Recommended Read: Just normal web things.
A must-read for all web developers. Most stuff mentioned there makes me really angry. Especially inability to copy text. heather-buchel.com/blog/2023/07/just-normal-web-things/
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Recommended Read: The World’s Largest Landowners
“The largest landowner in the world currently is King Charles III of England. How much land does the Royal Family own? He and the British Royal Family own more than 6,600,000,000 acres of land around the world. They technically own… Read More »Recommended Read: The World’s Largest Landowners
Recommended Read: When did people stop being drunk all the time?
A look into how much people have dunk historically compared to present www.lefineder.com/p/when-did-people-stop-being-drunk Some snippets “[beer] … was subsequently contributing around a 1/3 of government revenue in England and a 1/4 of government revenue in Holland” “For English soldiers, it’s… Read More »Recommended Read: When did people stop being drunk all the time?
Recommended Watch: how to find a street in 2 minutes
Nice walkthrough on how you can identify an exact address from just one picture
Recommended Watch: The biggest bank heist in history (and why you’ve never heard of it)
This is how you do a money heist. Not with guns
Recommended Listen: Less is More
As always, amazing Hidden Brain on science of persuasion [Hidden Brain] Less is More #hiddenBrain podcastaddict.com/hidden-brain/episode/155645786 via @PodcastAddict
Recommended Listen: How Your Beliefs Shape Reality
Everyone thinks they see the world objectively. This is obviously not so. Listen to find out what impact it has on your life. [Hidden Brain] How Your Beliefs Shape Reality #hiddenBrain podcastaddict.com/hidden-brain/episode/154184069 via @PodcastAddict
Recommended Read: The Politics of Place – Why Proximity Makes Progressives
Is the fact that people living in more populated areas are in general more “progressive” or “left” oriented just a correlation, or is there some causal link? This article looks into this oxfordpoliticalreview.com/2021/06/28/the-politics-of-place-why-proximity-makes-progressives/ Snippets “Whatever her motivating concern, she is… Read More »Recommended Read: The Politics of Place – Why Proximity Makes Progressives
Recommended Listen: Man Up: Gender in the Middle Ages
Debunking some myths about gender in the Middle Ages [The British History Podcast] 143 – Man Up: Gender in the Middle Ages #theBritishHistoryPodcast podcastaddict.com/the-british-history-podcast/episode/153085226 via @PodcastAddict
Recommended Read: Teaching McLuhan: Understanding Understanding Media | enculturation
Nice article trying to summarize the book Understanding Media from Marshall McLuhan https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/126274.Understanding_Media Snippets “wheel extends our feet, the phone extends our voice, television extends our eyes and ears, the computer extends our brain, and electronic media, in general, extend… Read More »Recommended Read: Teaching McLuhan: Understanding Understanding Media | enculturation