Tech Monoculture
The Dust Bowl was caused by economics, not, you know, dirt. That came later. Starting in the early 1900s and into the height of the … Read More
Lived experiences
In retrospect, it seems obvious why grandma was a bit of a hoarder, never throwing away the wrapping paper and saving every Cool Whip tub … Read More
Dan Wakefield, at 88, taught me how to be a better website designer
Dan Wakefield died recentlly. He was someone I admired and respected and taught me a lot, though he probably never knew.
Archiving digital material and why Day One’s Killer Feature is the ability to print a book
We produce a lot of material, but none of it stacks up to paper in a hundred years.
Be bold, be daring. Be like Dudley “Mush” Morton
Toll describes him as “ruthless” and regarded it his job to “sink every Japanese ship that floated.” But he also walked around the sub wrestling with the enlisted men, wore a garish red robe, and had an informality that likely would have been intolerable anywhere but underwater.