Tag: worst inventions
17-Nov-09 – History Links of the Day
by Jonathan on Nov.17, 2009, under Uncategorized
"What's delaying my dinner" - and people think computers made us dumb
1) For the lovers of pillage and carnage, Ty.rannosaur.us brings us a list of “7 badass Vikings”. I guess they’re cool if you don’t live near a fjord… (Link)
2) After the worst inventions in History, Time magazine brings us the most useless and forgettable inventions of 2009 – Computer critics? (Link)
3) Part 2 of our Great Depression caricatures – funny how a lot of these can apply to the current recession, no matter how much the media insist it’s over. (Link)
4) The “computer critics” have been applied to some of the greatest speeches of our time and you know what, Churchill would have failed English. (Link)
5) How do you know if an antique book is well preserved? By sniffing it of course… (Link)
ON THIS DAY IN 1558: Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, ascends to the throne of England, reaffirming protestantism and ushering in fifty years of prosperity for her Kingdom. (Link)
AND AS FOR THE LIGHTER SIDE: Cracked.com’s “8 Online Fads You Didn’t Know Were Invented Decades Ago” – Lolcats from the silent era? Now I’ve seen everything. (Link)
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