Articles Tagged with history

On libraries

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Books of many kinds

We present an unusual motivation to run for public office.

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Fresh-ground

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Far and near

Technology and economics, fruit and spices, and a nutmeg-grater.

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Stories in the air (I)

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The definitive version

There are some stories you just know.  How?

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Distant cousins

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The extended family

We make a count of our relations.

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Tilting at windmills

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The vanishing knight

Where did Don Quixote go?

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A small tool

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One step beyond the eyes

We consider an anachronism.

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Attempting the impossible (II)

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Parallel lines

We continue to wonder what good can come of trying to do what can’t be done.

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Fear of the dark

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What’s scary?

We ponder plastic skeletons and other seasonal paraphernalia.

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In praise of mediocrity

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Home entertainment

When you can get world-class entertainment at the touch of a button, why would you do it yourself?

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Changing the world, or not

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Recording sight and sound

Some inventions change society; others don’t.  Why?

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