How the Barcode Was Born
The whole thing started when an inventor named Joe Woodland sketched Morse Code in the sandy shore of a beach
Odin Halvorson
An Alternative to YouTube: Internet Freedom in an Age of Giants
A good YouTube alternative is hard to find.
DIY Kitchen Lighting
A home improvement crafting project: The perfect DIY upgrade for an old and janky kitchen.
The Relationship of Geography and the Inhabitants of a Secondary World
The geography of any secondary world is just as important as plot or character — indeed they are inexorably interlinked.
The Future of the Internet
How we got here and were we are going
History
Trains Are Awesome
So why is this most effective transportation technology not used more in the United States?
Sacredness and Work
How can we experience the numinous in a world like ours?
Holidays
Noam Chomsky Day
Noam Chomsky‘s legacy is vital as we enter the final years of the first quarter of the 21st century
essay
Unpopular Opinion: Countries Should Care for Their Citizens
The myths of an exceptional America and why we actually need them
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What’s the Use in Worrying?
We can change the world, but it requires that we relearn how to think about the world, and our place within it.
Writing
Why Eye-Trace is Vital for Good Prose
activating a reader’s imagination by directing their inner eye
Divisiveness: the Great Prevarication
We’re told that the goal must always be to “see the other side” but what does this actually mean?