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# Further Reading
- URL: https://www.ivarhagendoorn.com/blog/2014/03/01/further-reading-4/
- Published: 2014-03-01T19:22:00.000Z
- Updated: 2019-08-19T18:32:58.000Z
- Description: No, the night sky isn't darkest in the direction opposite the Sun? The world's most photographed sites. xkcd nails it. Always go for the bigger pizza. Some good advice on getting things done. Dover Street Market New York. And more.
- Author: Ivar Hagendoorn
- Tags: Blog, Further Reading

Is the night sky darkest in the direction opposite the Sun? No. [The Gegenschein Over Chile](http://t.co/rqIrLkhMKU?tw%5Fi=428983886958186496&tw%5Fe=link&tw%5Fp=archive&ref=ivarhagendoorn.com).

[xkcd nails it](https://xkcd.com/1314/?ref=ivarhagendoorn.com). I couldn't agree more. Trying to take a picture of something makes me pay more attention to it.

[Heat map of the world's most photographed sites](http://t.co/yoRnOJPlPd?ref=ivarhagendoorn.com) based on the number of panoramio photos.

Always go for the bigger pizza. [Just do the math](http://t.co/soH3PjQdiJ?ref=ivarhagendoorn.com).

*The New York Times* reviews the [Dover Street Market New York](http://t.co/32Cw6OSfp3?ref=ivarhagendoorn.com).

This [blogpost](http://t.co/SwCubLK7g8?ref=ivarhagendoorn.com) by an English professor who has been declared redundant reminded me of *Stoner* by John Williams.

[Some good advice](http://t.co/vAcvYXL61T?ref=ivarhagendoorn.com) on getting things done.

[Interesting critical article on the U.S. shale oil boom](http://t.co/dWem7B45ad?ref=ivarhagendoorn.com). Costs are rising, yields are declining.

Interesting brief article by Robert D. Kaplan on [why there is so much anarchy in the world right now](http://t.co/p5PSKjkX7W?ref=ivarhagendoorn.com).

*The Economist* on [advances in automation and the future of jobs](http://t.co/mwIwoJVPUm?ref=ivarhagendoorn.com).

Amazingly, [overdosing is the leading cause of accidental death in the U.S.](http://t.co/l8rliTpwcL?ref=ivarhagendoorn.com).

[Interview with "data rock star" Hans Rosling](http://t.co/tNBKXbHKJw?ref=ivarhagendoorn.com) in the *Financial Times*.

Amazon has gained a patent on [anticipatory shipping](http://t.co/bDFEytW1ig?ref=ivarhagendoorn.com), a method to start delivering packages before customers click buy.

Artists are at the avant-garde of the labor market: they are self-employed, work long, irregular hours and are generally underpaid.

Die Funktion von Kunst besteht für mich darin, die Wirklichkeit unmöglich zu machen. - Heiner Müller