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Noting down odd search engines when I find them: https://www.dogpile.com/ https://www.metacrawler.com SearXNG instances: https://searx.space/
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As an experiment I am trying to navigate downtown by smell, to get me more in the animal headspace. This is the second day so far that I have done this, you can see the scent navigation tag for more details. Getting off the streetcar, I smell food: Pizza, maybe? Somewhere in the distance. The […]
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Interesting places on the way home: Vietnamese restaurant putting out some sort of roasted meat smell. I would take my dog here. Mattress store that seemed to have an in-store scent?? Overly sweet. Park fountain, detectable about 2 blocks away. Quite pleasant. Florist shop, closed. No scent. 🙁 Safeway: Bakery section. A burst asian restaurant […]
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Realizing the sort of earthy smell I’ve been detecting is… well, the Earth. This makes sense in retrospect, the strongest scents are going to be from wherever you are, and if there’s nothing strong around you it will be dominated by the ground. It’s somewhat abundantly clear that very little attention is paid to the […]
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Stepped onto a grassy area by the waterfront, and can immediately tell. Can also smell the nearby fountain! It’s surprising to me how localized some of these are. I wasn’t able to smell the grass until I was basically on top of it, but now that I’m here it’s quite strong. I think I may […]
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Scientology building: No scent. #ScentNavigation
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I have tracked down the food smells to a collection of food carts, which explains why it seemed like there were so many ambiguous scents. Lotta french fry smells by the tables, and an Indian cart giving out some nice curry vibes by the entrance. There’s enough wind that most dissipate within about 50 feet, […]
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It’s surprising the differences in air quality from street to street. Despite the breeze, several streets with taller buildings along the side have distinctly trapped some of the exhaust fumes from their center streets. However, more open areas are pretty clear today: There’s somewhere making food I can’t identify, slightly sweet and… kitchen-y? I feel […]
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Can I navigate downtown by smell? Let’s find out.
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My name is Spring! I am a citizen of Cascadia, and (perhaps wannabe) political and internet activist. This is my personal blog, so don’t expect 100% consistent content or posting. I am interested in forking the entire world: We need a new internet, a new government, and ultimately a new concept of civilization. I’m here […]
