fighting the lack of good ideas
For a long time, I’ve been concerned about knowledge capture. And archiving. I’ve finally done something about my own public persona. It’s not 100% complete, but I’ve created my own “online merikebi” of public content. It’s over at https://merikebi.warrenmyers.com. It’s collecting posts from all of my blogs, Reddit, and Twitter. As and when appropriate (and…
“He flew between the spans, becoming the first pilot to do so in a jet aircraft. He buzzed three more airfields before returning to his base, where he was promptly arrested.” via Futility Closet – https://www.futilitycloset.com/2019/07/30/demonstration
One afternoon, a Polish gentleman was walking through Krakow and found a curious object covered in dust and grime. As he was cleaning it, out popped a genie. “I am the Genie of the Lamp. I will grant you 3 wishes. Choose wisely.” The gentleman asked, “3 wishes? Any 3 wishes?” “Yes, any 3 wishes…
I first came across Why Nations Fail at my local Half Price Books. After seeing it on the shelves a couple times, but still being unsure about whether I really wanted to read it or not, I reserved it at my local library. Now I wish I had bought it (and likely will) – Daron…
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I’ve ogled To Engineer is Human by Henry Petroski for several years. So when I saw it at a local used book store for just a couple dollars, I snagged a copy. Along with some of his other works, such as The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance, I’ve found the titles interesting, and…
I love maps. I have a calendar with historical maps on my wall next to my desk. I love books based around atlases (such as the Historical Atlas of series (many by Ian Barnes (similarly related review)). I like going to museums, visiting websites, used book shops, etc and just peruse the maps. I used to…
I have long been interested in the Basque people; first introduced to them nearly 13 years ago in an introduction to terrorism class (a year and a half before it was “cool”) with the separatist group ETA. So it was with great interest I grabbed The Basque History of the World by Mark Kurlansky off…
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