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Seeded on Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:34 AM EST (The Economist)
No doubt Earth is the most habitable of all, but it does not hold the perfect score. Luckily, it's not human which is making Earth less than perfectly habitable, but rather it is due to "tidal flexing".
How to be a dictator | The Economist
Seeded on Mon Jan 2, 2012 4:04 PM EST (The Economist)
you don’t rule by yourself—you need supporters to keep you there, and what determines how you best survive is how many supporters you have and how big a pool you can draw these supporters from. ... But what if you really are trying to work for the common good? Is …
Will China outsmart the US in science and technology?
Seeded on Mon Jan 2, 2012 6:03 AM EST (NDTV News)
While much has been written about Chinese factories' stealing U.S. manufacturing jobs and destroying our businesses, the two countries have reached an uneasy, unspoken economic agreement over the past decade.
Leonardo Da Vinci's Notes & Sketches as Notebook
Seeded on Sun Dec 11, 2011 11:55 AM EST (YouTube)
Our latest Leonardo collection is made up of two designs.
Beautiful scar on Siberian landscape
Seeded on Sun Dec 11, 2011 11:43 AM EST (Co. Design)
In a quest to create the world's largest work of art, Jim Denevan and a team of helpers inscribed circles on the frozen surface of the world's largest lake. Unfortunately for them, that lake happened to be in Siberia.
Help design a planner customized to your needs
Seeded on Fri Dec 9, 2011 5:42 PM EST (Quo Vadis Blog)
You are not satisfied with the planners available in the market? Then give your suggestion in the survey by Quo Vadis Blog, who is planning to create a newly designed planner soon. Click the link above to land on the survey page!
Europe's great divorce | The Economist
Seeded on Fri Dec 9, 2011 8:03 AM EST (The Economist)
In an effort to stabilise the euro zone, France, Germany and 21 other countries have decided to draft their own treaty to impose more central control over national budgets. Britain and three others have decided to stay out.
The Pen Is Mightier Than The Phone: A Case For Writing Things Out | Fast Company
Seeded on Wed Dec 7, 2011 6:24 AM EST (Fast Company)
Paper, but more specifically handwriting, will likely always be with us, and that’s a good thing. It’s a smoother path from your brain to the printed word, it saves you from task-switching overload, and it possibly makes the best to-do list.
Tracking Diasporas
Seeded on Tue Dec 6, 2011 6:11 AM EST (The Economist)
MORE Chinese people live outside mainland China than French people live in France, with some to be found in almost every country. Some 22m ethnic Indians are scattered across every continent.
Noodler's Flex Pen v2 review
Seeded on Wed Nov 30, 2011 9:26 AM EST (Peninkcillin Blog)
The Noodler's Flex Pen I am reviewing today is the most inexpensive fountain pen with a flexible nib on the market today. At $14 no other flex pen comes close.
World Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Seeded on Wed Nov 30, 2011 9:04 AM EST (Thomson Reuters Blog)
USA and China combined accounts for 42% of CO2 emissions of the world. Per capita, USA is still the largest emitter. Sector-wise, electricity and heating still accounts for 41% of total emissions, whereas transport accounts for 23% of total emissions.
Apple iPhone wins enterprise, is Microsoft relevant? - Computerworld Blogs
Seeded on Tue Nov 29, 2011 8:11 AM EST (Computerworld)
... huge swathes of the corporate world are now deploying iPhones and iPads. Some in response to Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) culture, others as part of a corporate deployment.
American Airlines Parent Files For Chapter 11 Protection
Seeded on Tue Nov 29, 2011 7:55 AM EST (Wall Street Journal)
AMR Corp. (AMR), the parent company of American Airlines Inc., filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in New York, a process that will allow the carrier to continue normal business operations as it restructures its debt.
A Priceless Sketchbook
Seeded on Tue Nov 29, 2011 7:48 AM EST (Doodlers Anonymous Blog)
In 1982, Susan Kare, a Ph.D grad in fine arts was hired to create fonts for the Macintosh operating system.
Pen Gift Guide
Seeded on Tue Nov 29, 2011 7:18 AM EST (No Pen Intended Blog)
Looking for beautiful reasonable pens (mostly fountain pens) for holiday season? Here's the lovely collection.
