links:

Zoolander “In the computer” (preceded by this)
Forbes: “Why Marc Andreessen Knows Nothing About Low-Income America and Neither Do You”
Hailo - Helps you hail a cab
Colorado embraces ride-sharing by being the first state to legalize it
Mik claimed that clear alcohol is easier on the liver, which wasn’t entirely accurate. A few related bits to discuss here: Darker beers and wines tend to have more antioxidants. But they also contain more cogeners, the toxic chemical byproducts of the fermentation proces. The darker the alcohol, the greater the cogener concentration. Darker spirits=worse hangovers More detailed reading on alcohol myths
Perfumes ward off infection: Museum of London
Robert Bly’s, “Iron John: A Book About Men”
Wade Davis’s, “The Wayfinders”
Book: “Original Wisdom”
Ubuntu
Britain’s cigarette ban for people born after 2000
Bacchus was the Roman equivalent of Dionysus, which would explain the interchangeable modern day usage of ‘dionysian’ and ‘bacchanalian’
Roger Dodger Trailer
Fred Wilson: “No Pain No Gain”
Mik confused two Emerson essays. Naturlangsamkeit (the slowness of nature) is from his essay, “Friendship”. Both “Friendship” and “Self-Reliance” are chockfull of wisdom, and likely worthy of an annual re-reading.
Jobr (not Tippr): Tinder for jobs
Grassroots Tavern A bar in St Marks Place that is on the quieter side

(music: “So Fine” by Shenandoah and the Night)