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Athens, Georgia Town Film (1947) (by BrownMediaArchiveUGA)

Watching this was (perhaps not so strangely) entrancing. To see some place I know so intimately as it was 64 years ago is powerful.

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Interesting read. The big thing that jumped out at me: economics, specifically incentives. Increase the friction, to use a tech business term, of being a criminal in several small ways, and people will ultimately decide it’s easier to do something legal.

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Most Amazing High Definition Image of Earth - Blue Marble 2012 (by NASA Goddard Photo and Video)
Wowsers.

Most Amazing High Definition Image of Earth - Blue Marble 2012 (by NASA Goddard Photo and Video)

Wowsers.

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Love this guy!

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Really relevant advice, I think.

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Excited about the future of this $35 platform.

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Phenomenal writing advice. My students would do well to follow it (except perhaps–perhaps–the bit about the rum.

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Seems smart to me, though I don’t know how this would work for an average, non-technical user. If implemented incredibly well, though, it could work. I think some sort of menu or hierarchical (or otherwise-organized) visual presentation would be necessary as a discovery tool, though.

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Fun makes-my-brain-hurt stuff.

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2nd most profitable quarter in any company’s history, ever.