Pathing.
- An excellent piece on the (terrible) way we teach math in the US.
- A great explanation of Fermi Estimates.
- New ASTM standards include metal powders for additive manufacturing.
- Fred Wilson on USV's network investing strategy.
Building.
- Lego is crowdsourcing design ideas.
- MatterFab is building a low-cost metal laser sintering 3D printer.
- Bacteria that subsist purely on electrons.
- Mike Bostock explains algorithms via crazy visualizations.
- An ARPA-E company is developing an adaptive material to dramatically improve the efficiency of PV solar cells.
Logistics.
- Dylan Reid describes a manufacturing ecosystem that I want.
- Nicola Twilley on frozen dumplings, the Chinese refrigeration ecosystem, and the top ten coldspaces in China.
- Adam Carolla is putting up a strong fight against a podcasting patent troll.
- Both women and men are more likely to lie to women during negotiation.
Reflecting.
- A good article on the origins of the US coconut water market.
- Ben Thompson is becoming skeptical of Amazon's business tactics.
- There's a wiki dedicated to explaining xkcd comics, and it's good.
Stuff that doesn't fit into my dumb/arbitrary categories.
- Möbius Bagel.
- The potato salad guy lampoons people talking about their craft.
- The day coffee stopped working. <- Funny
- The New York Times endorses a repeal of the federal marijuana prohibition.
- A seriously rad farm-to-table restaurant in Zhejiang Province, China.
And.
The Dockwise Vanguard is the biggest ship of its kind, capable of carrying 110,000 metric tonnes.
Love, Spencer.
ps - Thank you to everyone - especially my friends at Gin Lane, Undercurrent, and on twitter - who referred me to everything here.
We should be closer friends. Coffee's on me.
