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For much of human history, people have lived in the dark. The sun shines for only half the day, or less—lesser still during winter. So everything that required good visibility, including sewing, embroidery, reading and writing was accomplished while there was still daylight. But that didn’t mean people retired to bed early. In 18th century London, shops were often open till ten at night. Balls went on till two or three in the morning lighted only by candle chandeliers.

More fatigue.

Some risks are too risky.

And more dreams.

And more stress.

Next time you head to the airport in France there might be a robot waiting to pick up your car. French firm Stanley Robotics has been trialling its self-driving robot valets for a few years, and this week started its first full-time service at France’s Lyon-Saint-Exupéry airport.

The system works like this. Customers park their cars in special hangars where the vehicles are scanned to confirm their make and model. Then, one of Stanley’s robots — which are essentially self-driving forklifts named “Stan” — drives in, slides a platform underneath the vehicle, lifts it up, and carries it away and parks it.

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In the Les Baux-de-Provence of southern France, is located Carrières de Lumières, or the Quarries of Light—an unusual multimedia exhibit space dedicated to art and music, housed inside a former limestone quarry. For many centuries, limestone was extracted from the quarries in the Alpilles mountains to build the nearby towns. But as the 20th century rolled in, new building materials such as steel replaced stone and the demand for limestone fell, until it became unprofitable for the operators to keep the quarry running. The quarry closed in the 1930s.

In 1976, the gigantic empty halls created by the extraction of limestone was turned into an artistic space. Instead of hanging framed artwork on the walls, Carrières de Lumières use projectors to paint the walls, ceiling, and floors with light, bringing both still and animated images of artwork to life across the entire space.

And more memories.

In a series entitled Mystical, fine art photographer Neil Burnell ventures to a remote, high-altitude forest in Dartmoor, Devon, England called Wistman’s Wood.

The surreal landscape appears straight out of a fantasy novel with dwarf oak trees, moss carpeted boulders, and lichens galore. You can practically smell the enchanting forest through these dreamlike photos.

All images below are available as limited edition prints and you can find more beautiful photography from Burnell at the links below.

[via Behance]

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More comics involving chores:

Bottom Plate

Freshly Washed Clothes

Vacuuming

No Soaking Matter <- You are here!

Soapless Case

Laundry Basket

Clean The Floor

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More nature-related comics:

Vacation

Lava Floor

Toilet Shopping

Falling Leaves

Trunk Show

A Day at the Beach <- You are here!

Shakenado

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I think the likely outcome is we'll provoke the robot revolution by trying to kill them out of jealousy.

Thanks, London, for a spectacular BAHFest 2019. We are already getting excited about 2020.

Have a happy St. Patrick’s Day this weekend!

And more chickens getting fired.

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There's a really excellent thinkpiece to be written and posted to medium.com about how Where's Waldo prepared us all to accept the surveillance state.

Boston area dorkwads! Check out our BAHFest MIT lineup.

Tickets are going fast, especially the student discount ones, so buy soon!

And more idiots.