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102 bookmarks tagged “history”

Defund the Police? We’ve Already Done It Successfully in America.

kottke.org/20/08/defund-the-police-weve-already-done-it-successfully-in-america

The rise, fall, and rise of the status pineapple - BBC News

bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-53432877
For a couple of centuries, the British were in an unlikely frenzy for the exotic fruit.

The Need for Speed, 23 Years Later

nngroup.com/articles/the-need-for-speed/
In spite of an increase in Internet speed, webpage speeds have not improved over time.

The Battle to Invent the Automatic Rice Cooker - Gastro Obscura

atlasobscura.com/articles/rice-cooker-history

World's oldest yarn fragment shows Neanderthals were smarter than we thought - CNN

edition.cnn.com/2020/04/09/world/oldest-yarn-neanderthals-scn/index.html

Human Interface: a Guide to Backpack Harness Innovation I CARRYOLOGY

carryology.com/liking/industry/human-interface-a-guide-to-backpack-harness-innovation/

Plot Economics

ribbonfarm.com/2020/03/09/plot-economics/

Processed World

processedworld.com/home.html

Two States. Eight Textbooks. Two American Stories. - The New York Times

nytimes.com/interactive/2020/01/12/us/texas-vs-california-history-textbooks.html

CLODO Speaks

processedworld.com/Issues/issue10/i10clodo.htm

How to Fall in Love with Modern Classical Music

lukemuehlhauser.com/how-to-fall-in-love-with-modern-classical-music-4/

href.cool: Links of the 2010s

href.cool/2010s/

Outside the Limits of the Human Imagination | The New Republic

newrepublic.com/article/147657/outside-limits-human-imagination
What the new documentary “Wild, Wild Country” doesn’t capture about the magnetism and evil of the Rajneesh cult

« Vous avez relevé notre tête ! »: Dans les archives d’un journal de femmes Sourdes (1912-1937)

pantherepremiere.org/texte/%e2%80%89vous-avez-releve-notre-tete%e2%80%89%e2%80%89/

Listen up bitches, it’s time to learn incorrect things about someone you’ve never heard of | The Outline

theoutline.com/post/7295/buckle-up-twitter-is-cancelled

Gin’s Journey in Britain, From ‘Mother’s Ruin’ to a Hipster Drink - The New York Times

nytimes.com/2019/01/13/business/gin-industry-drinks-britain.html

Les manuels Roret | Le blog de Gallica

gallica.bnf.fr/blog/01022018/les-manuels-roret
Les Manuels Roret ont été publiés de 1822 à 1939. Riche de près de 400 titres, cette collection éditoriale constitue une encyclopédie des savoir-faire et des techniques professionnelles d’une grande variété.

Garden Museum - celebrating British gardens and gardening

gardenmuseum.org.uk/
The Garden Museum explores and celebrates British gardens and gardening through its collection, temporary exhibitions, events and garden.

The Wartime Spies Who Used Knitting as an Espionage Tool | Atlas Obscura

atlasobscura.com/articles/knitting-spies-wwi-wwii.amp

Whatever Happened to the Semantic Web?

twobithistory.org/2018/05/27/semantic-web.html