Afflictor: Thinking Vladimir Putin was sad this week because he was snubbed by President Obama.
But at least I still have you, Mr. Butterscotch. You wouldn’t reject me.
Stockholm is only 1200 kilometers away.
You will never make it.
Butterscotch…drive like the wind.
- Old Print Articles: Nikola Tesla discusses his military-drone system (1915) + Mother sells index finger to pay for daughter’s music lessons (1911).
- Classic Photograph: Western icon Bat Masterson dies a New York sportswriter.
- Recently Posted on NYC’s Craigslist: Anthony Weiner on the campaign trail + My family is like a boxcar full of hobos + It’s also tax-deductible.
- Featured Videos: Elon Musk at the Teslive town hall + Two Mel Brooks clips (1975/2013).
- The Hyperloop may be a modern version of pneumatic tubes.
- Tama Janowitz was a literary star when money became crazy in NYC.
- Bill Simmons, Malcolm Gladwell and Nate Silver discuss the WaPo sale.
- Paul Schrader does an Ask Me Anything at Reddit.
- The tool we use to watch movies influences our choices.
- Multimedia multitaskers could use their own movie theaters.
- In 1995, as the Internet took off, Arthur C. Clarke was interviewed.
- Bill Gates mocks the ventures of fellow technologists.
- E-book sales have flattened in the U.S., declined globally.
- Brad Templeton thinks robocars should be able to break the speed limit.
- Matthew Brady and other photographers had marketing tricks.
- Mike Gimbel is an unsung hero of the Moneyball era.
- Steven Pinker doesn’t think science is the enemy of humanities.
- Tyler Cowen is thus far unimpressed with Amazon’s art dealing.
- Rob Rhinehart is still drinking Soylent.
- With a few hundred dollars, you can do some major spying.
- Neuropathic computing may have a profound effect on society.
- Some people admit to crimes they haven’t committed.
- A brief note from 1904 about a girl with followers.
- A brief note from 1922 about a sane man.
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