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Breathe! You Are Alive: Sutra on the Full Awareness of Breathing
Breathe! You Are Alive: Sutra on the Full Awareness of Breathing
by Thich Nhat Hanh

Why We Swim
Why We Swim
by Bonnie Tsui

Hitler
Hitler
by Joachim Fest

Old Path White Clouds: Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha
Old Path White Clouds: Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha
by Thich Nhat Hanh

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
by Robin Wall Kimmerer




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Month: June 2005

100 Greatest Gadgets, Take Two.

6/10/20056/10/2005 Rough Drafts

early Dremel Moto-ToolWe’ve just published a second “100 Greatest Gadgets of All Time” story — this one featuring 100 of the best gadgets suggested by readers–including the slide rule, the Princess phone, and Merlin. The #1 gadget of all time, according to Mobile‘s readers?… Read the rest

100 Greatest Gadgets, Take Two.

“I Love You Susan.”

6/9/20056/9/2005 Rough Drafts1 Comment

Somebody wrote a giant message to his sweetie in the Utah desert. A satellite captured a picture of it, and now you can see it thanks to Google Maps. (via Googlesightseeing)

… Read the rest
“I Love You Susan.”

Bowmaster.

6/8/2005 Rough Drafts

I’m wasting way too much time playing shooting arrows into oncoming hordes of medieval soldiers, archers, and ogres. I haven’t had this much fun with trajectories since Gorillas.

… Read the rest
Bowmaster.

Pledge of allegiance.

6/7/2005 Rough Drafts1 Comment

Here is one cool 8-year-old: Hey, Klingons Have Feelings Too

“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United Federation of Planets, and to the galaxy for which it stands, one universe, under everybody, with liberty and justice for all species.”… Read the rest

Pledge of allegiance.

Clueless analyst of the week.

6/4/2005 Rough Drafts

“Anytime you lose a high-profile customer, that hurts in ways that are not quantifiable but that still hurt.” –Sageza Group analyst Clay Ryder, who clearly has no clue how to read a budget and calculate the loss of a major customer’s business.… Read the rest

Clueless analyst of the week.

The first computer game.

6/1/20056/1/2005 Rough Drafts

MIT’s Technology Review has a little piece on the first computer game ever, 1962’s Spacewar for the DEC PDP-1.

Also see Stewart Brand’s 1972 writeup.

… Read the rest
The first computer game.

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