Category Archives: research

a member of A Small World? I don’t want to join, but I am curious about the phenomenon.

So I’m heavy into the Coelacanth (“see-la-kanth”). Tastes sort of like monkfish.

I’m sort of obsessed with the idea of Club Med – so weird. From all accounts, each site is the same. The collective functions as a worldwide autonomous pleasure processing zone. Anyway, Jonathan Ames went and kept a diary, which … Continue reading →

Here’s a letter of recommendation from George Washington on behalf of Elnathan Haskell. I love the wax seal and the centering of words on the page.

Captology is the study of computers as persuasive technologies. This includes the design, research, and analysis of interactive computing products created for the purpose of changing people’s attitudes or behaviors.

The Architectural Record is an amazing resource for an architecture junkie like me. They have plans, tell design stories, list construction costs, builders, and sometimes QTVR panoramas. I’m in love!

William Gibson has a funny observation about the bandwidth of ejaculation. There might be a corollary about the storage capicity of tissues.

Wal-Mart is like a country within a country. But it’s friendly to the host nation: “By systematically wresting “pricing power” from the manufacturer and handing it to the consumer, Wal-Mart has begun to generate an economy-wide Wal-Mart Effect. Economists now … Continue reading →

So I watched some of this show last night. It’s captivating, surprisingly chaste (compared to Blind Date and its ilk) louche capitalist fantasy. I love it. I think my favorite part is the reactions of the men – which are … Continue reading →

I’m not sure.