The kittens are wreaking havoc

So, to distract myself, it's linky article time!

Here's one on wild turkeys on Staten Island. We're on the North Shore instead of the South, but we still have them.

And one on barefoot running

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A piece on the invention of money (Did I already post this once?)

And on "smart" thermostats.

Here's a piece by the ACLU on the death of RealID. How can we kill one unpopular move through simple non-compliance, and yet we still have to take off our shoes in the airport?

Also from the ACLU, a bit about finding out the "secret interpretation" of the PATRIOT Act. Secret interpretation... what? That's just creepy to contemplate.

In High Schools, a Critical Lens on Food

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School Lunch Proposals Set Off a Dispute

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For Kurds in Turkey, a Country’s Conflict Rends Families

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A piece on science education in college

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Taming Unruly Wind Power

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And finally, a post about infrastructure jobs bills.

I just recently got a new copy of The Dispossessed.

Which just happens to be one of my favorite Le Guin books ever. (Never could get into Earthsea, but this one is just after Catwings in my esteem, and you KNOW Catwings rocks.)

So I re-read it, naturally, and enjoyed it and all that... but I have to wonder: How different would this book have been if it had been written after email?