A fairly exhaustive inventory of each tree in San Francisco

"And so to provide myself with some new co-ordinates by which I could situate myself, I found myself using the Classical distinction between otium and negotium (disengagement from and engagement with the world, respectively; see glossary) to rough out the zones of my life, give it some sort of broad form: like scratching out the perimeter of a new city in the dry earth with a pair of oxen and a plough."

As with every chapter of Anatomy of Norbiton, which I graze through slowly on Instapaper, this is a goddamn joy to read.

I alert twitter users that they typed sneak peak when they meant sneak peek.

artifacts for survival in the near-future sentient city

"Serendipitor is an alternative navigation app for the iPhone that helps you find something by looking for something else. The app combines directions generated by a routing service… with instructions for action and movement inspired by Fluxus, Vito Acconci, and Yoko Ono, among others."