Tag Archives: history

“Just beginning to use wheels”

By Colin Devroe | Published: March 30, 2009
Another fantastic entry in the journal of Henry David Thoreau (which I’ve mentioned a few times before) this time dealing with being able to use “cars”, or wheeled wagons, in late-March in Concord, Massachusetts. Here is the snippet from Mr. Thoreau’s March 26, 1856 entry: “They are just beginning to use wheels in Concord, but [...]
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The Secret History of KISS

By Colin Devroe | Published: December 26, 2008
Artistic impressions of the secret history of the rock band KISS.
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The Firefox 3 launch might be more important than you realize

By Colin Devroe | Published: June 18, 2008
Firefox 3 isn't just another software update.
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Unrealized architectural projects of Moscow from the 1930s to the early 1950s

By Colin Devroe | Published: April 2, 2008
Gorgeous artistic mock ups of unrealized projects in architecture from Moscow in the mid 20th century.
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Past designs of this site; some made the cut, some didn’t

By Colin Devroe | Published: April 2, 2008
A huge list, along with screenshots, of several designs that this site might have had over the last few years. And we should all be happy that most of them never made it out in the open.
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I wish I could spend one month…

By Colin Devroe | Published: May 16, 2007
One of my many wishes, that shall never come true, is to spend one month in various times throughout human history.
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Leopard wish list – Part one: Safari

By Colin Devroe | Published: November 10, 2006
A very short wish list for the next version of Safari - which is to be pre-bundled with Mac OS X Leopard.
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