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[Cross-posted to Cliopatria & Digital History Hacks] One of the distinctions that applied mathematicians make is between linear and nonlinear problems. In a linear problem, you have a set of… Fitness Functions

Designer info to come (not yet published) The placement of the apostrophe and the mysterious period after the author’s name are sure to drive a few of you mad, but I think we can ignore those two… The Mayor’s Tongue

Printers’ ornaments are…Printers Ornaments

Popular Comics #65Popular Comics #65

A good design strategy for alarmist books is to use color to emphasize the important stuff, because, you know, sometimes a 27-word subtitle just doesn’t get your point across. Parenting, Inc.

Bill Clinton is scheduled to visit Pembroke, North Carolina, today: Charles Locklear dined on fried chicken and cabbage as he talked about former President Clinton’s visit. He said it will be a good… Bad simile of the day

Dick Tracy #103Dick Tracy #103

The Britannica Blog has a nice piece on entertainment and violence and reproduces the cover of Harold Schechter’s Savage Pastimes. Whoever found this photo gets a shiny new badge and a new cap… Savage Pastimes

“Al Jaffee’s fold-ins for Mad magazine, from the 1960s to the present, in interactive form.” And here’s the full article: A Veteran Mad Man Remains in the Fold. Fold-Ins, Past and Present

I love the restraint of the US cover (top), which emphasizes that this is a book about the entire bin Laden family and not just its most infamous member. And the plane is a clear reference to one of… The Bin Ladens, US and UK