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Tuesday, 11 August 2026

synchronoptica

one year ago: Malchow on the Müritz (with synchronoptica)

two years ago: assorted links worth revisiting plus the invention of hip-hop

three years ago: content culling, racial tensions in the US plus dual-hatted creatives

four years ago: Le Freak (1978) plus the FBI search Mar-a-Lago

five years ago: Ghostbusters (1984) plus more links to enjoy

six years ago: even more links, anthropic limitations on the search for alien life plus the start of the Long Count Calendar (3114 BCE)

Monday, 10 August 2026

day one hundred fifty eighr

Reportedly, recompense to the insult to Carter and the grace and favour of Reagan in timing the release of the hostages to Reagan‘s 1981 inauguration, the Revolutionary Guard claims that they will engage in no further negotiations with Trump and will wait until the next administration takes office in January of 2029 to resume talks—Tehran assuming that there will be future elections in the US and/or Trump lasts the rest of his term. Meanwhile, seemingly completely disconnected with reality, Trump declares that the seaway has been fully demined and that the Hormuz is open under American control—with the US seeking monetary compensation from Iran.

house elf

We‘ve heard of several road construction projects diverted or completely derailed in Iceland to avoid encroaching on the dwellings of supernatural beings according to local lore. We learn, however—and not for the first time, fans of the Harry Potter franchise have successfully petitioned to reroute a multimillion pound energy project linking County Wexford in the Republic of Ireland with a pebbly beach in Pembrokeshire, Wales, which would have cut through the shrine to the memory of the fictional familiar Dobby.

The submarine copper cables connecting the Republic of Ireland to the UK national grid, following a rather massive outcry, was shifted to avoid the memorial—though in the process could possibly have damaged an archaeological site, an actual Bronze Age tomb with grave goods not fully excavated and conserved.

vejers strand

synchronoptica

one year ago: Waren am Müritz (with synchronoptica)

two years ago: social media platform formerly known as Twitter suing advertisers for leaving, assorted links worth the revisit plus more isometric renderings

three years ago: non-traditional anniversary gifts plus assorted links to revisit

four years ago: the Treaty of Verdun (843) plus more links to enjoy

five years ago: the opening of the Louvre (1793), cartoonist Raoul Servais plus antique recipes for those on restricted diets

six years ago: a public bath in Sweden, Mamie Smith’s Crazy Jazz plus joyful rule-breakers

Sunday, 9 August 2026

day one hundred fifty seven

Houthi rebels in Yemeni strike an oil refinery in Saudi Arabia. Netanyahu rejects Trump‘s Board of Peace deal for Gaza on grounds that it makes Israel look weak ahead of national elections and demands full Hamas disarmament. The US president says he has turned away from military action against Tehran and wants to stick with economic pressure—adding that he is only semi-negotiating with Iran. Oil prices swing higher as the Revolutionary Guard insists that their list of terms, including reparations for two wars, the lifting of the US naval blockade, unfreezing of assets, removal of sanctions and withdrawal of American troops from the region, must be met in full before the Strait of Hormuz will be reopened under joint Iranian-Omani control. Not seen in public since the start of the war, the government is preparing to release images of the Supreme Leader.

lüneberger heide

synchronoptica

one year ago: Markkleeburger See (with synchronoptica)

two years ago: more on teletext pages plus US vice presidents’ day

three years ago: a classic from The Small Faces

four years ago: a promotional short from Bell Labs plus an homage to the history of film

five years ago: assorted links worth the revisit plus the 1975 Song of the Summer

six years ago: disabling automatic formatting, a coffee table book on tarot, more links to enjoy plus the martyrdom of Edith Stein

Saturday, 8 August 2026

day one hundred fifty six

Greenlandic authorities issue stern warnings to a Trump-linked, Texas-based oil company when drilling equipment arrives and is unloaded via tugboats on the semi-autonomous arctic island without permission—or license for petroleum extraction with Nuuk having a moratorium on exploration since 2021 for environmental concerns and the site borders on a protected wetland. Scheduled to begin drilling according to the company in October, claiming there are a trillion barrels in the reservoir and ostensibly a path to lowering gas prices just before the midterms and a casus belli for annexation should Greenland refuse allowing kit to be put in place.

The US president responds to the situation with a dumb but very menacing AI generated image. The Revolutionary Guard announces that the exclusively Iranian-Omani deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is indefinitely postponed due to American interference and not honouring terms of their negotiations unless America corrects its behaviour, despite major concessions already granted—with extra disdain for Trump trying to insert himself into the talks that the US administration had nothing to do part in.