Just a Gwai Lo awkward flow, to some it's even unorthodox [?]

It makes you incapable of talking to people unlike you; inculcates a false sense of self-worth; offers too much security; and trains leaders, not thinkers, argues Deresiewicz. Also, he discusses the importance of solitude. [link]

I was never particularly interested in the criticism-by-pseudonymous-insider blog about the Ceeb. This changes everything. [link]

Not ShoZu's fault, evidently. I'm going to assume that ShoZu will release a fix just as I get my phone delivered. [link]

iPhoto strips out the "minus" in longitudes, making photos taken in California appear as if they were taken in China. Good thing I don't use iPhoto. [link]

For cities and for young people. Essentially: for some, homeownership locks you in a trunk. [link]

I feel that there’s more room in the market (but only a little, nobody wants market over-saturation) for the smaller, elite networks that are prestige badges as well as revenue streams. [link]

So many features. Handwritten character recognition, audio in both a male and female voice, phrases suggested and rated by users. Hard-to-remember name, though. [link]

Could we all be that chill and remain reverent? [link]

Bicycle lanes, bicycle boulevards, shared streets and off-street paths are the four elements. Lydon cites Portland, Oregon as an example North American cities can aspire to. [link]

Struggles for democracy and human rights under dictatorial regimes have never been won because the underdog rationally convinced the dictator to abdicate power. [link]

Darren Barefoot finds some links, embedding a 10-minute video on the subject, which features interviews from Helena Grdadolnik, Lance Berelowitz, Trevor Boddy, Sherry Mckay, Larry Beasley and others. [link]

Some more shortcuts to add to the arsenal, on the road to better command line habits. [link]

Titanium and otherwise, with lots of links to photos. [link]

I know baseball players are a superstitious lot, so this doesn't surprise me. I've been out of watching baseball enough that the prevalence of the necklaces did. [link]

Alexander Varty from Vancouver's The Georgia Straight on the ancient Chinese operatic theatre. [link]

Not convincing. Gordon Davidescu always loved cooking. I'm trying to answer to the question "how does someone (like me) who hates cooking find a way to enjoy it?" [link]

"He was already telling me about the very important book -- with that smug look I know so well in a man holding forth, eyes fixed on the fuzzy far horizon of his own authority." [link]

Boris gets an email from the development team. I'll send debugging reports about the altitude problem. [link]

A figure skater herself, Julie provides insight into a sport I can't not look at when I come across it on TV. [link]

That gives me a month to read last year's selection. Oops. [link]