Linkology: The Best of the Internet for 5/7/10

Linkology: The Best of the Internet for 5/7/10

I won’t bore you with any editorial today and instead will let you get busy clicking on this week’s astonishing collection of afternoon reading material:

A lost 1996 profile of David Foster Wallace from Details magazine.  If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time, you know I’m a huge DFW wonk.  Sue me.

When writing for business, accentuate the positive.

Wired’s Steven Levy talks to famous hackers 25 years later.

Scribd announces that it’s switching from Flash to HTML5, a bet-the-company move.  And one that’s correct, in my opinion.

Long before Steve Jobs penned his Thoughts on Flash essay, there was another essay by another popular CEO entitled Thoughts on Horses.

Richard Feynman’s letter to his wife, Arline.

Six psychological reasons consumer culture is unsatisfying.  Also check out the sister hypothesis: experience beats possessions.

Finally, what has happened to surprise marriage proposals?

Have a good weekend, everyone.

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