Get Back: Thoughts on Watching The Beatles
For those who came in late… So did I. Get Back (released in November 2021) is a 7 hour documentary in three parts, made almost… Read More »Get Back: Thoughts on Watching The Beatles
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Saturday Morning at the Playground
Climbing frame, swing, monkey bars, slide Peruse Marginal Revolution, Hacker News and The Guardian. Open some tabs; Skim various things. Read longer article about Seth… Read More »Saturday Morning at the Playground
Writing and Reading as Technology (10): Elizabeth Eisenstein on the Printing Press and the End of the Information Famine
Here’s the great Elizabeth Eisenstein on the impact of the printing press on a lost world of information underload, and an interesting lens for viewing… Read More »Writing and Reading as Technology (10): Elizabeth Eisenstein on the Printing Press and the End of the Information Famine
Day of Destiny
Today, in the heat of battle, we face our destiny! That Anonymous Leader in That Film Come on you apes, you wanna live forever? Juan… Read More »Day of Destiny
One Hundred Million Souls for the Emperor: Paul Fussell on Experience and Perspective
Many years ago in New York I saw on the side of a bus a whiskey ad I’ve remembered all this time. It’s been for… Read More »One Hundred Million Souls for the Emperor: Paul Fussell on Experience and Perspective
Guidelines 2022
Given that you already have far more than most people in history, and are as-good-as-certain to have more stuff than you’ll ever need even if… Read More »Guidelines 2022
New Year’s Revolution; or, Wot No Retrospective?
When we are young we busy ourselves in forming schemes for succeeding time, and miss the gratifications that are before us; when we are old… Read More »New Year’s Revolution; or, Wot No Retrospective?
MetaCroc: 50k; New Rhythms
This post is part of a series recording the growth (or shrinkage) of DriverlessCrocodile in the spirit of experiment, and in case the information is… Read More »MetaCroc: 50k; New Rhythms
Writing and Reading (and visual art) as Technology (9): Virtual Realities
Seven year-old Onfim slays his enemies; Onfim is a wild beast. Onfim (hat tip: Alex Tabarrok and Owen) reminds us that reading and writing (and… Read More »Writing and Reading (and visual art) as Technology (9): Virtual Realities
Resource Magnet
Your job, of course, is to solve THE PROBLEM*. The next problem down is that there’s no way you can solve THE PROBLEM on your… Read More »Resource Magnet