November 2009
11 posts
Yes, all brands, always. Calvin, don’t lie to me... →
Yes, all brands, always. Calvin, don’t lie to me and say they won’t roll up. Of course they will.
Bio-Diversity →
Christoph Niemann on Bio-Diversity. Brilliant. Made me laugh.
Advice for the US from the Byzantine Empire →
How did the Byzantine Empire stay around so long? A look at the answers might hold some lessons for the present-day United States. Avoid war by every possible means, in all possible…
The Pirate Bay shuts down their tracker for good →
they’re switching to DHT instead
The iPhone-to-Android Switch: 10 Things You Need... →
You’ve had it. Maybe with AT&T. Maybe with Apple’s crushing, dictatorial grip strangling the App Store. Whatever the reason, you’re going to Android: Land of freedom, carriers not named AT&T,…
“If we let dogs be dogs, and breed without interference, we would create a...”
– Jonathan Safran Foer’s “Eating Animals” and vegetarianism review : The New Yorker
“Americans love animals. Forty-six million families in the United States own at...”
– Jonathan Safran Foer’s “Eating Animals” and vegetarianism review : The New Yorker
"What we know about eating animals is that we... →
“What we know about eating animals is that we don’t want to know.” - The New Yorker: Should you eat meat?
Every Arsenal Player →
For BB: Everyone who has played or coached for Arsenal from 1913 to 2006, together in one very large group photo. Via Denver Egotist.
The history of inoculation →
The process of inoculation against diseases like smallpox has been known for at least 1200 years. An 8th-century Indian book contains a how-to chapter on smallpox inoculations. Chinese use of the…
"As a culture, we don’t particularly care about... →
“As a culture, we don’t particularly care about animal suffering—so long as we don’t have to know about it.” - Dan