The Pinboard Investment Co-Prosperity Cloud

Holy mackerel, this is genius.

(I saw it thanks to this guy)

Winnipeg

I've been following Bryan Scott's "Winnipeg Love Hate" for some time now. Today's small set around the Arlington Bridge hit me in that mostly-sad place Winnipeg photos often do.

Michael Abrash on Valve

A bit indirect path (Marginal Revolution linked to something by their Chief Economist, who referred to Abrash' post), but this is by far the best thing I saw today.

Thiel vs Schmidt

From Marginal Revolution, a short transcript from a debate between an economist and Eric Schmidt of Google.

Scary and fascinating.

Modern China : A New Life Awaits You In The Off-World Colonies

http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/03/a-look-inside-china/100269/

Just last night, David and I were talking about parts of the modern world that are already the Blade Runner Future (a slight left turn from the Grim Meathook Future). Here is a commercial device that could still be used as a prop in a P. K. Dick film adaptation.

Further down in the linked set, several pictures that are William Gibson Very Near Future, maybe most of all #33 and #35. Plus the giant dog that looks like a throw rug.

Nat Geo photography contest, 2011

I skip a lot of the Atlantic "In Focus"es based on the title, or the first photo. But I keep it in the reader for days like this.

(also for things like the 20-part WWII series that just concluded)

A sincere and instructive letter

A letter from Mister Rogers.

Normally something so hyper-sincere would read false (maudlin? is that the word I want?), but I found this touching.