tingilinde

what we've avoided to point ...

except at the beginning..

A dramatic look at the cold war.  A representatation of all of the nuclear detonations through 1998 in locatoin, size and country.  It starts slowly, but then takes on a disturbing pattern.

And this short video of the most powerful H bomb ever tested - about 3,500 times as powerful as the device that was used against Hiroshima.

an except from john ellis' new american revolutionary war book

Its getting great reviews - Salon has an excerpt.

 

marketing on wheels

Most Americans know about the Oscar Meyer Weinermobile, but it turns out cars repurposed as rolling ads go back earlire.  One of the first was the Lifesaver Pep-O-Mint car.  

arlington

Andy Revkin's ode to the National Cemetary at Arlington written about a decade ago...



(note - Andy is a hobbyist musician and the environmental writer)

early memory device

A mediæval bookmark.  

attached to a string it could be slid up and down to mark the position on a page.  Most books of the time had multiple columns, so a rotating disk was used to mark that information.  (via wikipedia)

I'll venture a guess that artisan bookmarks using this theme would be desirable in some circles.

progress

Robert Reich writes an optimistic note to new college gradutes noting American progress in the 45 years since he graduated.

 

the first few decades of commercial aviation

A glamorous image was painted - and flying was extremely expensive and not terribly comfortable.  But there certainly was service.

 

on women

The GOP made it sure women don't have equal rights under the Constitution and seem to be blocking equal pay laws ...  of course this may be moot as they block all labor laws that are aimed at the 99%.  Society has changed but there is still a distance to go.

It is curious that most of the young women I've mentioned equal rights to believe they have Constitutional protection.  Somehow news of the ERA's defeat hasn't made it down through time.

how winston flew

Winston Churchill's doctors worried that it would be dangerous for him to fly at altitudes exceeding 8,000 feet.  The solution was a one person pressure chamber that was fitted to his airplane.  

anywhen

Like Pinterest, but vintage images...

(hat tip to Chris)