Luck Magnet: David Elikwu’s ‘Sovereign’ is out now
Only a tiny fraction of the world’s population will ever discover this book. And here you are reading it. What are the odds? Aren’t you… Read More »Luck Magnet: David Elikwu’s ‘Sovereign’ is out now
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Three things about the world from Max Roser and Our World in Data
From the recently updated post at OWID. See also: Our World in Data is Great and Getting Better; or, How I Destroyed Several Billion Medieval… Read More »Three things about the world from Max Roser and Our World in Data
Design Matters (21): Book of Common Prayer, built to last
RULE TO KNOW WHEN THE MOVEABLE FEASTS AND HOLY-DAYS BEGIN EASTER-DAY, on which the rest depend, is always the First Sunday after the Full Moon,… Read More »Design Matters (21): Book of Common Prayer, built to last
Design Matters (19): Craig Mod on margins and attention to detail
These extracts are from Craig Mod’s excellent essay Let’s Talk about Margins, one of the many things worth reading at craigmod.com. Recommended. I saw a… Read More »Design Matters (19): Craig Mod on margins and attention to detail
Niall Ferguson on reading, remembering and shared culture
Two kinds of reading Niall Ferguson: I think there are two kinds of reading. When one’s reading for work, when one has to grapple with… Read More »Niall Ferguson on reading, remembering and shared culture
Writing and Reading as Technology (15): videos on the evolution of the alphabet and the spread of writing
Recommended by OpenCulture.org, via HN. See also: Writing and Reading as Technology (1): Transforming Fire; Slow BurnWriting and Reading as Technology (2): Half-baked BeginningsWriting and… Read More »Writing and Reading as Technology (15): videos on the evolution of the alphabet and the spread of writing
By Seuss! Theodor Geisel, taxidermist
Tremendous.
Writing and Reading as Technology (13): Erik Engheim on Gutenberg vs earlier Asian printing technologies
Hat tip: HNWith apologies to subscribers who received post 14 of this series out of order due to my enthusiasm for the subject matter… …… Read More »Writing and Reading as Technology (13): Erik Engheim on Gutenberg vs earlier Asian printing technologies
Writing and Reading as Technology (14): Magical Paper Sizes; or, The Golden Non-Ratio
We often have convenience now because someone did the maths before. Ben Sparks With apologies to subscribers who received this out of order due to… Read More »Writing and Reading as Technology (14): Magical Paper Sizes; or, The Golden Non-Ratio
Steven Pinker on writing in the classic style
The guiding metaphor of classic style is seeing the world. The writer can see something that the reader has not yet noticed, and he orients… Read More »Steven Pinker on writing in the classic style