Log

• The Moon's Phases and Earth's ShadowEnjoyed this two-part video titled “How We Measure The Cosmos” by 3Blue1Brown where ace mathematician Terry Tao explains how human beings answered the question “How far away is that thing?” over our history and at a cosmic scale. Took us a good while
• "The Dream of Precision Agriculture"From The Future World of Agriculture, published in 1984. A lot of what’s depicted here has actually come to pass. Including that truck, a strange hybrid of a GMC Jimmy and a Corvette, that’s still cooler than a CyberTruck.
• This really sad article (cached) on how the author lost an older loved one to the unbelievable racket that’s Amway contains the most hopeful passages I’ve read about the current times. Emphasis and exorcism mine:
• One could use one’s talent and platform to speak of issues that really matter in a few ways.
• 2025 So Farby the inimitable Mr. Lovenstein
• The Most Satisfying Scene in All of Cinema

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  There Are Moms Way Worse Than YouGlenn Boozan (2022)

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  Black HoleCharles Burns (1995-2005)

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  Se7enDavid Seidman and Ralph Tedesco (2008)

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  The Strangest ManGraham Farmelo (2009)

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  Adventures of the Magic Monkey Along the Silk RoadsEvelyn Nagai-Berthrong and Anker Odum (1983)

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  TogetherLuke Adam Hawker (2021)

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  Ice HavenDaniel Clowes (2005)

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  Brief Notes on the Art and Manner of Arranging One’s BooksGeorges Perec (2020)

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