Skip to content

Tag Archives: reading

Local Food and the Challenges of Estimating Environmental Impact

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

My friend Roberta just wrote an article for salon.com on local food and carbon impact! Interesting look at the complexities of trying to eat in a low-impact fashion.

Filed in Posts | Also tagged , , , | Comments (0)

Wikihistory

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Short story in which Wikipedia meets time travel. Everyone wants to kill Hitler. [thx, fbs!]

Filed in Posts | Also tagged , , | Comments (0)

What single book is the best introduction to your field (or specialization within your field) for laypeople? | Ask MetaFilter

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

What single book is the best introduction to your field (or specialization within your field) for laypeople? - This is an awesome list of intro books for a huge array of fields, from hypnotherapy to astrophysics. I am afraid of a $500 Amazon bill appearing in my future.

Filed in Posts | Also tagged , , | Comments (0)

Former Seattle Police Chief Says We Should Legalize Drugs

Monday, October 17, 2005

Former Seattle Police Chief Says We Should Legalize Drugs
Not until we choose to frame responsible drug use-not an oxymoron in my dictionary-as a civil liberty will we be able to recognize the abuse of drugs, including alcohol, for what it is: a medical, not a criminal, matter.

Filed in Links | Also tagged , , , | Comments (0)

Interesting LA Weekly article on the roots of indie rock and the changing face of music

Sunday, September 11, 2005

Interesting LA Weekly article on the roots of indie rock and the changing face of music - the discussion includes everything from the commercialization of rock in the 60s through punk and indie rock to the modern fragmented music market and the role of Napster in changing tastes.

Filed in Links | Also tagged , , | Comments (0)

Friday, August 19, 2005

For those of you who love U2, you should check out the William Gibson piece in Wired about the masssive effort require to set up one of their shows — I’m not a huge U2 fan, but I do love Gibson’s writing:
The confetti cannon takes me by surprise as U2 opens the concert with “City […]

Filed in Links | Also tagged , | Comments (0)

Thursday, July 28, 2005

interesting article about people who make and sell products in online games

Filed in Links | Also tagged | Comments (0)

Thursday, July 28, 2005

Interesting Neal Stephenson interview, especially his thoughts on the bifurcation of the literary world. Best line: “In order to set her straight, I had to let her know that the reason she’d never heard of me was because I was famous. “

Filed in Links | Also tagged , | Comments (0)

Thursday, July 28, 2005

Short overview of “third places” and why they’re important

Filed in Links | Also tagged , | Comments (0)

Thursday, July 28, 2005

Strange Horizons fiction some decent short stories in here.

Filed in Links | Also tagged | Comments (0)

Thursday, July 28, 2005

Americans at the Table - Department of State series on life in America talks about food in America

Filed in Links | Also tagged | Comments (0)

Thursday, July 28, 2005

Good short fiction

Filed in Links | Also tagged | Comments (0)