A bit more… artsy? this week.
- Coding Together on the Apple II+. Mostly I just like the site design. (via)
- Introducing MNT Reform Next. Might replace my ancient, indestructible X220.
- Windows NT vs. Unix: A design comparison.
- DOOM on a volumetric display.
- “Run Your Own Mail Server” Auction for BSD Conference AV Team. Closes today!
- A new BSD made out of old BSDs. (via)
- Every Single Company’s Website Right Now. Also 2000s Business Names. (both via)
- The Moral Economy of the Shire. (via)
- ‘Images Heard And A Music Seen’: A Conversation With The Brothers Quay. (via)
Your unrelated music link of the week: DJ Krush – Strictly Turntablized.
The Moral Economy of the Shire is a fascinating read. Clearly Tolkien knew exactly what kind of society he was describing (though perhaps not how commoners would see it). Readers from later eras just took the worldbuilding for granted.