January 2008
11 posts
After more than 15 years and $14.8 billion, Boston’s Big Dig project officially ends today. A study by the Turnpike Authority found the Big Dig cut the average trip through Boston from 19.5 minutes to 2.8 minutes. Given the number of people moving through the area each day and how much time is saved, $14.8 billion doesn’t seem like such a huge amount. via kottke
The 50 Most Loathsome People in America, 2007
9. You Charges: You believe in freedom of speech, until someone says something that offends you. You suddenly give a damn about border integrity, because the automated voice system at your pharmacy asked you to press 9 for Spanish. You cling to every scrap of bullshit you can find to support your ludicrous belief system, and reject all empirical evidence to the contrary. You know the difference...
December 2007
10 posts
RIP: Netscape Navigator (1994-2008) →
Top 10 Incredible Recordings Pretty amazing stuff. Includes the only recorded castrato (forced castration as a child to keep soprano voice), some recordings of exorcisms, the last 30 minutes of the Jonestown Massacre, and the first recording of human voices…
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