Links from 2024
Sat, Nov 09, 2024 at 09:14:55 AM
Russia’s Espionage War in the ArcticThis piece is illuminating — drawing together many political and cultural threads,—to weave a picture of one of the planet’s most remote regions,—that somehow also seems to mirror what is happening in locales more central to world and local affairs. Even your own town. Permalink 🔗
Tue, Oct 29, 2024 at 09:54:23 AM
American Football RetireesAmerican Football takes a toll. And the players are starting to get the full picture. They don’t want to mortgage their future health for a ballgame. Permalink 🔗
Thu, Sep 12, 2024 at 09:25:00 PM
on the Impermanence of All Storage MediumsIs it possible that we will all come back around to paper and pencil as the best option for cross generational, cross millennial, transmission of information and culture? Permalink 🔗
Thu, Aug 22, 2024 at 10:41:56 PM
An exciting upcoming chess rematchThis story will be worth following. And might be as close to “must see livestream TV” as a chess match could ever get. I’m hoping to watch. Will I remember … Hopefully so. Permalink 🔗
Wed, Aug 21, 2024 at 10:11:54 PM
There's also liquid water on MarsYes, there’s ice. Ice is frozen water. But there’s also liquid in those hills. Can we glimpse the earth’s future here? How was the water cycle disrupted and the atmosphere destroyed? Permalink 🔗
Thu, May 23, 2024 at 10:27:00 PM
“Where do your Steam games go when you die?”I think probably think about this sort of thing too much. It’s one of the reasons I routinely consider giving up any kind of streaming service - I like the idea of leaving behind a media legacy and an explanation of who I was, for whomever might care to know. Permalink 🔗
Mon, Feb 19, 2024 at 08:44:15 PM
The way to the center of the galaxyI love this idea. Knowing where you stand in the universe. Permalink 🔗