BE icon from AtD era

[Doc Sportello]

Thanks for that podcast. It was interesting. It reminded me of something I
read, and I can't remember where I read it but I think it was either
something posted here, or in Gravitys Rainbow, or maybe an article about
Borges (I think my brain has simmered long enough to go back and re-read GR
now) about Gauchos in Argentina, and the placing of barb-wire fences. If
someone here knows what I'm talking about could you let me know where to
find it?
On Jul 25, 2014 2:51 AM, "John Bailey" <sundayjb at gmail.com> wrote:

> Look at the magnificent chaos of all of those cars and pedestrians! So
> many ways of singling up all lines that hadn't yet been imagined. No
> dividing stripes or crossings, pedestrian signals, traffic cops,
> median strips, keep left signs (probably keep right over there),
> two-dimensional zebras, speed cameras, sharply defined sidewalks,
> internalised fear of traffic, commercials reminding us of the
> pedestrian's responsibility for their own life. Not against most of
> these things but fascinated by the way they have crept into our lives.
> The photo reminded me of a recently heard episode of 99% Invisible (a
> podcast devoted to the hidden logics behind our built environment).
>
> http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/episode-68-built-for-speed/
>
> "Long dividing lines and clear vistas give the illusion that you're
> going at a reasonable speed..."
>
> On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 7:23 PM, Monte Davis <montedavis49 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > http://www.shorpy.com/node/18231
> -
> Pynchon-l / http://www.waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l
>
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