Boing Boing, courtesy of a Twitter post from Jad Abumrad and using imagery from NASA, has a post about how we can see the path of the Massachussets tornado from space and includes a photo. Yeah, satellite imagery is powerful. It is time we retire the can-see-it-from-space line.
Things I Learned This Week
Among the things I learned this week:
* ING instituted a super smart policy that requires aggregation services (e.g., American Express’ Money Manager or Mint.com) to use a read-only access code rather than your PIN (i.e., personal identification number). (Courtesy: ING)
* Pittsburgh continues to be a great city, always evolving, but always rocking. Next time you’re in town, check out 33. (Courtesy: Pittsburgh)
* Cacti are amazing in person! (Courtesy: Mother Nature)
Proto-Analysis of USG/Military Reading Lists
Within the past month, The New Yorker and Harper’s have looked at suggested reading lists crafted by the military and US government more generally. Both articles are worth at least skimming, and a proper analysis of the lists is definitely due if it has not been done thus far (Google did not yield any dissertations or books after some quick and basic searches). Interesting stuff.