Some more photos from Terrastock V.
October 2002
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Some more Terrastock V photos
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.
Canadian citizens of Middle Eastern descent have been advised not to travel to the United States. The Govenment cannot guarantee that America will respect their Canadian citizenship.
[via Paris]
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”
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]
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 disposable income” than outlaws.
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, lettuce, and so on?
- How do you prounounce “pecan”?
- What do you call the area of grass between the sidewalk and the road?
[via Boing Boing ]
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 will stop wasting time listening to new music and seeking out new bands. No more spreading the word to complete strangers about your artists. No more harmful exposure to thousands of bands via Internet radio, either. With any luck, they wont talk about music at all. You probably knew you’d make millions embracing the technology. After all, the kids swapping were like ten times more likely to buy CD’s, making your cause all the more admirable. It must have cost a bundle in future revenue, but don’t worry - computers are just a fad anyway, and the Internet is just plain stupid. –Rolling Stone
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.
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 essential parts of the democratic civic culture that developed during the past two centuries. This appalling turn of events is certainly evident in the material features of public buildings and grounds. A visit to Washington, D.C., shows the place transformed by ever-present ugly cement barriers, recurring security searches and ubiquitous surveillance cameras.
The city has been redefined as capital of Homeland, a strange new country where once-cherished freedoms of thought, expression and movement are regarded as luxuries too dangerous to afford.
I can hear the fireworks from the stadium
The neighborhood just went bananas - guess the Angels won.
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