Terrible swift sword over Pentagon
Seeded on Fri Nov 25, 2011 7:47 AM EST (The Economist)
... the Defence Department is looking at losing up to $1 trillion, almost a fifth of the total, from its spending plans in the ten years from 2013. Leon Panetta, Barack Obama’s defence secretary, calls the consequences “devastating”.
Writer's Bloc Blog: Myndology Bare Memo Pad Review
Seeded on Fri Nov 25, 2011 7:05 AM EST (Writers Block)
Beautiful design and, moreover, it's a refillable ring pad. Myndology Bare notebooks were created with the welfare of the environment in mind. The folded 100lb laser-cut cardstock cover is made with 100% recycled paper and can be used repeatedly with Myndology paper refills.
To Remember Before You Leave the Room
Seeded on Fri Nov 25, 2011 6:27 AM EST (Lifehacker)
Ever have a brilliant idea and then walk into another room only to find your idea vanished (poof!)? A new study suggests it's not just you: Walking through a doorway makes it harder to remember thoughts from the previous room.
The rich: Exactly what does the terminology mean?
Seeded on Thu Nov 24, 2011 8:46 AM EST (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)
"Bankers", "the rich" and "the 1%" have become part of the lexicon of a maelstrom of protest. But what do the terms really mean?
Economics focus: Exports to Mars
Seeded on Thu Nov 24, 2011 7:56 AM EST (The Economist)
... Yet they ignore the biggest imbalance of all: the current-account surplus that planet Earth appears to run with extraterrestrials. In theory, countries’ current-account balances should all sum to zero because one country’s export is another’s import.
South China Sea Territorial Disputes
Seeded on Wed Nov 16, 2011 5:28 PM EST (Reuters)
South China Sea is going to be very volatile geopolitical arena in coming decades.
Quality of Notebook Papers
Seeded on Wed Nov 16, 2011 2:21 PM EST (Pen And Paper Blog)
There are many elegant notebooks available in the market. They, of course, differs in their designs and sometimes looks, but the main difference is in their quality of paper. The author of this blog post puts the papers of 12 famous notebooks to the (ab)use of various inks.
A guide to fountain pen nibs - the basics and beyond
Seeded on Wed Nov 16, 2011 2:05 PM EST (The Repairer's Bench)
Fountain pens are one of the smartest writing device ever created. How much do you know about it? Especially the working mechanism of nibs, its different shapes? This wonderful blog post answers most of your questions.
PressTV - 'Somalia facing cataclysmic crisis'
Seeded on Mon Feb 21, 2011 12:16 PM EST ()
"Somalia… is on the brink of a much larger disaster due to the threat of a country-wide drought," UN Under-Secretary General ...
Singh says he's no lame duck, and India is not a 'scam-driven country'
Seeded on Wed Feb 16, 2011 3:16 PM EST (The Washington Post)
India's academic and soft-spoken leader decided that lofty abandon was no longer a sustainable tactic. ...
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Life on Mars (and elsewhere) | ChartNo doubt Earth is the most habitable of all, but it does not hold the perfect score. Luckily, it's not human which is making Earth less than perfectly habitable, but rather it is due to "tidal flexing".
- Heterodox economics: Marginal revolutionaries | The Economist
Economics, perhaps more than any other discipline, has taken to blogs with gusto. Mainstream figures such as Paul Krugman and Greg Mankiw have commanded large online audiences for years, audiences which include many of their peers.
- Help design a planner customized to your needs
You are not satisfied with the planners available in the market? Then give your suggestion in the survey by Quo Vadis Blog, who is planning to create a newly designed planner soon. Click the link above to land on the survey page!
- Europe's great divorce | The Economist
In an effort to stabilise the euro zone, France, Germany and 21 other countries have decided to draft their own treaty to impose more central control over national budgets. Britain and three others have decided to stay out.
- The Pen Is Mightier Than The Phone: A Case For Writing Things Out | Fast Company
Paper, but more specifically handwriting, will likely always be with us, and that’s a good thing. It’s a smoother path from your brain to the printed word, it saves you from task-switching overload, and it possibly makes the best to-do list.
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