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scottsingeisen.bsky.social
Disciplinary Flaneur. Associate Professor of Architecture, NCCU. Duke Digital Humanities Fellow. Representation, Drawing, Technology, History, Gender, Digital Humanities. #CAA113
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YES! Libraries are *the* public

The top 10% of households ($250k+ household income) now account for 50% of consumer spending: www.wsj.com/economy/cons...

UK architecture firms including Zaha Hadids are complaining to the government that visa rules mean they may have to pay architects a wage reflecting their labour, education & skills, seemingly unaware they're allowed to pay more than RIBA salary bands if they wish to. www.dezeen.com/2025/02/20/u...

I asked a colleague today about dealing with imposter syndrome & her response is my new favorite mantra: “You should be *excited* about the prospect that you’re not the smartest person in the room. The potential for being blown away or challenged or changed for the better depends on that prospect.”

One of my favorite sessions at #CAA113 was the last - ‘What Are Information Aesthetics?’ - with Branislav Jakovljevic, @shanedenson.bsky.social , and Adair Rounthwaite! Such provoking thoughts and provocations about AI, kitsch, images, and information aesthetics.

@scottsingeisen.bsky.social is attending and delivering panel presentations at CAA and I am grading and watching people desperately clamoring to get married on reality TV. We could not be having a more diametrically opposite Valentine’s Day. 💘

Great panel today at #CAA113 chaired by @vszabo.bsky.social and Joyce Rudinsky titled 'Art Beyond Games: Critical and Creative Approaches in New Media Art'!

In NYC for #CAA113. I’m chairing the session on Saturday 2/15 at 2:30 PM ‘Legacies & Learning’ where I also present my research, “The Influence of Fine Art Printmaking on Architectural Image Production and Reception.” Come and say 👋🏻

A quick resistance task: Google Gulf of Mexico (on a Google search engine) Click on the three little dots to the right of “Gulf of America”. Select "Send Feedback" Click on "Gulf Of America" text. Select "Inaccurate content"> “Incorrect" and type "The name of this body of water is Gulf of Mexico”

No spell check either

Tesla paid $0 in federal income tax last year. 2022: $0 2021: $0 2020: $0 2019: $0 2018: $0 Tesla reported $6.7 billion in profit in those years.

OpenAI model names are like this

My 2025 hobby is helping my pals de-centre tech from their lives. Acquire CDs, records, DVDs, paper books, reference books, magazines, dictionaries, etc. Go to the library! Going analog is a small way to stop relying on tech bro monsters & helps preserve knowledge they're literally deleting.

Here is an update to the list of significant homes lost in the #LAFires: The 1957 Walkey House, Pacific Palisades, designed by Thornton Abell. The 1995 Pascoe Addition, designed by Marmol Radziner, Pacific Palisades. The 2001 Culbert House, designed by Ray Kappe, Malibu. Pls. reply with add.

Library of Congress launches History of the Book post series blogs.loc.gov/bibliomania/...

OreHenge, Lower Harbor, Marquette, Michigan, USA, Upper Peninsula eh‽ “Perfect sunrise through the middle of the ore dock this morning. 12 degrees below zero only outside for about 15 minutes froze my hands.”

ChatGPT is down? Huh. Crazy how that doesn't affect my life in literally any way at all

USModernist is keeping a list of architecturally significant houses lost in the L.A. Fires. If you know of others, please add them in the replies. Here's the list: The 1949 Freedman House, designed by Richard Neutra. The 1950 Hees House, designed by Richard Neutra. 1/5

www.gofundme.com/f/tiny-tiny-... The fundraiser is nearly at goal if you want to support this project.

We're excited to announce the shortlist for the 2024 NBCC Award for Fiction! Congratulations to all of the finalists.

Yet again, life imitates Veep

2025: 1. Identify TV show to watch 2. Identify streaming service show is playing on 3. Is streaming service app on TV to watch show? 4. No? Download app to TV 5. Open app to login 6. Screen shot app QR code to login and watch TV show 7. Do you pay for app? If yes, skip to step 12; no, go to step…

Tired of reading a novel for class on a computer screen (which feels like it should be illegal), @scottsingeisen.bsky.social and I went to the bookstore. …we now have 27 new books to find shelf space for.

Did your child lose their book collection in the Los Angeles fires? Are you a teacher at a school that lost its library or your classroom library? Whether you need one book or a whole library, we can replace your books. 📚 Everyone else, please boost this post so we can connect with those in need. 🙏