Tag Archives: New York Times

Reading list

Posted on January 14, 2018 by clivedav184z

Advice from Niall Ferguson in a Q&A with the New York Times: If you could require the American president to read one book, what would it be? And the prime minister? I agree with you that it would be wonderful … Continue reading →

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Why the laptop computer is unlikely to catch on

Posted on February 27, 2015 by clivedav184z

“It would be much simpler to take home a few floppy disks tucked into an attache case.”  In 1985 The New York Times announces that a recent invention is struggling to find users: The limitations come from what people actually … Continue reading →

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Dog cartoon of the week

Posted on January 17, 2015 by clivedav184z

And quite possibly the year… From The New York Times.  

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Facing Ebola in Liberia

Posted on October 16, 2014 by clivedav184z

“I tell them, “Don’t be afraid.’” An ambulance nurse goes about his daily work in Monrovia. An extraordinary, humbling video dispatch from The New York Times.

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