...who are:
Claude Stanly Choules, Australia
John Campbell Ross, Australia
Fernand Goux, France
Pierre Picault, France
Henry William Allingham, United Kingdom
Netherwood Hughes, United Kingdom...
Courtesy of James Fallows, I learned that the Mandarin transcription of “Obama” is 奥巴马. I’ve written previously about the danger of “translating” foreign words from...
Just now a coworker and I were discussing Nebraska’s surprising status as a potential swing state in the presidential election. I was trying to describe...
Björk: Post
Boards of Canada: Music Has the Right to Children
Kraftwerk: Radio-Activity
Mono: Under the Pipal Tree
Neko Case: Blacklisted
R.E.M.: Document
Sonic Youth:...
On Stumptown Coffee’s Facebook Page:I traveled back in time from the 28th century and constructed an elaborate cover life solely for the purpose of reviewing...
This past Saturday, Jenny and I saw Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian at the Kennedy School’s “Family Matinee.”1 It was a good-enough movie I suppose,...
Last week, I finished reading the entire Patrick O’Brian Aubrey/Maturin series. (Yes, these are the books that Charlton Heston described as his favorites. I’m probably...
I remember an ad for outdoorsy-type shoes (by Nike?) from some years ago (1995?) that claimed “Americans spend 1% of their lives outdoors.” I’m also...
As a society we have traded about 70% of our kids’ literal freedom (in the sense of “freedom of movement”) for a five-fold increase in their ability to accumulate STUFF
The traffic dangers of cycling fatalities are offset at least 10 to 1 by the cardiovascular health benefits.From John Pucher, via this video (around minute...
Some of my friends are asking about Mercy Corps’ response to the Cyclone that’s affecting Myanmar. The short version is: Mercy Corps is mobilizing. The...
messenger bag
minitool
content management system
pair of socks
pocket knife
wrist watch
ballpoint pen
backpack
rain coat
text editor
...no matter how many I...
Jeff Atwood blogged recently about UI-first software development. I’m a UI designer primarily so this is the only kind of development I ever do, really,...
