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The Nation has an extensive report on the experiences of American veterans of the war in Iraq. An excerpt: We heard a few reports, in one case corroborated by photographs, that some soldiers had so lost their moral compass that they’d mocked or desecrated Iraqi corpses. One photo, among dozens turned over to The Nation …

Continue reading “Homer then and now”

Mickey Mouse Magazine #46Mickey Mouse Magazine #46

The Limits of Efficiency – “It turned out that my problem wasn’t that I was insufficiently efficient. The problem was that I was way too overextended.” Macworld: First Look: Numbers – “The way Numbers works goes against nearly 20 years of training, so I really have to try not to ‘think Excel’ when using the …

Continue reading “Fighting overextension; First look at Numbers; “Linkable” notebooks; Doing v. tracking; Better 404s”

A magazine made up of found photos, made even more interesting by theming the issues. Nice. Useful Photography

Solvent cups are great for packing vitamins, meds, and other small items. * Ashland, Ohio, claims to be “the world headquarters of nice people.” * Jesse’s Café (139 Brighton Ave, Long Branch, New Jersey) is a wonderful mostly-vegan restaurant. The baba ghanoush is spectacular. * Ratatouille is a noun made from two verbs: ratouiller (to …

Continue reading “Things I learned on my summer vacation (2007)”

New York Times headline: Investigators Find Possible Flaw in Minneapolis Bridge You think?

Wall Street Journal headline: Bush sought to reassure jittery stock investors. Terrifying headline of the day

Batman #23Batman #23

Action Comics #251Action Comics #251

A short time back, several smart bloggers engaged in an enthusiastic debate about age and entrepreneurs – some taking the position that kids have a leg up on older entrepreneurs at least for certain categories of startups, and others theorizing that age is largely irrelevant (or as Ali G would put it, “geezers is good …

Continue reading “Age and the entrepreneur, part 1: Some data”