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A Minor History of / Time Without Clocks
I also appreciated that the Towercam’s output reinforces the 24-hour cycle of a day. You can’t log on to the Wilson portal at 2 a.m. and get “fresh content;” you’ll get a black frame. And you’ll continue to get a black frame until the sun rises. Beyond that, the image changes by the season. Further still, we’re watching mountains—ever-shifting and ... See more
Jon Gacnik • On observing time /╲/╲/╲
Clock time is not what most people think it is. It was created, and it is frequently altered and adjusted to fit social and political purposes.
noemamag.com • The Tyranny of Time | NOEMA
The clock is the operating system of modern capitalism, the thing that makes everything else possible—meetings, deadlines, contracts, manufacturing processes, schedules, transport, working shifts.
Carl Honore • In Praise of Slowness: Challenging the Cult of Speed
Before imperialists descended on the United States, there were no clock
s. No second hands tick tick ticking our lives away. These are constructions that whiteness created to ensure our lives were ruled by the arbitrary.