May 2012
22 posts
May 26th
May 25th
The first NY Times restaurant review (1859) →
May 24th
May 23rd
May 22nd
“Bluesmen were clever, ambitious, and quick to adapt to changing conditions. And...”
– How Sears, Roebuck & Co. midwifed the birth of the blues
May 17th
Can beer save America →
Let’s hope so. America has the hard-nosed determination to try this and see it through. It’s just a matter of when.
May 16th
May 15th
“The typical instance of Somali piracy isn’t that different from what a...”
– via the atlantic Also, a post script: Oh, and one more thing about Caesar. Plutarch tells us that after he was ransomed he got some ships, raided the pirates, and had them all crucified.
May 14th
“The matter [of horse domestication] has been hotly contested by scientists.”
– the whole story is here. Spoiler alert: horse domestication originated in the western part of the Steppes  (Ukraine, southwest Russia and west Kazakhstan) 6000 years ago and that the spread of domestication involved lots of integration of wild horses, probably because the horses wouldn’t...
May 13th
May 12th
Americhrome →
An investigation into how America elects to paint itself.
May 11th
Ancient map gives clue to fate of 'Lost Colony' →
 A new look at a 425-year-old map has yielded a tantalising clue about the fate of the Lost Colony, the settlers who disappeared from Britain’s Roanoke Island in the late 16th century.
May 10th
May 9th
May 9th
Stay Classy Cambridge →
Stripping, vomiting, and drinking themselves unconscious: Cambridge students’ annual summer party •Undergraduates seen urinating in the flower beds •Revellers vomited just metres away from where young children played •Blood shed between rival college drinking societies •Girls held upside down as alcohol poured into their mouths
May 8th
May 7th
Dropbox for Kindle? →
kinda
May 5th
May 4th
What are your perfect albums? →
via metafilter. I love when something like this pops up. I also wonder how tied to your high school years answers like these are. I like the blue album, nevermind, and in the aeroplane over the sea. Did you have any?
May 3rd
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May 1st
April 2012
17 posts
Apr 30th
Apr 29th
Why Kenyans Make Such Great Runners →
Apr 28th
Meetings.io →
Apart from pretending to be Chris Trager sometimes, meetings.io is literally my favorite thing on the internet so far this year. Free video conferencing on just about any platform. I’ve played with it some, and it is pretty well done.
Apr 27th
Apr 27th
(Possible) Stockholm Syndrome (Large Scale?)
A French couple recently told me that they would feel more affiliation for a king than a president or premier. Asking around I found that many others feel similarly. Which is curious because you might expect people to feel more affiliated with leaders they can choose. From the always interesting Robin Hanson.
Apr 15th
The most intimate phone app thus far? →
thumbkissing? Interesting…
Apr 14th
Daiquiri on American Drink
interesting history of the drink, and how the one you’re thinking about is nothing like the original.
Apr 13th
Apr 12th
Learn to read Korean in 15 minutes? →
그럼, 왜 아닙니다.
Apr 11th
Snapguides →
fun little “How To” app. Curious about the signal to noise on this one…
Apr 10th
Apr 9th
“This is worth your time. (But me, I’m on to the next thing)” - on...”
– Robin Sloan in Fish: a tap essay
Apr 5th
Korean Tourism Videos →
These are great. Almost like magic. Hard to reckon that they are specifically Korean though.
Apr 4th
Where there is no doctor →
field medical guide that you really hope you’ll never need to use.  A free resource that is sure to benefit someone.
Apr 3rd
Quotes from - The Righteous Mind: Why Good People... →
I’m about to start reading Haidt’s book in hopes of being more informed of things that aren’t exactly the issues being debated.
Apr 2nd
Total Recall →
scary. The things we read that are not in books turn out to be more temporary?
Apr 1st
March 2012
5 posts
Mar 31st
Mar 30th
Universal Principles of Design →
I recently got this. It’s great.
Mar 29th
M. Ward - "A Wasteland Companion" →
After listening to this 3 times through, I recommend it to you. Continued growth from an artist I already like very much.
Mar 28th
Mar 28th
February 2012
1 post
Feb 28th
January 2012
1 post
Gutted
I am absolutely gutted that I’m not going to be in “Manehattan” this summer for Bronycon  C’est la vie :(
Jan 9th
July 2011
7 posts
Jul 7th
Jul 6th
Nice coverage of Groupon →
Groupon is essentially holding a portfolio of loans backed by the receivables of small businesses. Perfect storm…
Jul 5th
Jul 4th