Project Notes
Things learned in the course of work.
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Notes On Libraries
On the warehousy — and not-so-warehousy — aspects of modern library management.…

Don't Chop, Saw.
I have been with a chop saw for about twenty years. And now I am without one.…

Notes, 2024-05-20.
George Cave on the most nerdy and obscure of personal interests.…

Notes, 2024-05-08.
Baled together into a triangular flue, then set aflame.…


White Elephant.
It’s not a cure for waste or a cure for loneliness, but it’s something.…

Notes, 2024-02-05.
Natasha Balwit-Cheung on the enduring appeal of Antarctic exploration.…

Notes, 2024-01-29.
Spencer Wright on adoquines, the Nacirema, and public benefit corporations.…

On Documentation
Here’s a partial list of surprising things about human technology:
* Throughout history, when someone has learned something that they…

Tallow to Margarine
TW Lim on how we went from mining nature for particular fats, to mining fats for their components.…