the vulnerability of the cables and this country’s inability to do anything to prevent them being cut. “Russia realises Ireland’s vulnerability is NATO’s vulnerability,” he said.”

How Secure Are Europe’s Subsea Cables? - by Joe Galvin (via kenyatta)

“It’s not the first headache caused by Y721’s tall masts. The enormity of the yacht’s sails will make it unsafe to land a helicopter onboard, so Bezos has commissioned a support yacht equipped with a helipad to trail alongside.”

Jeff Bezos’s Yacht to Force Dismantling of 130-Foot High Dutch Bridge - Bloomberg (via kenyatta)

2021 INTO THE THUNDERDOME:

Brexit scale-model project I was mucking about with during lockdown this year, inspired by the apocalyptic diy tabletop game Gaslands

Introducing…Block-For-Block
A Cultural Exchange Program For The Borough Of Manhattan
:

The Program, Which I Am Calling “Block-For-Block,” Is Simple. One Full City Block Of Manhattan Real Estate (Buildings And Landscaping Included) Is Extracted From The Island And Shipped Elsewhere In The United States. A Parcel Of Equivalent Dimensions Is Excised From Its “Natural” Location And Sent To Manhattan In Return.

Kitasenju Design @kitasenjudesign:

structure of slit-scan

21st Century City @urbanthoughts11:
“Plaza Mayor in Madrid is an incredible intervention in a complex medieval street pattern
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21st Century City @urbanthoughts11:

Plaza Mayor in Madrid is an incredible intervention in a complex medieval street pattern

migurski:
“For the Canadian Pavilion at Expo 67 the Geological Survey of Canada prepared a map of Canada (10 metres in width) on which Canada’s major geological formations were represented by their characteristic rocks. (Rock Map of Canada)
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migurski:

For the Canadian Pavilion at Expo 67 the Geological Survey of Canada prepared a map of Canada (10 metres in width) on which Canada’s major geological formations were represented by their characteristic rocks. (Rock Map of Canada)

99percentinvisible:

Skater and photographer Sam Partaix documents European skate culture

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