Some links:
Paper laptops, as created by a group of second and third graders. Love these. Especially heading into the holiday season, not only are these a great reminder of the creative minds that many of us lose over the years, but also how something as simple as a piece of paper (or a cardboard box) can be more enjoyable than a shiny bauble. (via kottke)
What Does Iraq Cost? Even More Than You Think. More than a simple count of dollars and budgets, the point of this op/ed is "opportunity cost." In other words, "the cost of seeing a movie is not just the dollars you plunked down for the ticket, but also the subtler cost of missing a dinner at home or a cocktail party at work. This idea sounds simple, but if applied consistently, it requires us to rethink and, yes, raise the costs of the Iraq war." (also via kottke)
Point: Americans are reading less. Americans are reading less well. The declines in reading have civic, social, and economic implications.
Counter-Point.
Counter-Counter-Point.
Paper laptops, as created by a group of second and third graders. Love these. Especially heading into the holiday season, not only are these a great reminder of the creative minds that many of us lose over the years, but also how something as simple as a piece of paper (or a cardboard box) can be more enjoyable than a shiny bauble. (via kottke)
What Does Iraq Cost? Even More Than You Think. More than a simple count of dollars and budgets, the point of this op/ed is "opportunity cost." In other words, "the cost of seeing a movie is not just the dollars you plunked down for the ticket, but also the subtler cost of missing a dinner at home or a cocktail party at work. This idea sounds simple, but if applied consistently, it requires us to rethink and, yes, raise the costs of the Iraq war." (also via kottke)
Point: Americans are reading less. Americans are reading less well. The declines in reading have civic, social, and economic implications.
Counter-Point.
Counter-Counter-Point.
Leave a comment