February 2010
45 posts
“The ability to see the Earth as an astronomer would another planet marked a...”
– How to see the world « Heliophage
“I’ve come to think that this conflation of progress/innovation and...”
– Why Bill Gates is wrong | Grist
Smart writing from Dave Roberts.
“Anybody who writes a book is an optimist. First of all, they think they’re...”
– Atwood’s Tale - Margaret Atwood - Jezebel
Russian Literary Theory and The Way Twitter Is...
First, allow me to state that I am wholly behind Tim Maly’s manifesto Unlink Your Feeds. What I love about his (playful and legitimate) admonition is that it takes the Internet seriously as a series of linked communities, each with their own historically derived traits and norms.
“There’s another, more subtle problem. This service and that service have a slightly different...
“i don’t believe in an afterlife, but i’m secretly hoping that when you die and...”
– fake TV
“[L]ast week, the Mexican government submitted a proposal to UNESCO on behalf of...”
– Nicola Twilley’s Edible Geography: UNESCO Culinary Heritage Sites
“The physics of solar radio emissions are quite complicated, but Ashcraft just...”
– Audio: DIY Recordings of Awakening Sun
Me @ Wired Science writing about my new hero
“once, in-re new urbanist traffic calming, i pondered traffic lights. they give...”
– Twitter / hapa powamoku
Remembrance of Candy Bars Past →
“How a wave of consolidation lay waste to regional treats like the Fig Pie and the Seven Up Bar”
“I have had an apocalypse plan for as long as I can remember. Early on, things...”
– Smiling at the Apocalypse | sweet juniper!
“Organic online grocer, Cai Guan Jia is hoping to capitalize on the death of...”
– Stocking Up On Groceries Not a Popular Option for Chinese Youth - PSFK
“Foodprint is not your typical NYC food gathering. From Edible Geography: The...”
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