(The events in Moscow unfolded as I wrote this, it isn’t aimed at the current events except tangentially.) I finished this review in the New York Review of Books and wanted to share it. It is a long review, but rather fascinating for someone who knows next to nothing about this history, it filled in … [Read more…]
I checked out “All Systems Red” by Martha Wells, from the library yesterday. I started it after dinner and had finished it by the time I shut off the lights in bed. Granted, it is a short novel, but she can really tell a story. A thread I read on Ars Technica described her creation … [Read more…]
I wrapped up “Don’t Even Think About It” by George Marshall and I want to write my notes up before I go off and kill myself to do my bit to reduce our carbon debt. Yep, it’s that kind of book, I just finished chapter 37 “Degrees of Separation – How Climate Experts Live With … [Read more…]
John Walker, Tech Executive Who Popularized AutoCAD, Dies at 74 He avoided the spotlight, but he helped bring to market an explosively popular computer program that revolutionized the architecture and design industries. Rest In Peace, man. He was irascible, never got along with his electric shaver, wore a short sleeved shirt, no matter the weather … [Read more…]
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/29/risotto-crisis-the-fight-to-save-italys-beloved-dish-from-extinction-aoe The age of extinction Risotto crisis: the fight to save Italy’s beloved dish from extinction After drought devastated prized arborio and carnaroli harvests in the Po valley, new rice varieties offer a glimmer of hope. But none are yet suitable for use in the traditional recipe By Ottavia Spaggiari
In an article written in 2016, 40 years after the Running Fence was erected, Sonoma Magazine ran this article: Christo’s Running Fence
Charles V. Hamilton, an Apostle of ‘Black Power,’ Dies at 94 He popularized the term “institutional racism” and, with Stokely Carmichael, wrote a book in 1967 that was seen as a radical manifesto. “Equitable distribution of power must come from mutual self-interest, not altruism or guilt feelings,” Dr. Hamilton wrote
CERN Courier review. Faraday, Maxwell, and the Electromagnetic Field: How Two Men Revolutionized Physics 27 November 2014 By Nancy Forbes and Basil Mahon Prometheus Books My review: This was a snap to read, light on the equations, but with enough math to make sense, the story line follows the lives of Michael Faraday and James … [Read more…]
Manzana Products, Sonoma County’s last apple processing plant, moving to Washington state Manzana Products cites the county’s low apple production and high cost of out-of-state apple transportation as the main factors for its move to Washington state.
Finished this “classic” a few nights ago. Feynman is quite a story teller and if you haven’t read this and like zany, bongo playing Nobel winners, it’s for you. I wasn’t sure what to expect but he writes in short stories about his life and his opinions on a lot of subjects, he is brilliant … [Read more…]