The Insider Guide to Cyprus’ Leading Microbreweries tells the story of the local microbreweries (those that don’t include monster factories like Keo and Carlsberg).  To my surprise there are more of them than I knew.  I was only familiar with Prime Microbrewery and Aphrodite’s Rock.  There’s also Hula Hops Brewing and Pivo Microbrewery.
There’s also Draught Microbrewery, which is not in the article, but worth a visit.
Riley Brandt, the photographer, goes over his photography workflow, involving only Free and Open Source software. Â Here are his picks:
Today I came across a nice picture that shows the parts of the Optimist dinghy.
I’ve never knew the English terminology, and I pretty much forgot most of the terminology in Russian as well. Â But it’s a nice reminder of my childhood. Â I’ve spent years sailing this boat when I was a kid. Â Here are the a couple of pictures of me doing just that.
Fun times!
Just in time for the celebration of the Columbus Day in the USA, kottke.org links to a few sources (one, two, three) that suggest that the guy was not worthy:
Population figures from 500 years ago are necessarily imprecise, but Bergreen estimates that there were about 300,000 inhabitants of Hispaniola in 1492. Between 1494 and 1496, 100,000 died, half due to mass suicide. In 1508, the population was down to 60,000. By 1548, it was estimated to be only 500.
Understandably, some natives fled to the mountains to avoid the Spanish troops, only to have dogs set upon them by Columbus’s men. (Bergreen, 205)
It’s been said many times that you can’t buy happiness with money.  The Washington Post runs the article about the research that begs to differ:
Not only did the extra income appear to lower the instance of behavioral and emotional disorders among the children, but, perhaps even more important, it also boosted two key personality traits that tend to go hand in hand with long-term positive life outcomes.
The first is conscientiousness. People who lack it tend to lie, break rules and have trouble paying attention. The second is agreeableness, which leads to a comfort around people and aptness for teamwork. And both are strongly correlated with various forms of later life success and happiness.