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The Real Mason Verger: The Man Who Fed His Face to the Dogs
Story behind the Silence of the Lambs sequel, Hannibal.
psychology  history  drugs  movies 
5 weeks ago by edj
Sedan (nuclear test) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Large amounts of radioactive fallout hit Jefferson County, Iowa 1962 after a Sedan shot of the Plowshare nuclear weapon project. Fascinating.
science  history  iowa  jeffersoncounty  fairfield  nuclear  nuclearweapons  fallout  radiation 
november 2010 by edj
A Journey Round My Skull
blog of found robot-related art (and other stuff) in old books... rad!
robotics  art  books  publishing  graphicdesign  history  writing  literature 
september 2010 by edj
BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | Terror chic
interesting idea in here perhaps--to write a story/novel with the murdered driver as the protagonist
history  terrorism  baadermeinhof  writing 
august 2010 by edj
Who Can Name the Bigger Number?
incredible article on the history of attempts to enumerate the largest number.
mathematics  science  history  computerscience 
july 2010 by edj
GT!Blog » Why Japan didn’t create the iPod
summary: 1) japanse character set is huge and therefore difficult to implement in early computers; 2) as a result, few japanese consumers want to buy computers; 3) so the japanese tech industry leans toward specialized devices; 4) by year 2000 japanese predominantly access internet via cell phones(!); 5) only in the 2000s did the japanese begin to view the computer as the hub in a "digital lifestyle", as we do in the west.
history  japan  culture  technology  computers 
march 2010 by edj
Hacker News | Medieval Iceland and the Absence of Government
good point-counterpoint discussion on Icelandic government structure.
history  government  economics  iceland  hackernews 
march 2010 by edj
Underground Portland tour | Portland Walking Tours | Oregon
supposedly the seamy side of portland unearthed. might try it sometime...
portland  history  travel 
january 2010 by edj
Living With a Computer (1982) by James Fallows | The Atlantic
Article by a writer about using early word processors. Fascinating bit of history!
computers  history 
august 2007 by edj

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