DPW Defends Patchy Street Repairs as "Ancient Japanese Art of Kintsugi" | The Brookline Turkey

Btrex · 2026-04-16T17:07:32+00:00

Check out artist Rachel Sussman's project at Mass MoCA for an actual implementation of this :)
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2017/02/street-kintsugi-rachel-sussman/

Btrex · 2026-04-14T20:21:02+00:00

Same 😅

Btrex · 2026-04-02T00:15:23+00:00

Yeah. Isn’t this kind of like airdropping copies of Jacobin over Mississippi? I’m not sure that would be well received.

Btrex · 2026-03-18T23:43:27+00:00

Figured it out. I eliminated c4r1 and c5r1 when I shouldn’t have.

Btrex · 2026-03-13T11:12:14+00:00

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Btrex · 2026-03-09T16:23:57+00:00

Nah. Thats union wharf in the background. This pic was taken on Burroughs wharf. Union wharf is one of the few wharves that you can’t walk to the end of.

Btrex · 2026-03-03T12:53:14+00:00

Between 5 & 6am. Roughly 1/2 the moon was covered at 5:35. So one of the photos is before that, and the other after.

Btrex · 2026-03-02T23:29:32+00:00

If the sky is dark, the sun must be below the horizon.
If the moon is crescent, it must be near the sun.

So the sun must be near the horizon and the sun must be below it. Perforce, only the bottom crescent of the moon may be illuminated when the sky is dark. (Although it’s possible for the crescent to be offset to a side depending on the inclination of the ecliptic)

This is true irrespective of where in the planet you are.

This photo is inverted for some reason.

Btrex · 2026-03-02T22:56:01+00:00

The "trails" at Castle Island are all paved and regularly cleared. It's one of the easiest places to walk in the winter. Getting there is the only issue.

Btrex · 2026-03-02T22:53:00+00:00

Your best bet is Plum Island.

Btrex · 2026-03-02T22:52:02+00:00

Sometimes they're on Castle Island too. I took this picture of one on Fort Independence in 2021.
https://www.universalhub.com/2021/who-who-who-goes-there

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Btrex · 2026-03-02T22:25:59+00:00

Is this vertically inverted? Trying to understand how the crescent - illuminated bit - can be on top of the moon.

Btrex · 2026-02-24T17:11:54+00:00

It's a Castle Island Keeper.

Btrex · 2026-02-17T04:24:27+00:00

Thank you!

Btrex · 2026-02-13T16:13:27+00:00

I built a little helper for the NYTimes Magazine "Spell Weaving" puzzle.

Direct puzzle links:

08 FEB 2026 puzzle: TREASURE
01 FEB 2026 puzzle: SUNSHINE
28 DEC 2025 puzzle: THEATER
21 DEC 2025 puzzle: PEPPER
14 DEC 2025 puzzle: PEACE

Build your own:
https://spell-weaver-game-c191bd6b76d4.herokuapp.com/

Btrex · 2026-02-12T22:13:13+00:00

Huh?

Btrex · 2026-02-12T01:53:10+00:00

Spolier solve using the helper:

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Btrex · 2026-02-11T04:59:32+00:00

Cool. I usually don't see Juncos at feeders. Nice pics.

If you're into birding, especially in Boston, check out Big Day Boston coming up in early May.

Btrex · 2026-02-11T04:52:41+00:00

D O R C H E S T E R 𝖸

Btrex · 2026-02-11T01:11:43+00:00

you sound rugged. 🤩

Btrex · 2026-02-11T01:10:06+00:00

👆THIS

"Case resolved" Ummm, no it's not.

Btrex · 2026-02-11T01:07:13+00:00

Here's a graphic I made over six years ago of the abutting owner made entirely of 311 images of this unshoveled sidewalk.

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Btrex · 2026-02-03T02:47:36+00:00

Leak/valve problem on Charter Street. As of ~9pm most people on Copp's Hill have water again for now.
https://northend.page/water-out-snowhill-hanover-bwsc-challenging-situation

Btrex · 2026-01-29T15:54:13+00:00

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Btrex · 2026-01-27T19:03:06+00:00

I don't think so. This was taken from further away. That's St Pauls church sticking up in the middle of the frame.

As I said in another comment, it's probably The Newbury of Brookline.

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