Ursula K. Le Guin's notes on the alleged decline of reading
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Richard Eriksson
- Aug 17, 2008 at 08:42 PM
- Aug 17, 2008 at 08:42 PM
Jeff Rosenberg lists the best songs about Portland, Oregon for the Willamette Week
Just in time for the 2004 Rose Festival.
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Richard Eriksson
- Aug 16, 2008 at 09:56 PM
- Aug 16, 2008 at 09:56 PM
TriMetiquette, a blog about Portland's TriMet and transit in PDX
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Richard Eriksson
- Aug 16, 2008 at 09:51 PM
- Aug 16, 2008 at 09:51 PM
Rannie Turingan's iPhone wallpapers
My phone's currently rocking the bottles wallpaper.
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Richard Eriksson
- Aug 13, 2008 at 12:51 PM
- Aug 13, 2008 at 12:51 PM
David Ravensbergen critiques Richard Florida's concept of the creative class
"'Staying put' is only for those who can't afford to move, or those who still hold the outmoded belief that living near friends and family is a central component of basic happiness. This begs the question of how to create healthy communities when everyone is constantly on the move in pursuit of greener pastures."
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Richard Eriksson
- Aug 06, 2008 at 10:30 PM
- Aug 06, 2008 at 10:30 PM
New York Times fashion critic Cathy Horyn profiles Formula One racer Lewis Hamilton
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Richard Eriksson
- Aug 02, 2008 at 04:19 AM
- Aug 02, 2008 at 04:19 AM
Laidback Geek, Mark Yuasa's blog for people who like games and gadgets but aren't obsessed with them
I like video games (and only ever sports games and race car games, not FPS or role-playing games), only play them in streaks, not all the time, and don't always have to have the latest shiniest new toy.
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Richard Eriksson
- Jul 31, 2008 at 07:24 PM
- Jul 31, 2008 at 07:24 PM
Don't Cry for Me, I'm Already Dead
Proof that you can have entire conversations quoting The Simpsons.
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Richard Eriksson
- Jul 26, 2008 at 05:08 PM
- Jul 26, 2008 at 05:08 PM
Evan Osnos spends time with Tang Jie and China's "angry youth"
More courteous than angry-sounding, "pro-China youth" still sounds like a better phrase to describe them than "angry youth".
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Richard Eriksson
- Jul 26, 2008 at 12:27 PM
- Jul 26, 2008 at 12:27 PM
From the erotic domain, pole dancing as exercise increases popularity in China
Little mention that it's already a fitness trend in North America. With video.
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Richard Eriksson
- Jul 25, 2008 at 02:13 PM
- Jul 25, 2008 at 02:13 PM
William Deresiewicz on the disadvantages of an elite university education
It makes you incapable of talking to people unlike you; inculcates a false sense of self-worth; offers too much security; and trains leaders, not thinkers, argues Deresiewicz. Also, he discusses the importance of solitude.
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Richard Eriksson
- Jul 21, 2008 at 10:07 PM
- Jul 21, 2008 at 10:07 PM
Joe Clark takes over editorship of the Tea Makers blog
I was never particularly interested in the criticism-by-pseudonymous-insider blog about the Ceeb. This changes everything.
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Richard Eriksson
- Jul 20, 2008 at 06:45 PM
- Jul 20, 2008 at 06:45 PM
ShoZu on the iPhone 3G has missing GPS information
Not ShoZu's fault, evidently. I'm going to assume that ShoZu will release a fix just as I get my phone delivered.
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Richard Eriksson
- Jul 15, 2008 at 10:31 AM
- Jul 15, 2008 at 10:31 AM
Discussing the iPhone 3G geotagging bug when syncing with iPhoto
iPhoto strips out the "minus" in longitudes, making photos taken in California appear as if they were taken in China. Good thing I don't use iPhoto.
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Richard Eriksson
- Jul 15, 2008 at 10:27 AM
- Jul 15, 2008 at 10:27 AM
Why homeownership might not be a good idea
For cities and for young people. Essentially: for some, homeownership locks then in a trunk.
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Richard Eriksson
- Jul 12, 2008 at 09:43 PM
- Jul 12, 2008 at 09:43 PM