{ Monthly Archives }
June 2007
links for 2007-06-22
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Since June 13th, flickr users with a yahoo account based in Singapore, Germany, Hong Kong and Korea can’t turn off their SafeSearch filter any more.
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There are two kinds of commuters in Chicago: Those who like to get around town quickly, cheaply and conveniently, and then there are those who choose not to ride a bicycle.
Easy to confuse, yet very different.
A pannier:
A dépanneur:
A derailleur:
(one of these is not like the others; one of these does not belong.)
(via: tofu swan)
links for 2007-06-21
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In a heavy non reactive saucepan, combine all ingredients. Bring to boil.
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Suicide rates among young men in Northern Ireland have risen by more than a third since the end of the Troubles as they struggle with the challenges of peace.
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Chris Ware’s cover for “Candide” by Francois Voltaire
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Will be there — as soon as I’m back.
links for 2007-06-20
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You’ve read the advice from inveterate PowerPoint apologists – and from the unhinged opposite end of the spectrum, Tufte. (His advice is to public speaking as Marx was to capitalism.) Now here’s some of my practical advice for presenters, based on 1
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Worst “chose your own adventure” ever
(Shopping) Bags in Germany
Shopping bags are simply different here. In nearly all supermarkets, you are expected to bring your own. Simple plastic bags cost about €0.09; cloth bags are usually sold for €1.50 or so. The plastic bags aren’t our flimsy Kroger versions; they’re more like the sturdy plastic totes you’d get from the Library. And there certainly isn’t anyone waiting to bag your foodstuffs for you. The odd thing, though, is the lack of paper bags. I’ve only seen them at department stores. Shopping carts also require a deposit, usually between €0.50 and 2.00.
And this isn’t a problem at all, because grocery shopping trips aren’t expected to fill more than two totes. It seems that most people walk or take mass transit to their grocery store (citation required!). Most all neighborhoods have one within short walking distance; I have 2 + a produce store and 3 bakeries within 5 minutes. This means grocieries are bought when they’re needed. I like this system.
links for 2007-06-19
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THIS is an obituary for a great American institution whose death was announced this week. After 155 years, Antioch College is closing.
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The route traverses the farms and fields of central Michigan, and then follows the northern shoreline of Lake Erie in Canada.
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“Local people will receive no explanation for the rangers’ new powers. That, Mr Gulick hopes, will discourage potential poachers…” No explanation, except for this article in the Economist.
Bike crew!
From Anneka:
That’s right kids, break out your nalgenes, it’s happening again. And this time, we’re crossing the border. We’d be going from Marine City, Michigan to Buffalo, New York.
This means, if you’re on the Fora check there for details. Will probably occur on the artificially long weekend of the 20th-24th.
If you have any amount of maps, supplies, suggestions, or erfahrung in your pocket, please talk to us!