On "Pixels," by Patrick Jean
This made me write too many words about 9/11.
http://orneryworld.blogspot.com/2010/04/short-and-selective-history-of.html
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On Waiting for the Apple Tablet, with Joel Johnson
As a technology writer (you, not me), I imagine one of the biggest problems is finding ways to talk about the "real world effects of technology" instead of trying to force the "technology angle" into the "real world stories". I'm reminded of the Iranian election, in which gaggles of offensively smug white people talked about the Iranian election only because it allowed them a chance to congratulate themselves on having brought Twitter to the world so it could have a vaguely quantifiable effect on the Iranian election.
Anyway, what I mainly wanted to say is that this is one of the loveliest things I've read all day, and I hope you have a lot of fun in your van. (Consensual fun only, ha ha ha!)
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On The End of the World
“Our earth is degenerate in these latter days; there are signs that the world is speedily coming to an end; bribery and corruption are common; children no longer obey their parents; every man wants to write a book and the end of the world is evidently approaching."
- Stone tablet found in Assyria, dated to around 2800 BC. Everybody wants to (find a) rule (that proves they'll see the end of) the world.