Daniel @daniel@campduffel.social

@ifixcoinops I recently learned that a whole bunch - hundreds to maybe thousands - of those "wooden castle" playgrounds from the 70s were the work of (mostly) one guy, Bob Leathers. He'd travel to different cities, spend a bit of time "consulting" with kids to figure out what they wanted in a playground, then in a four day blitz of community volunteer labor and donated materials they'd build a playground from scratch. His work is all over the US and Gen X / elder Millennials probably played on one of his creations. Each one was a real community effort and personalized to the kids' wishes.

As they had an estimated 25 year lifespan, many have been bulldozed and replaced with bright metal painted safer equipment. Some still remain in active use though, or have gotten a refurb by the community!

(Excerpts from a 1980 NYT article about his constructions)

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lol

Jen, came in to see what incredible things the engineers and artists had come up with. Everyone was staring at a television set hooked up to a development box for the Sony Playstation. There, on the screen, against a single-color background, was a black triangle.

https://web.archive.org/web/20120229000202/http://rampantgames.com/blog/2004/10/black-triangle.html

You know I really enjoy #solarpunk, right? I'm super excited to now be in contact with @asca__com@twitter.com and can work with their flexible solar modules. So far I received some samples and OMG! Check out how cool they look!