Letters from an American
One of the very best editions of one of the very best newsletters.
Ceteris is not paribus – The one-handed economist
Particularly liked this quote:
“Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires” — Ronald Wright, 2004.
Bicycle – Bartosz Ciechanowski
Absolutely wonderful, except that I may now not be able to ride my bike mindlessly at all, so full will it be with physics.
Thanks Waxy.
March: Kung Fu Nuns, Discontinued products, new things, RICOH and NITT – Rivendell Bicycle Works
You can say or think oh shut up, what's the big deal, it's just progress and it'll be fine, but there's more to it than that. What if you couldn't buy a plain hammer--only an electronic nail gun? You couldn't buy a kitchen knife, only a Cuisinart? No pencils and pens, only computers?