Ramblings & ephemera
From Wade Davis’ “Wade Davis: an Inuit elder and his shit knife” (Boing Boing: 26 September 2008):
The Inuit didn’t fear the cold; they took advantage of it. During the 1950s the Canadian government forced the Inuit into settlements. A family from Arctic Bay told me this fantastic story of their grandfather who refused to go. [...]
Posted on October 6th, 2008 by Scott Granneman
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From Robert Sullivan’s “An Impala’s-Eye View of Highway History” (The New York Times: 14 July 2006):
Another traveler, Dwight D. Eisenhower, spent two months in 1919 driving a military convoy across the country; the shoddy roads left a lasting impression on him. After World War II he studied Hitler’s autobahn and concluded that the American military [...]
Posted on July 18th, 2006 by Scott Granneman
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From sleazy and how!:
I’m a sucker for a sleazy mystery or a trampy romance novel from the 1950’s-60’s. I usually buy these silly books more for the covers than the stories, but sometimes both are equally bizarre.
This is a gallery of some of the better books I’ve come across. Some have book summaries, others I [...]
Posted on November 28th, 2005 by Scott Granneman
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I wish Mother Nature would decide if she wants to snow or rain or what.
Added a product to their wishlist:
Good God a'mighty but that big man positively.WAILS on the geetar!
The amazingly loud & good Tony Campanella is just starting. This guy rocked the house last year.
On my way with Robin to the annual Stevie Ray Vaughan tribute show at the Pageant. $15 for a kickass 3 hour + show. Awesomeness!
Daniel Craig = best James Bond ever. Good flick. Amazing fight scene among ropes & flying scaffolding!
About to see Quantum of Solace. I'm just expecting a popcorn movie, so I'm gonna be happy.
Just signed up for Mint to track my finances. http://www.mint.com. So far, it seems great. Really slick interface &easy to use. And free!
Awesome way to search Google, Wikipedia, YouTube, &more: http://keyboardr.com. VERY impressed, I am.
An analysis of Google’s technology, 2005
Why people “friend” others on social networks
Richard Stallman on why “intellectual property” is a misnomer
Richard Stallman on proprietary software
Richard Stallman on the 4 freedoms
Debt collection business opens up huge security holes
Mac OS X settings to reduce PDF sizes
More problems with voting, election 2008