"A human being should be able to cook a tasty meal, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, fight efficiently, die gallantly... Specialization is for insects."
- Robert Heinlein

May 2006

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Links for 2006-05-16

Tuesday 16 May 2006

How Opal Mehta Saved our Lives
“But like a demented magpie I couldn’t resist the lure of those shiny achievements. More, more, shinier, shinier. Then one year I almost flunked my math exam. It was the best thing that could have happened to me. Paradise Lost. Earth Regained.”

The Good Fight
On Mothers’ Day, a little story about [...]







Links for 2006-05-06

Saturday 6 May 2006

The Scourge of Arial
The fascinating story of the creation of the Arial font… vis-a-vis Helvetica, Apple, Microsoft … and much more (Thanks Mr. Kawasaki!)

Jazz and the Art of Connecting
“If they act too hip, you know they can’t play shit!” … An interesting read, on the art of communication and connecting.

Just don’t be surprised when you [...]






 
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