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22 Microlog entries tagged with ‘history’
Cartographies of Time
“Selections from a captivating history of timelines—from time circles to time dragons, to a history of the world drawn on a single piece of paper.” Interesting ·
The Ghosts of D&D
An in-depth look at the state of tabletop RPG gaming, past, present and future. See also: more background on the series from its author. Sports & Games ·
The Restart Page
Geek alert: you could easily lose an hour with these simulated start-up routines for various OSes. A lovely little piece of computing history. Interesting ·
How the Potato Changed the World
Added to the ‘Things I didn’t know’ file: tomatoes can be affected by potato blight [c/o The Morning News]. Interesting ·
Scott and Scurvy
Epic post from Maciej Ceglowski last year that I never noticed at the time. Did you know they forgot the cure for scurvy in the 19th century? Crazy stuff. Interesting ·
A Brief History of the Corporation: 1600 to 2100
The definitiom of tl;dr (but worth saving for reference). Interesting ·
Orange you glad you got your Nickelodeon?
An epic MeFi post on the history of the kids’ TV channel. I haven’t even begun to delve into it yet. Sound & Screen ·
Timeline of the History of Information
Only goes up to 1998. I think quite a bit has happened since then. Interesting ·
A brief history of Japan’s vintage railways
“Historically, the shape of rail’s introduction to Japan and its development into a tourism industry mirrors that of the West. Unlike the West, steam trains have taken on a symbolic strength that permeates the culture… Melancholy, wistful, an image of the voyage and sadness of life itself.” Interesting ·
Howard Zinn obituary
It’s been a year since he died; too few have learned his lessons. Current Affairs ·
100 exciting things you didn’t know about Dublin
Some of these are a bit silly, others quite surprising. It’s part of a project tasked with reinvigorating the city centre (I hope they’ve noted the obvious points: blight in many parts creates a bad impression; and shopping/socialising options in the suburbs have improved, keeping people closer to home). Interesting ·
Looking into the past
Is there an augmented reality app for this kind of thing? If there isn’t, there should be. Just imagine the possibilities! Arts & Culture ·
Trailblazing
Courtesy of the Royal Society, a pretty neat timeline of cultural and scientific achievements from 1650 to the present (and beyond…) Arts & Culture ·
Mark Steel Lectures on YouTube
They’re only excerpts, but you’ll love them. Why can’t school be like this? [c/o Mind Hacks]. Arts & Culture ·
Irish Newspaper Archives
This is great. But it brings up a point: if the web is supposed to be a library, information like that found in newspaper archives should really be free. It’s only a matter of time, I guess, but things like this would be better operated as public services, not merely as profit-making businesses. Governments take note [c/o ResearchBuzz]. Media & Journalism ·
The History of the Universe in 200 Words or Less
It should really be subtitled ‘United States edition’, seeing how America-centric it is. But still [c/o Kottke’s rest of the best]. Arts & Culture ·
On King Kong, the Empire State and the dynamism of the city
Following up on my own post about the movie, Things Magazine examines it in context with both the real history of New York’s landscape, and with its own cinematic predecessors. Plenty of useful links, too [c/o Kottke]. Arts & Culture ·
New York Changing, by Douglas Levere
Some stunning then-and-now photography from the Big Apple. I’ll get there some day soon, I swear. Arts & Culture ·
The Nine Most-Wanted Time Capsules
Makes me wonder how badly future humans will understand us as we are today. Arts & Culture ·
Macintosh Web Browsers, Past and Present
So many! Who woulda thunk it? Interesting ·
Goodbye, 38 Routemasters
I never did get a chance to ride on one. Sure, times change and things evolve, but London’s losing a big part of its character. Interesting ·
The man who invented album covers
This is why I love the internet, #574. Sound & Screen ·
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