How Google Books gives new life to old literatureThe other week I was on Twitter discussing sci-fi with some other fans, and we wound up talking about Ray Bradbury’s story “There Will Come Soft Rains”. If you haven’t read it, do; it’s very short and available here in a probably-not-legal copy. In… Sep 23 14September 23, 2014Article at The Pastry Box
The Overview EffectOn last Sunday’s episode of Mad Men, set in 1969, NASA touches down on the moon for the first time. The responses of the folks back on earth range from delight—Bert Cooper cackles “Bravo” upon hearing Neil Armstrong’s famous line about “One giant… May 30 14May 30, 2014Article at The Pastry Box
The bones of old decisionsBack in the 1800s when typewriters were first being invented, the creators realized they had a problem: People liked to type more quickly than the machines could handle. You’d start cranking away on a letter, and get on a roll. But the letters on… Mar 22 14March 22, 2014Article at The Pastry Box
