January 2010
154 posts
In carpeted apartments across the land, there are people mixing warm vodka and cranberry juice…
December 2009
23 posts
The discovery of this old field of forges (http://bit.ly/7BCEia) makes me think Lord of the Rings. Photos: http://bit.ly/7Si70I
Man, that @CarlMalamud is dead on with his idea for A National Scan Center. http://bit.ly/5Lc07r (via @tcarmody)
In a changing world, I love people bringing history to bear on ecology. http://www.sfei.org/HEP/ (via @archivesnext)
“If the government invested a mere $100 million of our stimulus package...”
– A National Scan Center: A Public Works Project - O’Reilly Radar by Carl Malamud, a man who talks sense
RT @colsonwhitehead: New Years Resolution: Forget going back for “one last score.” Make the penultimate heist the last heist-why push fate?
This photo of George Reeves as Superman [http://bit.ly/4NCavx] is as awesome as the @otolythe essay on Avatar whence it came.
RT @LAhistory: Dec 30, 1882: LA’s 1st electric streetlights turned on @ Main/Commercial and 1st/Hill. http://bit.ly/6aCDfl
My story on the lost decade of algal biofuels got Google News Spotlighted. http://bit.ly/6Z2Gzf Satisfaction by algorithm.
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How Algal Biofuels Lost a Decade in the Race to... →
Me @ Wired… This one for real. Close to a piece in my book:
“The way R&D funding has been used in the United States has hurt the efficiency of the research. Programs that started during the late ’70s and early ’80s were stopped in the years of low energy prices that followed. Despite the best efforts of cash-strapped researchers, not everything can be preserved and recovered,...
RT @EC: RT @sfj: The ÷ symbol is called an “obelus” and is 350 years old. #trendingtopic #forsure
You know those 60,000 books the Library of Congress scanned? http://bit.ly/8GB6Xt Is there a list?
I am once again the master of my digital doname! http://www.alexismadrigal.com/
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The Town That Chocolate Built →
Me @ Lapham’s Quarterly
“Here’s the problem in a nutshell. What leaders “lead” are...”
– The Builders’ Manifesto - Umair Haque - Harvard Business Review
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Famous San Francisco Sea Lions Abandon Their Pier... →
Me @ Wired
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AlexisMadrigal.com is back
After I let the domain lapse more than a year ago, I finally resecured my digital name thanks to a deal with the Turkish dealer who originally snatched it up.
This is my portfolio site, of a sort, and I was inspired by helping build SarahRich.com to do something interesting. Alas, time is short and the nights are long. Mostly, I’ll be reblogging my favorite pieces and providing some...