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10/17/07 // Link:
Find the Latitude and Longitude of a Po… Simon Willison got fed up of hunting around for simple latitude/longitude tools when messing around with mapping APIs, so he built his own with a memorable URL. Handy tool if you do a lot of mapping.continue reading »
10/17/07 // Link:
Languages Racing to Extinction This really depresses me. Especially when America is so xenophobic at the moment. I am however somewhat fascinated by the idea of a language that’s spoken by only one person, which is incredibly counter intuitive — do they talk to …continue reading »
10/17/07 // Link:
Bluelounge - Cableyoyo I’ve tried a few cable coiling systems before and have never really found anything that worked — most just ended up a tangled mess. And nothing irks me more than trying to untangle all the various cords I have to …continue reading »
10/17/07 // Link:
Micro-Lending and the Battle Against Wo… Micro-lending is something I’ve posted about before, but lately I’ve been considering actually doing it. It interests me because its a chance to invest in something on the community scale. Investing in large corporations makes me uncomfortable on a number …continue reading »
10/15/07 // Link:
Scotch Maverick Reinvents a Once-Conser… The always excellent Paul Adams on some new scotch technology, from Wired: >Halfway through our interview, John Glaser walks away from the table, leaving me alone with the tools of his trade: graduated cylinders, conical measures, tasting glasses, water and …continue reading »
10/15/07 // Link:
How Does It Feel to Die? Here’s a special treat for all of you out there that suffer from anxiety attacks, from the New Scientist: Is it distressing to experience consciousness slipping away or something people can accept with equanimity? Are there any surprises in store …continue reading »
10/15/07 // Link:
Doris Lessing Wins Nobel Prize in Liter… Finally. From the New York Times: Ms. Lessing learned of the news from a group of reporters camped on her doorstep as she returned from a visit to the hospital with her son. “I was a bit surprised because I …continue reading »
10/10/07 // Link:
The Whirling Dervish: Performance at Th… My friend Bill’s band, The Whirling Dervish, performance at The Relax Pub earlier this year. It’s YouTube, but the picture and sound are actually not bad. You’ll love it, trust me.continue reading »
10/10/07 // Link:
On Torture and American Values It’s not often that I agree with the op/eds from the New York Times, but this one is right on. This exactly why I’m embarrassed to be an American right now. If you think the dollar is at an all …continue reading »
10/10/07 // Link:
Death of an Adventure Traveler A great little ruminative essay from Rolf Potts (of Vagabonding.net fame) about a burmese refuge, travel writing and a good bit more. I’d never heard of this site before, but it’s actually quite good, I might have to submit something …continue reading »
10/10/07 // Link:
Through a Lens, Darkly A very long and well written Vanity Fair piece about the legacy and personal toll on the children who were part of the “Little Rock Nine,” the first African American children to attend desegregated schools in Little Rock Arkansas. During …continue reading »
10/10/07 // Link:
Make Sure Your Money Isn’t Supporting G… I’ve been trying to follow the new in Sudan ever since I wrote about it for Wired, but it isn’t easy. Mainstream media seems to still ignore Africa, doubly so in the United States, but I did run across this …continue reading »
10/03/07 // Link:
Video of Brutal Crackdown in Myanmar Video smuggled out a Myanmar shows protesters arrested and beaten by police. Given that Myanmar’s regime is largely backed with Chinese money and weapons, until someone convinces China to stop supplying the government, there’s little that’s going to be accomplished. …continue reading »
10/01/07 // Link:
God Angrily Clarifies ‘Don’t Kill’ Rule Best Onion headline and article in a while: Responding to recent events on Earth, God, the omniscient creator-deity worshipped by billions of followers of various faiths for more than 6,000 years, angrily clarified His longtime stance against humans killing each …continue reading »
09/30/07 // Link:
The Octopus in the Cathedral of Salt A short and brutal history of the United Fruit Company (now Chiquita). From the Virginia Quarterly Review: By the twenties, United Fruit also had transformed small villages such as Santa Marta, along Colombia’s Caribbean coast, into booming industrial centers. Workers …continue reading »

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