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22nd
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22nd
Jul
20th
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20th
Secrets of book publishing I wish I had known
Secrets of book publishing I wish I had known
Jul
13th
Sun
13th
The Economic Organisation of a P.O.W. Camp
Fascinating article about the trade system which evolved in WWII POW camps utilising cigarettes as a currency. Many trade and currency concepts are easier to digest when described in the context of this micro-economy.
Thanks kottke
Jul
12th
Sat
12th
Quick Reviews by Garrett Murray
camh:
Short and sweet video reviews by the prolific Garrett Murray. My favorite is the 10 second sunburn review.
Jun
29th
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29th
Flavor of spaghetti bolognese
Marmite, honey, chili powder, Lea & Perrins, Tabasco, ketchup, soy sauce and lots of red wine.
The prevalence of pyjamas, Guariglia explained to me, was due to both the extreme summer heat and the lack of plumbing. Most Shanghaians share outdoor communal toilets and thus the boundaries of what was considered one’s home have expanded past people’s houses to the public bathrooms. Once that relaxation of the dress code became acceptable (starting around the 1980s) the perimeter for p.j.-wear just kept expanding until many people were wearing them day in day out.
Courtesy of Kottke
CoolBook
I used to have a serious problem with my Macbook Air. After using the CPU intensively for a few minutes (e.g. watching a video) it would overheat and turn of one of the cores until the CPU usage fell to below 100%. Oddly enough when this was happening, the kernel_task process would be using 100% of the CPU. Installing CookBook has pretty much solved the problem, however with CoolBook the CPU temperature is now allowed to go to above 80C (were as before it’d never get above 75C).
Tourfilter
Simple RSS and email updates for gigs. Been waiting a while for something like this.
