January 2006

In Search of the Holy Grail (CSS)

A List Apart: Three columns. One fixed-width sidebar for your navigation, another for, say, your Google Ads or your Flickr photos—and, as in a fancy truffle, a liquid center for the real substance.

Coding

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Labor is the Superior of Capital

kuro5hin: “Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves the much higher compensation.”

 Abraham Lincoln, State of the Union message, 1861

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Gallery of demonic tots and deeply disturbing cuisine

hamgirl

Plan59

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Benford’s Law

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MathWorld: A phenomenological law also called the first digit law, first digit phenomenon, or leading digit phenomenon. Benford’s law states that in listings, tables of statistics, etc., the digit 1 tends to occur with about .3 probability , much greater than the expected .11 (i.e., one digit out of 9). Benford’s law can be observed, for instance, by examining tables of logarithms and noting that the first pages are much more. Also see the flash-based Significant Figure Distributor Generator.

Science

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Gore Vidal: President Jonah

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Truthdig : “While contemplating the ill-starred presidency of G.W. Bush, I looked about for some sort of divine analogy. As usual, when in need of enlightenment, I fell upon the Holy Bible, authorized King James version of 1611.”

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Meanings and Origins of Phrases

The Phrase Finder

Words

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Confucius say

matushansk: Confucius say, man who stand on toilet high on pot

Words

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Noam Chomsky: the Terrorist in the Mirror

Counterpunch: “Terrorism directed or supported by the most powerful states continues to the present, often in shocking ways.”

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Far and Wide: the Golden Age of Travel Posters

gaspe.jpgLos Angeles Public Library

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Typetester — Compare fonts for the screen

Typetester: Preview various typefaces at different sizes, leading, and tracking.

Coding

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