Notes

• Mersenne Prime Search
  On August 23rd, a computer reported finding a new Mersenne prime to the server!
• Today, I Discovered.
  if someone makes their own album in their bedroom in the East Village (ahem), well guess what? That’s THEIR copyright. And they shouldn’t have to give it away for free for exposure just because everyone else does it.
• New Old Stock Tunes: Rare Harrison
  When I first heard it I was entirely taken back by how strong it was and-dare I say- possibly the best song on the album?
• Five rejected names for Austin BBQ restaurants
  Suck the Bone!
• Jean-Luc Godard Meets Woody Allen
  Godard, one of the driving forces behind La Nouvelle Vague, in conversation with Woody Allen.
• 10 Questions, and Answers, About Evolution - NYTimes.com
  Why do textbooks claim that beak changes in Galapagos finches during a severe drought can explain the origin of species by natural selection — even though the changes were reversed after the drought ended, and no net evolution occurred?
• Google Earth shows that cow and deer herds align like compass needles
  Influenced by a magnetic sense that has only just become apparent, their default point of reference is not the source of wind or the angle of the sun, but the Earth's magnetic poles.
• The 1968 Chicago Democratic Convention
  Photo slideshow from the convention, brilliant stuff.
• Anne Trubek on Why We Shouldn’t Still Be Learning Catcher in the Rye
  Sure, J.D. Salinger’s novel was edgy and controversial when teachers first put it on their syllabi. But that was 50 years ago.
• The 1970s - a set on Flickr
  A really amazing collection of 70s packaging and design. Almost entirely food-centric. It makes me want a hamburger from McDonald's, which like, never happens.