Rough Drafts
Essays and blog posts I've written that haven't been published elsewhere yet
808 postsDo I Need a Mobile Phone?
“Jesus stated the wise principle that one should ‘calculate the expense’ before undertaking an important project. (Luke 14:28) Can that principle be applied to mobile phones? Certainly.” Young People Ask… Do I Need a Mobile Phone? – Jehovah’s Witnesses Official Web Site The Jehovah’s Witnesses … int
Baggertransport 2001.
Scot’s blog turned me on to the Baggertransport 2001, an enormous, countryside-devouring, strip-mining behemoth. The photo gallery is awesome–picture after picture of the metal monster roaming the German countryside, terrorizing highways and houses and attracting throngs of awed peasants Germans. [u
Mr. Leatherman.
Yesterday I interviewed Tim Leatherman, the guy who invented Leatherman tools. Yes, there really is a Mr. Leatherman! He is still running his company, based in Portland, OR. He’s a very down to earth guy, and a really determined inventor–it took him 3 years to build the first prototype and another 5
Storm drain city.
Underground city? No, it’s a storm drain project somewhere in Japan. (via Anil Dash)
Handy stickers.
Kids! Put these on your textbooks! This textbook contains material on gravity. Gravity is a theory, not a fact, regarding a force that cannot be directly seen. This material should be approached with an open mind, studied carefully, and critically considered.
Philosophy matters.
I’m not sure who’s behind it (the name “Werbach” suggests it might be Kevin or Adam), but these 19 Theses about the Democratic party’s massive failure in the past election sure make sense. Obvious sense, but sense nonetheless. It’s been clear to me since before the election that progressives have lo
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Mindfulness In Plain English.
Useful, practical book on Vipassana (insight) meditation: Mindfulness In Plain English (via Gary Gach
How to fold a shirt.
Thanks to ReadyMade magazine, I’m now a T-shirt-folding ninja. Here’s the video that shows how you, too, can fold a shirt in 3 seconds and amaze your family and friends. (Old news, I know, but laundry time makes me feel so badass now that I just can’t resist sharing with the few of you who […]
On the shoulders of giants.
Apparently I’m a scholar — or at least some people think so. If so, it’s news to me–but the citations are sure flattering!
Just write.
Personally, I like turning off the monitor and just typing blind for awhile. 43 Folders: Hack your way out of writer’s block