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Kevin Kelly -- Cool Tools |
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4:23 am EDT, Oct 24, 2004 |
Cool tools are stuff you can use. Only the good. Kevin Kelly -- Cool Tools |
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Looking Back As The New York Subway Turns 100 |
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| Topic: Technology |
3:59 am EDT, Oct 24, 2004 |
One hundred years ago next Wednesday, at precisely 2 pm, cheering citizens flooded the streets of Manhattan, creating a "carnival" atmosphere that had the city "in an uproar from end to end." The cause of celebration was the completion of the first section of the New York City Subway. For all the excitement on opening day, it didn't take New Yorkers long to revert to their jaded selves. This brief article on the history of subway technology brings David Macaulay to mind. Be sure to check out the illustrations. Looking Back As The New York Subway Turns 100 |
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The New York Times - Magazine - Without a Doubt |
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3:58 am EDT, Oct 24, 2004 |
[ Read this. it's now almost a week old, but it's long and I don't like recommending things i haven't read thoroughly. It was worth it. Certainly, it's not news to anyone who's been paying attention, but it's ever so important to understanding the philosophy that has overtaken the power structure of the Right in America. If nothing else, scroll to the end and read the last few grafs. The Bush presidency seems really to have been nothing less than an all out attack on the very notion of rational investigation, honest and open discourse and nuanced thought. He's peddled a black and white vision desired by so many who've consumed it in droves... but the world is seldom black and white, and it's escapist to live in that binary world. -k] The New York Times - Magazine - Without a Doubt |
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