Never the same
Gregor’s quest reunites him with his bat, Ares, and the rebellious princess Luxa. They descend into the dangerous Waterway in search of the Bane. If… Read More »Never the same
change
Inappropriate
A list of some things that have been appropriated by some cultures from others Writing. Roman letters. Arabic numerals. The number zero. The horse (by… Read More »Inappropriate
Cross purposes
Friar Francis: … to strange sores strangely they strain the cure. Come, lady, die to live: this wedding-day Perhaps is but prolong’d: have patience and… Read More »Cross purposes
John Collison: Things don’t just happen; or, The Museum of Passion Projects
See also:On making stuff: that Steve Jobs quoteDouglas Crockford on making a standard (JSON) (2): minimal solutions and decision making“Do the things we plan actually… Read More »John Collison: Things don’t just happen; or, The Museum of Passion Projects
DriverlessCrocodile on theknowledge with David Elikwu
I had a great time chatting with David Elikwu for his podcast (and newsletter(s), and website) theknowledge.io. He was a great host who had done… Read More »DriverlessCrocodile on theknowledge with David Elikwu
Nostalgia Revisited
Nostalgia: a kind of homesickness for the past. Another way of putting it: the longing you will have in future for the places and people… Read More »Nostalgia Revisited
Technology (25): Vaclav Smil on prime movers and extrasomatic energy
Extrasomatic: outside of the body About 10 millennia ago… the first patches of deliberately cultivated plants as a small share of the Earth’s total photosynthesis… Read More »Technology (25): Vaclav Smil on prime movers and extrasomatic energy
Slums, slot-machines and self-un-marginalisation
When a person from a remote village moves to the city and finds themselves living in a slum, they have not become poor and marginalised.… Read More »Slums, slot-machines and self-un-marginalisation
Three kinds of change
There are three kinds of change that we hope for or fear: We spend too much of our time, energy and attention worrying about the… Read More »Three kinds of change
House of Winds: Ross Douthat on particularity and partiality in philanthropy
A certain sadness hangs over Harkness State Park: The estate passed to the State of Connecticut in part, one presumes, because Edward and Mary had… Read More »House of Winds: Ross Douthat on particularity and partiality in philanthropy