"If you want to know what it is that your own country produces that is genuinely excellent, look for what the most obsessively discerning residents of London and Tokyo choose to import. Look for the choices of the otaku, the fanatic of pure information."—William Gibson in the introduction to Paul Smith, "You Can Find Inspiration … Continue reading Importing Excellence
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Essays on Programming I Think About a Lot
"Fast tools don’t just allow users to accomplish tasks faster; they allow users to accomplish entirely new types of tasks, in entirely new ways."—https://www.benkuhn.net/progessays Change the tool, change the outcome.
Highlights of Kevin Kelly’s Unsolicited Advice
"* Being able to listen well is a superpower. While listening to someone you love keep asking them “Is there more?”, until there is no more...* The more you are interested in others, the more interesting they find you. To be interesting, be interested...* To make something good, just do it. To make something great, … Continue reading Highlights of Kevin Kelly’s Unsolicited Advice
Danner Boots
"We continue to craft high quality boots, using the best possible materials we can find, to create a product built to last."—https://www.danner.com/
Redacted
"This tool lets you redact parts of an image, by adding a blurred, pixelated or black boxes to specific areas." —https://marky.space/redacted/
Travel / Walking Gear — Ridgeline issue 033
Craig Mod breaks down his travel gear. While I'm not in the market for hiking gear, some of the recommendations are good for everyone, e.g., the Gamma LT pant, Icebreaker Merino Wool Underwear, etc. Check out his "Walk Shop," if you want Amazon links. —https://craigmod.com/ridgeline/033/
Nintendo’s Philosophy: Lateral Thinking with Withered Technology
"...'withered' technology usually means mature technology. It is much easier for companies to create best-selling products by using mature technology as this kind of technologies are abundant, well-understood and cheap. Mature technologies are often studied extensively by people, and it is easy to experiment with or make further innovations. Even if the technology might be … Continue reading Nintendo’s Philosophy: Lateral Thinking with Withered Technology
SEETROËN Glasses
SEETROËN Glasses solve the problem of motion sickness.
The Plain Person’s Guide to Plain Text Social Sciences by Kieran Healy
The Plain Person's Guide to Plain Text Social Science is written for graduate students in the social sciences, but useful for any writer. For people not doing sophisticated data analysis, the key suggestions are to use a text editor like Emacs for writing, Markdown for formatting, git—such as on GitLabs—for version control, and a translator … Continue reading The Plain Person’s Guide to Plain Text Social Sciences by Kieran Healy
Livionex Dental Gel
"It’s a gel that uses a new technique to combat plaque instead of the more traditional approach of just trying to scrub or abrade it off, and it very effectively prevents plaque from forming on your teeth in the first place..." —Cool Tools Still need to brush with a cavity fighting toothpaste, and it may … Continue reading Livionex Dental Gel
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