08 April 2011

Odds and Ends

Some things I learned this week:

1. Century Gothic is "the greenest font." According to the University of Wisconsin, Century Gothic uses 30% less ink than the most common default font, Arial. And at $10,000/gallon, it's a hell of a lot cheaper too.

2. Kindergarteners are taking shop class. A NY Times article explains why it's important that kids learn to work with their hands. I couldn't agree more!

3. Time to throw out the Prismacolors? Urban planning based on a computational understanding of space, rather than wishy-washy conceptions of "tradition," or adherence to self-referential zoning standards - after hearing a lecture on this at work, I'm fascinated - and wondering [again] about the value structure of belief. More on this later.

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