Pasta Night!

Tip of the hat to reader Simon M.:

Shopping in Texas...

Forwarded to me by my lovely bride:




Debbie would look just like one of those guys in the background...

The Contract that Changed Everything...

The fascinating story of some Chinese farmers who were so fed up with Communism that they risked their lives to enter into a capitalist experiment.  They were found out, and thought they were doomed – but then the government decided to make them a model for economic reforms...

Yes, I know it's from NPR.  For your own safety, don't venture into the other parts of the site without protective gear.  Or alcohol...

The Rise and Fall of Personal Computing...

Here's a fascinating chart by Horace Dediu, showing sales of various kinds of personal computers.  While looking at this, keep in mind that the vertical scale is logarithmic – sales are not leveling off.  The ramp for the handheld devices is astonishing – we knew that, but this chart really brings that fact home...