Jun 27 2010

“Men always dislike enterprises where the snags are evident.”

The prince – Google Books.

Inversely, men always like enterprises where the snags are either hidden or willfully ignored. See: Invasion of Iraq, 2007 mortgage meltdown, 2010 Gulf oil disaster.

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Jun 20 2010

“Knowledge does not exist without the retention of it by memory”

The prince – Google Books.

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May 30 2010

Verlyn Klinkenborg: “Further Thoughts of a Novice E-Reader – NYTimes.com”

But I didn’t grow up reading texts. I grew up reading books.

via Editorial Notebook – Further Thoughts of a Novice E-Reader – NYTimes.com.

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May 18 2010

El Vética: luchero meets typographer – Boing Boing

El Vética: luchero meets typographer – Boing Boing.

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