Tag Archives for innovation
My Kingdom For Annotation
Here‘s a roundup of iPad e-reading software. Common theme? Nonexistent or really crappy annotation. -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.
An Adaptive Community
I first saw this on Coming Anarchy a few years ago. A Bangkok market built along the train system. -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.
The Dropout Economy
Reihan Salam. It’s a fun, short read, but snippets anyway: It’s important to keep in mind that behavior that seems irrational from a middle-class perspective is perfectly rational in the face of straitened circumstances. Look at the projections of fiscal … Continue reading
The Massacre of Scholarship in Texas
Social conservatives (a paradoxical term at best) have destroyed the credibility of textbooks in Texas. Here is a great list summarizing the picking and choosing to suit a particular ideological agenda. The live blogging of the hearings is both hilarious, … Continue reading
Empowering Self Selection
Studio Glithero has an interesting idea. Sensors on plans that kill the slow-growing stalks. -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.