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After living in Acton for the past seven years, finally went to see the Patriots’ Day reenactment of the Battle of North Bridge in Concord with my son. Fantastic morning.
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Architectural Drawings by Kei Endo
I absolutely love these architectural drawings by architect Key Endo of Japan. She’s also on Twitter and Instagram. (via kottke.org)
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Jewish Christmas 2022
Some of my most favorite people.
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Getting Past the Start
For at least the last handful of years, just following “Lose thirty pounds” and “Read more,” some version of more actively posting things on this site has appeared in my list of New Year’s resolutions. I’m not sure why it…
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Fighting Epidemics with Data, William Farr, & The Ghost Map
Victorian scientists would have immediately recognized many of the core categories of data assembled by epidemiologists working on Covid-19: infections, deaths, locations and so on. Today’s vital statisticians obviously have access to a wider pool of information — antibody-test results,…
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Animal Crossing’s Massive Popularity Made it Less Like Paradise and More Like Wall Street
The influx of players has led to a massive trading system and, inadvertently, inflation. Shelly Tan and Joe Fox, The Washington Post Virtual economies (and virtual goods) fascinate me. I remember back in the the days when I was playing…
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Nature in the Yard
We had some nature happen this morning in the yard. I think she was over a foot long from nose to tail. We typically have wildlife at the Beaulieu Homestead, but this year there seems to be more than ever…
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History Helps Us Create the Blueprint
Netflix has also made the full length of her documentary 13th available to watch online for free. (Via Jason Kottke) I’m very much looking forward to watching these both over the next several days.
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Chris Glass’ Personal Website
I love how this site is organized and works for a personal website. Something to aspire toward. (via Swiss Miss)