Josh Mack blogging at the intersection of technology and the liberal arts, and occasionally on; bicycles, politics, Brooklyn, parenting, crafts, and good reading. Currently helping to build a new NYC neighborhood news site - nearsay.com, that celebrates the voices that make our city. Subscribe to the daily newsletter it gives you what you need to know.
"The nation’s relatively high violent crime rate, partly driven by the much easier availability of guns here, helps explain the number of people in American prisons."
We saw Dvaid Byrne sing "i know what I know", and "You Can Call Me Al" at BAM last Friday night during the Paul Simon Concert. He was fantastic. Can't wait for this.
weekend project- making yogurt from milk and a few tablespoons of store bought yogurt. Great way to reuse the mountain of yogurt containers we have waiting to be be recycled
Website for the Sheffield Museum's exhibit about mapping. Tufte blown out into literary maps, maps of personal space etc. Really interesting stuff. (via Boing Boing)
Susan Mernit whose blog has been a daily read of mine for a few years has finally moved from blogger to MT. her new site is a great improvement and a better promotional outlet for such a smart thinker and consultant.
A cold day to inaugurate what will be a great thing. A wonderful mix
of vintage and smartly designed things. Bags made from old sails, hip
onesies galore and the promise of shorter lines for waffles will make
this a destination for us on Sundays.
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