“You can start watching Doctor Who, at any point in its history. You don’t have to catch up with the rest of it. It’s a very simple myth. It’s a man that can travel anywhere in time and space in a box that’s bigger on the inside. That’s as much format as we have.”
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State Historical Center, Columbus, Ohio, 1970
(Ireland and Associates)
It warms my heart to see the Ohio History Center featured on Fuck Yeah Brutalism. It’s an amazing building.
(via ilovecolumbus)
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Our Comprehensive Living Archive of Apples
In its original home, near Almaty in Kazakhstan, the apple can be the size of a cherry or a grapefruit. It can be mushy or so hard it will chip teeth. It can be purple- or pink-fleshed with green, orange, or white skin. It can be sickly sweet, battery-acid sour, or taste like a banana. Preserving this biodiversity can become a massive project, in life and art.
See more. [Images: Jessica Rath]
More reasons to be disappointed in your local grocer’s selection of apples that only includes Red Delicious, Granny Smith and, if you’re really lucky, Fuji.
“A Yahoo internal memo this week said “it is critical that we are all present in our offices.” The backlash was swift and furious—but the move was likely less about improving workplace communication and more about creating attrition.”
The Real Reasons No One At Yahoo Will Be Working From Home | Fast Company
An even bleaker take on Yahoo!’s new ban on telecommuting.
“What this reveals more than anything is that Yahoo management doesn’t have a clue as to who’s actually productive and who’s not. In their blindness they’re reaching for the lowest form of control a manager can assert: Ensuring butts in seats for eight hours between 9-5 .”
No more remote work at Yahoo by David of 37signals
It’s no surprise that DHH has possibly the most scathing, yet insightful, critique of Yahoo!’s decision to eliminate telecommuting.
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‘Helmet of Justice’ uses seven cameras to make a black box for bicyclists
Design studio Chaotic Moon is known for its work on the “Board of Awesomeness” and “Board of Imagination,” which push the humble skateboard into new territory with electric power and thought control. Its followup takes on a somewhat different problem: giving skaters and bicyclists an antidote to their vulnerable position on the road. The “Helmet of Justice,” demoed on CNN last week, was developed in response to a hit-and-run that left Chaotic Moon employee John Poindexter injured with no idea what had happened.
I was seriously considering a couple dash cams for my bike, but this is even better.
kottke.org: Neither snow nor rain nor crippling debt...
This Esquire article asks: Do We Really Want to Live Without the Post Office?
The postal service is not a federal agency. It does not cost taxpayers a dollar. It loses money only because Congress mandates that it do so. What it is is a miracle of high technology and human touch. It’s what…
