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links for 2009-03-17

• Aigamemnon (A Fragment) via Crooked Timber
  "...if Geithner can be made to swallow this then, please god, pretty much fucking anything can be subsequently ordained..."
  (tags: argybargy economics)
• BibliOdyssey: Facebook in the 1750s
  don't miss it...
  (tags: chronotope curiosa)
• Crazy Russians
  a fantastic set of images of a moulting civilization
  (tags: photography zeitgeist)
• Chameleon guitar takes on many tones
  (tags: musics geekery)
• The Beginning Engineer's Checklist
  I wonder if this list isn't a METAPHOR applicable to all situations? ARE there analogs to Ohms Law beyond the realm of electrons? Surely this one is Golden and Universal: "Always understand that you may pick two of the following three, but not more: * It can be built well, * It can be built quickly, * It can be built cheaply...
  (tags: metastuff)
• Migration Flows in the United States
  of course it would be NICE to have data for levels below the State...
  (tags: visualization mapping geospatial migration)