Startup

Startup: The Lazy Genius

I’m pretty sure if the Segway has been released in this form factor it would have seen a wider market. There is something to be said of the genius ideas inspired by the otherwise lazy. And if the idea is just stupid, the Darwin effect will deal with it about 300 feet down the [...]

Technostalgia

Flying High on Boys’ Life

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The Boy Scouts of America have been around since 1910 and their magazine Boys’ Life has been published since 1911. My brother and I were handed down a decent sized stack of late fifties and early sixties copies of the magazine, and in spite of their giant size I managed to keep them in decent shape and hold on to them all this time.

I remember not just reading them for the articles, but getting a big kick out of the ads in there. So I thought it might be fun to take a look at some of them on slow Sunday mornings. Continue reading Flying High on Boys’ Life