Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Matt Ridley on the most important thing to happen in 1776. Being English I'm not surprised he picked James Watt's steam engine but he does have a point.

- Great lawn for the 4th of July. How about a great lawn year round!

- DataRepublican: On the History Jefferson warned us not to forget

- Classic comedy bit.

Life Advice from the Industrial Revolution

"The Industrial Revolution was based upon two grand concepts that were profound in their simplicity: Innovators came up with ways to simplify endeavors by breaking them into easy, small tasks that could be accomplished on assembly lines. Then, beginning in the textile industry, inventors found ways to mechanize steps so that they could be performed by machines." - Walter Isaacson The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution

The paragraph struck me because it made me wonder if there's anything in our lives today we could apply those two "grand concepts" to? The second of which is a very good reason for even ordinary folks like ourselves should learn to code.