Steve Franks The Little-Known Reason Pencils Are Yellow artsy.net - Gabrielle Hick Pencils weren’t always yellow. We have the marketing genius of a 19th-century Czech manufacturer to thank for their now-ubiquitous hue.
Steve Franks My Joke Cryptocurrency Hit $2 Billion and Something Is Very Wrong verified_publisherVICE - Jackson PalmerDogecoin's inventor looks to the past for insight into the future. Jackson Palmer is an Australian entrepreneur and technologist best known for creating the infamously successful “joke” cryptocurrency...
Steve Franks Harvard Study Shows Why Big Telecom Is Terrified of Community-Run Broadband verified_publisherVICE - Karl BodeCommunity-owned internet service providers are cheaper and better. A new study out of Harvard once again makes it clear why incumbent ISPs like Comcast, Verizon and AT&T are so terrified by the idea of...
Steve Franks The U.S. Has Forgotten How to Do Infrastructure verified_publisherBloomberg Opinion - Noah SmithThe nation once built things fast and cheaply. Now experts are puzzled why costs are higher and projects take longer than in other countries. As Vox’s Matthew Yglesias points out, the problem with high...
Steve FranksDriving Why I refuse to own a car verified_publisherBusiness Insider - EntrepreneurThis is my friend, Mike. Mike owns a Lamborghini. This is me. I do not own this Ferrari. In fact, I don’t own a car at all. So, here's the connection: I used to fly in to the San Diego airport when I returning...
