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Monthly Archives: October 2002
Canada issues travel advisory about visiting the US
Every so often I’ll check out the State Department’s Travel Advisory listings, which is a way to keep up to date about where things are currently hitting the fan. Except in the US… Canadian citizens of Middle Eastern descent have … Continue reading
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Googlism
What does Google think of you? Apparently “chris barrus is documenting his experiences with a new apple xserve that he unpacked and started using friday”
Posted in Things On The Net
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Physics journals pranked
French semiologists successfully pose as string-theorists and not only get published, but their hoax is good enough to get them Ph.Ds. [via Robot Wisdom]
Posted in Esoteric Studies
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NPR’s Fresh Air reviews Terrastock V
NPR’s Fresh Air reviews Terrastock 5. Annoyingly (and maybe this is just the same damn Baby Boomer outlook that colors their interpretation of underground events), the reviewer seems a bit disappointed that Terrastock 5 was mostly populated by “introverts with … Continue reading
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The results of the American dialect survey are in
The Dialect Survey — which asked people how they pronounced words and what they called things — has released results, showing US national distribution of various regionalisms such as: What do you call the long sandwich that contains cold cuts, … Continue reading
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A Big Fat Thanks To Record Execs
The following was a half-page ad in the middle of the New York Times Business Section. A BIG FAT THANKS TO RECORD EXECS Thank you for fighting the good fight against Internet MP3 file-swapping. Because of you, millions of kids … Continue reading
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Tournedos Rossini
The Julie/Julia Project cooks up Tournedos Rossini, a.k.a. filet steaks with artichoke hearts, foie gras, truffles and madeira sauce. Because nothing succeeds like excess.
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Complexity, Trust and Terror: America Freaks Out
The current NetFuture has a thought provoking piece by Langdon Winner on how just an extended climate of fear erodes the social architecture. Just as sixth-century Romans abandoned their city when the aqueducts were cut, Americans seem to be abandoning … Continue reading
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I can hear the fireworks from the stadium
The neighborhood just went bananas – guess the Angels won.
Posted in Los Angeles
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