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| Topic: SF Bay Area |
6:21 pm EST, Nov 17, 2001 |
(Do you think WebMD and Eli Lily would be willing [and able] to provide 30 days of free Prozac for an entire state? We may soon know ...) California has been suffering ... Even good news is bad news. ... California is a famously rewarding source of drive-by anthropology. ... In truth this great freak show of a state embodies all the generalizations and defies them, depending on which valley you visit. ... Bright young techies are voting with their U-Hauls ... Optimists will tell you that Silicon Valley has always been cyclical ... "Failure is an essential part of our ecosystem," said Paul Saffo, a Menlo Park technology forecaster. "It's like a forest fire burning space for new growth." [Saffo runs the Institute for the Future.] [A recent opinion poll expressed] "a wish that things will be O.K. ... I don't want to call it denial, but it is not really sustainable." In a State of Denial |
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| Topic: Miscellaneous |
6:23 am EST, Nov 16, 2001 |
Oh my God. Can you immagine how scarce porn must be there? Look at the postcard, then look at the face of the kid on the far right! Look at the pain in those eyes. That kid NEEDS porno. All those people look serious. My god, the humanity!! We have to find a way to save these people!! Yahoo! News - Associated Press Photo |
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Winnowing grain from the Internet chaff : ICON : News |
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| Topic: Technology |
12:19 am EST, Nov 16, 2001 |
From an article in the Australian newspaper _The Age_: "Reputation is the key to sifting the good from the bad on the Web. "How do you sort out the good stuff on the Web?" People have been asking this question ever since the Web specification escaped from its home in a Swiss nuclear research lab. Most Web professionals see it as pointless: They know what they trust. But only when I tried to answer this question for a friend recently did I realise how the answer has continued to change." Damn I need funding for this.... Winnowing grain from the Internet chaff : ICON : News |
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| Topic: Humor |
2:58 pm EST, Nov 15, 2001 |
Good Christians don't let their children read Harry Potter books! Buy this video and you will learn all about how Harry Potter is turning our children to satan!! The Harry Potter Video |
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WebCollage: Exterminate All Rational Thought |
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4:44 am EST, Nov 15, 2001 |
simply one of the coolest things on the internet. written by the one and only jamie zawinski. the creater of three of the favorite things in my life. xdaliclock, this web collage, and the new dna lounge. WebCollage: Exterminate All Rational Thought |
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Senseboard Technologies AB |
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| Topic: Technology |
4:43 am EST, Nov 15, 2001 |
A keyboard with no keyboard.... I'm not sure how well this would work without tactile feedback, but its interesting... Senseboard Technologies AB |
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4:42 am EST, Nov 15, 2001 |
Biofeedback raves HAHAHA, I knew my predictions in blogworld were not far off!! New Scientist |
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