July 2011
2 posts
June 2011
6 posts
“The blue of rest stops (F.S. No. 15090), the brown of recreation signage (F.S....”
– Americhrome by Graham T. Beck - The Morning News
Fascinating reportage on Federal Standard 595, the government equivalent of a Pantone color chart.
Could Better Displays Prevent Nearsightedness? -... →
My wife and I are both nearsighted as shit. We’ve made peace with the fact that our soon to be born little nerdling is probably going to be fitted for specs before he/she hits 1st grade.
But what if we could actually limit the damage to our sweet little coke-bottle-eyed angel? There’s an interesting theory that underexposure to bright outdoor light exacerbates or even causes...
May 2011
7 posts
“The pointer onscreen briefly turned into a spinning beachball as “the program”...”
– How it felt (or, non-felt) when I heard the news. Why that’s a good thing:
Dead End « John Pavlus
April 2011
30 posts
“I have the funny sense now when I’m reading a good book that I’m reading the...”
– An excerpt from Peggy Noonan’s media diet, from The Atlantic’s most excellent series ‘What I Read.’ (via erin)
“People—myself included—frequently part with their money on the web, but only...”
– Mandy Brown: On the news
“The Pale King is not a finished object. Reviewing it as a novel is like eating...”
– Scocca : David Foster Wallace Wrote Two Novels, and The Pale King Is Not One of Them
I have to agree. But I’m really glad people are writing about it.
“You want to transform peoples’ lives into games so they feel as if...”
– Gamification: Ditching reality for a game isn’t as fun as it sounds. - By Heather Chaplin - Slate Magazine
“You can either see founding a company as something you’re doing because you want...”
– Wil Shipley: Success, and Farming vs. Mining (via marco)
“Was it the idea? The execution? The timing? There are a lot of excuses being...”
– Did The “Uncanny Valley” Kill Disney’s CGI Company? | Co.Design
“Only midwesterners will waste time over the grammar of small talk with you;...”
– I don’t know if that quip is actually true, but I am a midwesterner and I have indeed issued that kind of retort/rebuke (mentally, not verbally) on more than one occasion.
John Jeremiah Sullivan Reviews David Foster Wallace’s Last Novel, ‘The Pale King’ | www.gq.com |...
“The Pale King is full of Wallace’s trademark no-look passes, as when he...”
– David Foster Wallace’s Posthumous Novel ‘The Pale King’ - TIME
Love the comparison of such effortless-looking literary skill to a no-look pass. Perfect.
March 2011
28 posts
