January 2009
29 posts
1914 Cyclopedia of 5,000 Puzzles...By Sam Loyd - a... →
This is a complete scan of Sam Loyd’s 1914 epic work on puzzles…Sam Loyd’s Cyclopedia of 5,000 Puzzles,Tricks and Conundrums…It runs 385 pages.
“A wizard may have subtle ways of telling the truth, and may keep the truth to...”
– Ursula K. Leguin, A Wizard of Earthsea
Life in Russia →
Photo set by Aleksey Petrosian, Russian photographer
smarthistory.org →
You can search for art related posts by Time, Style, Artist, or Themes. It has a super easy layout and really interesting posts, artworks, and podcasts.
Antitrust: Commission confirms sending a Statement... →
In addition, the Commission is concerned that the ubiquity of Internet Explorer creates artificial incentives for content providers and software developers to design websites or software primarily for Internet Explorer which ultimately risks undermining competition and innovation in the provision of services to consumers.
Peru court backs drunken worker →
The court said a caretaker employed by a local authority in a suburb of Lima should be reinstated after being sacked for turning up to work drunk.
According to the seven judges who make up Peru’s highest judicial authority, the sacking of Pablo Cayo was excessive because he had not been violent or rude and had carried out his work as usual.
“I want to remind you that financial success is not the only goal or the only...”
– Tim O’Reilly
Charlie Chaplin →
THE GREAT DICTATOR. United Artists, 1941.
“All gangly arms and legs, he’d been invited to compete with the country’s 11...”
– On Bobby Fischer, age 13 (via)
Infusion of cash →
Expand My World →
“New Year’s Day: Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good...”
– Mark Twain
“Sometimes I think about comments as a time machine that I use to send important...”
– Douglas Crockford in “JavaScript: The Good Parts”
Vergangenheitsbewältigung
coming to terms with the past