The Art of Taking It Slow
newyorker.com/magazine/2024/09/23/the-art-of-taking-it-slowContemporary cycling is all about spandex and personal bests. The bicycle designer Grant Petersen has amassed an ardent following by urging people to get comfortable bikes, and go easy.
You Won’t See Them at the Olympics, but These Speed Puzzlers Are World-Class (Gift Article)
nytimes.com/2024/07/30/world/europe/speed-puzzling-competitions.htmlPuzzling has been around for more than 250 years, but a budding tournament featuring participants from more than 75 countries in Spain is giving it new life.
Tech doesn’t make our lives easier. It makes them faster
brettscott.substack.com/p/tech-doesnt-make-our-lives-easierBreaking through the illusion of convenience that's used to sell us automation
A Nuclear Bomb Shot a Manhole Into Space Before Sputnik
businessinsider.com/fastest-object-robert-brownlee-2016-2Robert Brownlee told us how he shot an object into space before Sputnik.
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.