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Broadway is a great example of something having very long-lasting effects. It’s much older than a postal road, being originally formed as a footpath used by the local native tribes…

Uncovering the first printed use of a word is known as “antedating” and has been central to dictionary efforts since the first edition of the OED. If you’re intrigued by the topic …

The DAISY markup spec is a cool project if you’re into the tech of text/audio sync. Also check out LearningAlly.org- a non-profit that produces audio books with synced text highlig…

Lat Long | UX Designer | REMOTE, CONTRACT | http://latlo.ng Lat Long is a web development team specialized in crafting experiences and products for clients who are pushing the boun…

This might be the first time anyone has ever said “Luckily my mother is a psychologist...”

I am highly skeptical of other replies to this post that make the subway seem like a summertime Shangri-La. While I think it's better than a urine- scented tardy hassle, I don't th…

There is a big difference between "wait a year" and "here are tangible goals, action steps and valuable skills to develop by accepting X, Y and Z responsibilities. At Time A and Ti…

I can definitely see how this could be useful for teams that create content collaboratively. When our team works on release notes, blog posts, support articles, etc we use a combin…

See also: http://alltop.com since ~2008(ish)

There was a startup called Outbox awhile back that was trying to be a proxy service for physical mail- have your mail forwarded to them (or maybe they picked it up manually?) and t…

I've used UpCounsel for "on-demand" lawyers for things like this. You describe the project and what kind of help you need, then lawyers bid fixed rate quotes. In my experience turn…

My team has been using Freshdesk for about a year and it is killer. By default, your user creates an account to view tickets and communicate, but it is also highly customizable- we…

Just like there are examples of companies/products that have become wildly successful without outside capital, or perhaps without a technical cofounder or without reading any books…

I've been looking for a way to learn Diplomacy for some time now - the controls feel a bit cumbersome but after just using the sandbox for an hour or so, I have a far better introd…

As of 2009, only 4 phone booths remained in Manhattan: http://www.scoutingny.com/the-last-phone-booth-in-new-york-c... Comments on that thread note that in 2012, at least 2 of thos…