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Just read an interesting article in The UK Guardian Observer by Tim Adams about the pitfalls of our general cultural movement toward the "always on" model of personal digital engagement. Some interesting quotes:
Slowly all the aspects of the world...
Rhodia, it's official. You are better than e-mail.
This weekend I went to the Urban Craft Uprising in Seattle and bought the two Blue Diamond stamps that you see on this page. I've always been a skeptic of the acrylic style stamps, being that your...
I don't know about you, but every time I read a story about an old typewriter repairman like this, I immediately want to grab a microphone or video camera and get his story recorded. I am no documentarian (as the poor iMovie editing maneuvers in this...
Here's the post that talks about the first Lettera that joined my typewriting fleet. It could be yours for the low, low price of telling me you want a Lettera, and could probably fix the ribbon advance thingymabob.
Oh, here's that Tippa.
Olivetti...