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Monthly Archives: April 2008
Lords Temporal and Spiritual
House of Lords Journal Volume 12 – 12 December 1667 | British History Online: “Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes fuerunt:”
Our Middle Name
Our Middle Name: “The many forms that a font’s ampersand can follow are generally informed by its historical context, the whims of its designer, and the demands of the type family that contains it: after the jump, a tour of … Continue reading
Gin, Television, and Social Surplus – Here Comes Everybody
Gin, Television, and Social Surplus – Here Comes Everybody: “I was having dinner with a group of friends about a month ago, and one of them was talking about sitting with his four-year-old daughter watching a DVD. And in the … Continue reading
Ray Kimball: The Next Generation
Ray Kimball: The Next Generation: “We joined to be platoon leaders. Our perception (which I believe to be accurate) is that the time between Platoon Leader and Battalion Commander is largely spent contriving PowerPoint slides and sitting at a desk.” … Continue reading
Three Words That Could Overthrow Physics: “What Is Magnetism?” | Subatomic Particles | DISCOVER Magazine
Three Words That Could Overthrow Physics: “What Is Magnetism?” | Subatomic Particles | DISCOVER Magazine: “‘that one body may act upon another at a distance through a vacuum without the mediation of anything else, by and through which their action … Continue reading
Bowling 1, Health Care 0 – New York Times
Bowling 1, Health Care 0 – New York Times: “I am saying that every analysis that is shortened, every corner that is cut, moves us further away from the truth until what is left is the Cliffs Notes of the … Continue reading
Interview With Donald Knuth
Interview With Donald Knuth: “keyboard shortcuts that make bookwriting a little bit like playing an organ” (Via Daring Fireball.)
Law Blog Lawyer of the Day: David Laufman, Friend of the Mini-Dulcimer
Law Blog Lawyer of the Day: David Laufman, Friend of the Mini-Dulcimer: