Monthly Archives: February 2010

LBJ orders pants

Take a few minutes out of your day and spend it with this audio tape of Lyndon Baines Johnson, our 36th President, while he orders a few pairs of trousers from the Haggar company in Dallas. via coudal.com This is … Continue reading

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Richard Feynman explains magnets, sort of

via kottke.org This is one of those down-the-rabbit-hole explanations like the ones that make Feynman’s books so interesting to read.

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North Korea fact of the day

Here are the two most shattering facts about North Korea. First, when viewed by satellite photography at night, it is an area of unrelieved darkness. Barely a scintilla of light is visible even in the capital city. (See this famous … Continue reading

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Quote of the day

Not everything needs a 15-megapixel lens stuck on the back, like a little glass anus. via aphotoeditor.com

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