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Friday, March 26, 2010

Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World

I just finished an excellent book on the history of the cod trade.  The author brings out some interesting facts such as the secret pre-Columbus Basque cod fishing grounds, the value of salt cod as an international trade good in the molasses/rum/slave triangle and many other intersections of military, political and cultural history that involve cod.


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Monday, February 22, 2010

Dilbert strikes again

Is this a true example of the mis-use of Power Point or what?

Dilbert.com

Monday, December 14, 2009

What matters now

Here is an interesting use of Scribd by Seth Godin. "What Matters Now" presents a series of ideas using one page per idea.
What Matters Now