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Just Like Heaven by Paul Ford - The Morning News
"You want to get their attention, make them notice, shine a laser pointer on the ground and watch them scramble out of their graves. But that wouldn’t work, because nothing, no matter how you try, gets the dead’s goat. They’re the natives. We’re the tourists."
via:kottke  grandcanyon  themorningnews  death 
january 2010 by saranrapjs
Guest Column: Math and the City - Olivia Judson Blog - NYTimes.com
cities and animals seem to grow more efficient by the same coefficient (.75)
via:kottke  math  biology  cities  city  economics 
may 2009 by saranrapjs
METHODOLOGY ‎(rattraders)‎
STOCK TRADING RATS TRAINED WITH SKINNER BOXES TO BETTER PREDICT SHORT TERM LOSSES AND GAINS
rats  stocks  economy  behavior  cognition  via:kottke 
may 2009 by saranrapjs
YouTube - The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces - Part 1
some great terms and concepts covered: "traveling conversations", girl watchers, traffic-blocking greeting techniques, etc etc
architecture  design  city  nyc  via:kottke  youtube  video 
march 2009 by saranrapjs
YouTube - "'Charlie Rose' by Samuel Beckett"
always wondering the effort expenditure vs. outcome on these kinds of projects
content_selective_reedit  via:kottke  pbs  youtube  television 
april 2008 by saranrapjs
LUNCH
extolling the virtues of a discrete lunch
snax  via:kottke  food  nyc  lunch 
april 2008 by saranrapjs
FT.com / Home UK / UK - Planes, brains and automobiles
looking at the diverse range of factors (not just food miles) that go into determining a carbon footprint
via:kottke  environment  local  food  economics 
september 2007 by saranrapjs
YouTube - Pretty Ricky - Late Night Special
this video evades most "humorous youtube video" stereotypes, worth watching
youtube  video  humor  via:kottke  technology  romance  bizarre 
may 2007 by saranrapjs
BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | 100 things we didn't know this time last year
100. Musical instrument shops must pay an annual royalty to cover shoppers who perform a recognisable riff before they buy, thereby making a "public performance".
2005  ideas  music  law  via:kottke 
december 2006 by saranrapjs
Evolving Logo
dynamic design, based on cellular automata
design  art  science  via:kottke 
december 2006 by saranrapjs

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