2008-08-20 (Wednesday)

Writing

1. Movable Type 4.2

   Upgrading to the latest version of MT isn’t advised until fixes are released.

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Links

1. Foundation for the Future

   “Was established with the mission to increase and diffuse knowledge concerning the long-term future of humanity.” Less long-term than Long Now is, but perhaps more focused?

2. You’re not helping | MetaTalk

   Oh, apparently I shouldn’t have posted that (to me) fascinating question because it’s too hypothetical. Shame. Seems more interesting than “How do I fix my Mac”, etc.

3. What to do now to improve the human race in the long term? | Ask Metafilter

   After reading ‘Last and First Men’ I’ve been wondering this, so I asked Metafilter.

4. Scarytree Films - Here Comes Funky Kazoo

   My friend Mark’s rather nice short film, in which I make a very brief and silent appearance.

5. JPMorgan plans Europe HQ in Canary Wharf - International Herald Tribune

   Yay, they’ve ditched plans for their massive HQ on London Wall, which would have destroyed some of the public highwalks. (Three weeks old.)

6. BBC News | England | London | Smithfield market plans refused

   A couple of weeks old. Phew. I’m not against redevelopment if it’s not going to be more glass offices and same-old shops.

7. Newspapers and magazines - Digital National library of Serbia

   Scanned and browsable issues, from the avant-garde ‘Zenit’ to ‘Advanced Beekeeping’. Awesome (especially if you read Serbian).

8. Income Gap and Marginal Tax Rate 1917-2006 at Visualizing Economics

   Ouch. Difference in income for rich and poor in the US over the past century, compared to the tax rate.

9. Twitter / novelsin3lines

   I’m very much enjoying the 1906 French news summaries by Félix Fénéon (and not just because I wrote it up as an idea myself a while back). Lovely writing.

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