Remembering Joe Hill: I first heard of Joe Hill listening to Utah Phillips’ music. November 19th marks the anniversary of his execution. Joe Hill was an I.W.W. Activist and fought for worker’s rights. Back in his day workers were literally risking their lives fighting for rights we take for granted today. For the 8 hour […]

the cool hunter – GOING TO SCHOOL IN DENMARK: We thought we’d covered the best in our Kool Kids Spaces, but out come the Danes with a school that makes us (almost) want to go back to elementary school. In Lego-bright contrast to the gloomy fate H.C. Andersen prescribed to his original Little Mermaid (that […]

CLIR Report: This report summarizes a review of 12 e-journal archiving programs from the perspective of concerns expressed by directors of academic libraries in North America. It uses a methodology comparable to the art of surveying land by “metes and bounds” in the era before precise measures and calibrated instruments were available. It argues that […]

What’s an Encyclopedia?: John Pederson asks: You do understand that Wikipedia is less about building an encyclopedia and more about “collecting the sum of all human knowledge and making it available for free to everybody on earth”, right? Um… aren’t those pretty much the same thing? ——- yes… and no… an encyclopedia generally is about […]

OpinionJournal – Taste: This fall, the nation’s art museum directors have been in a state of near panic over a surprise change in the tax laws that, they say, has curtailed their ability to build their collections. Until the Pension Protection Act of Aug. 17, museums could entice donors with a fractional gift. A collector […]

2blowhards.com: 1000 Words — Gold Medal Books: What if you could trace the French New Wave, Sam Peckinpah, cyberpunk, “Pulp Fiction,” “Mulholland Drive,” and “Sin City” back to one business gamble taken by a third-tier publisher in 1949? In fact, you can, and without being guilty of too much overstatement. A little, sure, but not […]

The Bicycle Forest :: The HulaBike: The HulaBike is another hand built creation from the Bicycle Forest. Instead of a conventional drivetrain, the HulaBike uses an eccentrically laced rear wheel. Because the hub is offset from the centre of the rim, the bike can be propelled by hopping up and down with the right rhythm. […]

Library of Congress features new “Women Who Dare” Book Series: The seven authors of the Library of Congress Women Who Dare series, which celebrates the lives of remarkable women who have shaped American history, will discuss their books at 6 p.m. on Thursday, November 16, in the Montpelier Room of the James Madison Building, 101 […]

Hello World Programs.: A very funny (and true) compilation of various “Hello World” programs from high school level up to CEO. Link – via digg —— pretty funny.