] When he dies, Hughes wants his coffin equipped with a
] laptop computer, wireless Internet access and a solar
] panel that would grab light from above ground. Special
] software in the laptop would study his past writings and
] incorporate new information into what the living Hughes
] knew and thought -- and then take over the task of being
] him. Even after he's gone, computer screens in far-off
] places would blink a message from his silicon
] continuation: "Hi, this is Dave Hughes. Wanna chat?"

An amusing story about Dave Hughes...

CNN.com - At 74, Internet cowboy spreads wireless - Jan. 26, 2003

] A fast-moving computer worm slowed down Internet access
] Saturday for about 22,000 servers, according to the
] Internet security firm Symantec.

The network that MemeStreams is on dropped off the net last night. I imagine that someone on it must have gotten this worm. Apparently outages were widespread.

CNN.com - Electronic attack slows Internet - Jan. 25, 2003

Scroll down a ways for the true story of where the One-Ring has ended up...

Frodo Fails...

Reknamorken wrote:
] Heh. Check out this table right under the picture. I think
] it's an interesting comparison.

That Bush speech writer who is making the rounds promoting his book discussed this question on NPR last week. Basically, he claimed that the deal is that the strategy is not related to the severity of the problem, its related to what might work. The administration beleives that diplomacy will work in NK, but it will not work in Iraq.

However, one might observe that the worst case scenario in an Iraq conflict is that he'll lob a biological or chemical weapon into Israel. Israel has good defense systems in place, and its not even clear that Iraq's weapons work.

On the other hand, NK can nuke Seoul, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Taipei, Hawaii, and parts of Alaska. Defense systems for this do not exist. We know the nukes work. This makes war a much riskier proposition from a purely tactical strategic perspective. More risks on one side of the balance sheet make the other side more attractive.

Conversly, this is why NK is acting so beligerant in response to our cutting off their oil. They want us the beleive that they are crazy enough to actually do something like this, even though they know their country will be destroyed. I don't think anyone really buys it. Its obviously not in their self interest to do this unless they are already about to loose a conventional war.

RE: Hail to the Thief!

] A popular Japanese show turns VC pitches into reality TV.

Maybe that's why all our ISP's failed: we weren't selling noodles out of the back of a pickup in Tokyo!

Sand Hill Road Rules:

Most of the bible illustrated with legos!

The Brick Testament

] 2002 Year-End Zeitgeist offers a unique perspective on
] the year's major events and hottest trends based on more
] than 55 billion searches conducted over the past year by
] Google users from around the world.

The Google Zeitgeist has finally been updated for December...

Google Press Center: 2002 Year-End Zeitgeist

] Resumes with white-sounding first names elicited 50
] percent more responses than ones with black-sounding
] names, according to a study by professors at the
] University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and the
] Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

While we're on the subject of racism, this is just infuriating.

Study: It helps to have a 'white' name

Take your $20 from the recording industry and give it to the EFF.

SendItToTheEFF.org

] I’ve noticed that people’s ability to process information
] is at a much higher velocity than it used to be. In looking
] at comedy, contemporary comedy is so much faster paced than
] it was even ten years ago. Watching classic sitcoms on
] television, I’m amazed at how leisurely paced they are.

I thought this was an interesting observation...

Matt Groening Interview