Google closes the book on the etymology of “digitized.” Beautiful.
April 2010
15 Apr 2010 10:19
13 Apr 2010 18:41
Bad Words in the News (Gallery 1860-2010) [Warning: Contains Bad Words]
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Yesterday, the New York Times published “Why Do Educated People Use Bad Words?” on the Opinion page as part of its series Room For Debate: A Running Commentary on the News. The Times piece was dull, but it gave me an excuse to visit and play at the never-dull Google News archives.
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6 Apr 2010 18:10
Today’s earthquake is about 150 miles from the much larger 2004 earthquake.
[This would be a real interactive map if Google Maps embedding weren’t broken.]
The USGS page on today’s earthquake is here.
3 Apr 2010 15:48
Classic lens (c. 1965), new camera (2009), and best sister (pre-1965), not necessarily in that order.