Dead Media Everywhere
John Dvorak tells it like it is.
Death & Politics
I don't know about you, but I can't resist an essay that begins: "San Francisco is a city without graves. In 1900, the board of supervisors passed an ordinance prohibiting burials within the city limits. In 1912, the board announced its further intention to eliminate the city’s previously existing cemeteries, and in 1914 removal notices were sent to all burial sites, declaring them 'a public nuisance and a menace and detriment to the health and welfare of city dwellers.'"
Declare War on Anti-Science
Heck, it hit us first.
Decorative Electronics
"This is simply a resistor that has pretty much no resistance: in effect a bit of wire in a tiny box. It might sound like an absurd component, but they're quite common in modern circuits, because they can be used to bridge the gap between adjacent tracks on a circuit board with a standard-size component. I'd like to apologise both for knowing that and for sharing it with you."
Dedication
Huckleberry keeps his kitty velcro very sharp.
Deep Linkage
Cafe Aman posts an Antonio Machado poem, thanking Osvaldo Golijov for introducing him to it. I wish I could name drop OG—I think that he and Jennifer Higdon are the most consistently satisfying composers writing today.
Deep Space
Remember when we were going to be outward bound in the 21st Century?
Deep Thoughts
For a cat with an absolutely empty head, Huckleberry sure can look contemplative when the camera comes out.
Deep Thoughts
Bagheera's got 'em.
Defect Suspected in Space-Time Fabric
Uh oh, that never turns out well.