Welcome to Friday,
Here are five things I thought worth sharing this week.
A sly example from William Wordsworth in saying no gracefully.
What is the actual significance of the Alamo?
Cory Doctorow explains how tech companies use apps to break the law. For more on that, Doctorow’s new book is out this week, too.
Is the correct usage different from, different than, or different to? I suspect ‘different to’ is a British-ism, as I’ve only heard or seen the usage in that part of the world.
Did Vermeer hide a self-portrait behind this painting of a maid?
Currently reading: Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon
Have a creative weekend.
Wheat no. 1; Bearded wheat no. 2. Blackwell, Elizabeth. 1739. Scottish.
