The clocks were striking thirteen
When I’m browsing for a book to read, I always check out the first couple of lines. If they grab me, I’m more than half way there. I want to know what happens next. “It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.” – George Orwell, 1984. “They shoot the […]
Data is Not the Story. The Story is the Story.
Which one of these anecdotes is more memorable1? 1. Coffee is a beverage brewed from the ground, roasted seeds of the coffee berry. Coffee has been grown since the 15th century in the Arabian Peninsula. 2. Legend has it that coffee was discovered by an Ethiopian goatherd. One day, Kaldi noticed his flock munching on […]