“Laggards have a bad rap, but they are crucial in pacing the nature of change. Innovation requires the push of early adopters and the pull of laypeople asking whether something really works. If this was a world in which only early adopters got to choose, we’d all be using CB radios and quadraphonic stereo.” –…more

The Girl in Qatar – crazy henna hand tattoos

“The highest form a civilization can reach is a seamless web of deserved trust.” – Charlie Munger

General Overview of What’s In America’s Trash – from the EPA. Paper and yard trimmings make up almost 60%.

An interesting diet plan made just for you from biological indicators: “Bannock…created my plan after running me through a series of tests that included genetic biotyping, blood and urine analyses, and metabolic screening. He asked me to collect saliva samples during a typical day to track hormonal patterns and had me fill out a lengthy…more

Big love is a renewable building material, says Clay Shirky. Like the Ise Shrine in Japan which is rebuilt — out of love — every 20 years. Turns out the longest lasting things don’t have an enduring edifice, but an enduring process. – CT2

Change in food prices, 1985-2000

Some gems from the most recent Bike Biz magazine: the folding Zed city bike, a new take on an

Marginal Revolution: What books should you read on Africa? – enough to stay busy for a while…