Matt Novak's saved articles

Going shopping? Or...playing Arkanoid?

Yes, you heard that right: that 1977 Lamborghini Countach with the beautiful Gandini design and the gorgeous unspoiled wedge shape – the car you drive 350 miles per year, only on sunny Sunday mornings while the dew is still on all the leaves, and your neighbors are still asleep, and people on the 405 are just climbing… Read more

you’re right, the takeaway should definitely be to leave an internet comment dismissing the imperfect and incidental value of capital transfer to the people in need of capital without proposing anything in its place. there’s value in being realistic and there’s no reason that tipping more (if you do this shit, which i… Read more

Actual submissions, with the actual rationale: Read more

Built in hydraulic jacks. That is fantastic. Thanks for posting. Read more

I like the 2nd and 3rd cars in that video better :) All would have been game changers if they had sold!
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Brilliant! Read more

Here’s a short Popular Science film with the car from 1948.

Very cool idea, I’m sure after the R&D costs have been absorbed the initial investment cost will drop substantially, these could also serve a roll in search & rescue if the were fitted with sensors or provide drops to disaster relief. Read more

I particularly like how his proposed solution is to buy a car whose entire security system can be defeated by a slim-jim. Read more

Mmmm ... that moon air is EXTRA soft tonight!

Capitalizing on his literal corpse seems less likely than becoming part of his estate to profit from his likeness. As weird as it may seem, companies still need to get permission to use Manson's likeness for use in advertising and products. He gets letters in prison all the time from people wanting to use his name and… Read more

I went through a phase in the 1970's and '80's when I adored Paolo Soleri. I was inspired by his vision of mile-high architecture, surrounded by vast swaths of nature. Somewhere along the way, Soleri forgot to explain how these mega-structures were going to obtain their energy. Read more

I just printed this picture and hung it in my office. Read more

They AREN'T playing "God", they are just continuing to domesticate produce for human consumption as humans have done for millennium. It's called development. Not all development is good and sometimes it creates problems. But leaving things to natural causes allows random mutations to pop up that may or may not do the… Read more

The "highly controversial studies" that show genetic damage to rats eating GMO foods are only controversial in that they have been thoroughly discredited by experts on all sides of the debate. They shouldn't even be mentioned here, if this piece is to have any credibility. Read more

wow the monoprice headphones have been around longer than I thought :D Read more

Why is he looking right at me with that sultry glare Read more

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