http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/rrhtml/rrintro.html Essay on railroads and maps from Library of Congress – unsigned, but could be Modelski? (tags: maps history transportation rail trains infrastructure) Railroad Maps… Read More »links for 2011-04-29
What I Think I Know About Journalism Pressthink The four big things Jay Rosen has learned about journalism over 25 years of teaching. (tags: journalism… Read More »links for 2011-04-26
TIME: Fareed Zakaria Sobering and, to me, persuasive argument from Fareed Zakaria that the US is facing serious long term challenges to growth, failing to… Read More »links for 2011-04-19
INTERNATIONAL DEATH METAL MONTH! | All Metal Resource I admire the initiative – attempting to document the spread of Death Metal to 195 UN nations.… Read More »links for 2011-04-18
Rebels Hijack Gadhafi's Phone Network – WSJ.com Rebels in eastern Libya seize the mobile phone network, reroute so communications don't pass through Tripoli, and use… Read More »links for 2011-04-13
YouTube – unicode 33 minute video consists of each displayable Unicode character, one per frame. Hypnotic and strangely beautiful (tags: i18n typography unicode language culture… Read More »links for 2011-04-11