☕ Maker, Sandwich, Nature, Car, and Coffee
Maker's schedule, Manager's schedule
By Paul Graham | Paul Graham Essays | July 2009
One reason programmers dislike meetings so much is that they're on a different type of schedule from other people. Meetings cost them more. There are two types of schedule, which I'll call the manager's schedule and the maker's schedule. The manager's schedule is for bosses. It's embodied in the traditional appointment book, with each day cut into one hour intervals. (1,159 words)
How the Sandwich Consumed Britain
By Sam Knight | The Guardian | November 24, 2017
The world-beating British sandwich industry is worth £8bn a year. It transformed the way we eat lunch, then did the same for breakfast – and now it’s coming for dinner. (7,103 words)
There is a word for the trauma caused by distance from nature
By Ephrat Livni | Quartz | February 24, 2019
You’ve got problems. Perhaps more than you know. Apart from all the usual woes—work, relationships, money, time—the civilized life may also be causing you psychological trauma. Disconnection from nature can be bad for our mental health. (1,103 words)
'Does Your Knee Make More Of A Click Or A Clack?' — Teaching 'Car Talk' To New Docs
By Paul Chisholm | NPR Health | February 27, 2019
Ray and Tom Magliozzi, better known as "Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers," stopped recording new episodes of NPR's Car Talk in 2012. Tom passed away shortly thereafter, in 2014. But the spirit of the show lives on. And if you visit a doctor's office, you just might benefit from it. (1,495 words)
How Turkish coffee destroyed an empire
By Sarah Jilani | The Economist 1843 | February 26, 2019
Kahve was a favorite drink of the Ottoman Empire’s ruling class. Little did they know it would one day hasten the empire’s demise. (875 words) ☕