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] SO, onward goes the nonrevolution. "If you take the
] amount of attention that has been devoted in the last
] year to Web logs as a business and something that's going
] to change business and compare that with the real effect
] and the real money, it's totally disproportionate," Mr.
] Denton said, "in the same way all the coverage of the
] Internet in the late 90's was out of whack.

A Blog Revolution? Get a Grip - New York Times

] In reality, that's not quite true. Only 9 of the top 10
] most venomous snakes in the world live in Australia.
]
] Of course, 9 of the top 9 most venomous snakes in the
] world live in Australia.
]
] Being an Australian, one reaction I often get from
] non-Australians is amazement that anyone can live in a
] country so full of deadly wildlife.

Irregular Webcomic! Comic 855

] We're the Goth Union, and we're here for you. Our shop
] stewards are well versed in all matters Goth-related,
] from the maximum number of ornamental safety pins the law
] will allow on a single outfit (242) to the easiest and
] fastest way to clear Joy Division imports through
] Customs. Our dues are just pennies a day, but our counsel
] to those living the Goth lifestyle is invaluable. Let us
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] say, precisely as good a Goth as any of your peers. Only
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] When faced with a written test, similar to ones given to
] beginning drivers applying for licenses, one in ten
] drivers couldn't get a passing score, according to a
] study commissioned by GMAC Insurance.
]
...
]
] Drivers in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic states did
] worst. Twenty percent of test-takers failed there.
]
] The state of Rhode Island leads the nation in driver
] cluelessness, according to the survey. The average test
] score there was 77, just eight points above a failing
] grade.
]
] Those in neighboring Massachusetts were second worst and
] New Jersey, third worst.

Not surprising. I seem to recall, learning to drive in MA, that RI tests were considered a joke, a breeze, and a way to get your license without really trying. And then there is Boston driving, which is worse than NYC. I've long maintained that when a person tells you they learned to drive in Boston, you have to take a leap of faith in getting in the car with them: either they are awful, or a phenominal defensive-aggressive driver.

But then, isn't it a common joke of a result that something like 80% of drivers consider themselves above average?

CNN.com - Study: 20M licensed drivers may lack basic safety knowledge - May 27, 2005

] If R. Buckminster Fuller was a spider

Bucky is one of my idols.

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] The drug we wrote about is called Lariam, or mefloquine.
] It was invented by the U.S. Army in the 1970s. It's great
] for preventing malaria, but it has some minor drawbacks,
] like causing psychosis, suicidal thoughts, depression and
] paranoia, which have been reported to last "long after"
] taking the pills, according to the FDA. There is some
] evidence that it may permanently damage the brain stem of
] some people who take it, though the drug manufacturer,
] Roche Pharmaceuticals, says it is safe and effective.
] Roche also says there is no credible scientific evidence
] showing that if you take Lariam you might do something
] crazy like kill yourself or somebody else.

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] Dear All Consumer,
] All Consuming has become a part of the Robot Co-op
] family!
]
] The Robot Co-op, the company that built 43 Things and
] which I helped start with a couple friends last year, has
] decided to take over maintenance and further development
] of All Consuming. Yay! In case it's not obvious, this is
] a very good thing!

All Consuming

] Purple is a small suite of quickly hacked tools inspired
] by Doug Engelbart's attempt to bootstrap the addressing
] features of his Augment system onto HTML pages. Its
] purpose is simple: produce HTML documents that can be
] addressed at the paragraph level. It does this by
] automatically creating name anchors with static and
] hierarchical addresses at the beginning of each text
] node, and by displaying these addresses as links at the
] end of each text node.

An Introduction to Purple

] All over the Web, bloggers, artists and entrepreneurs are
] unexpectedly finding that T-shirts are more reliable
] moneymakers than the original ideas that brought them to
] the Internet.

Too true. I had great ideas; I still harbor notions of producing
and selling some nice iconclastic shirts. Someday.

WSJ.com - By Accident or Design, Selling T-Shirts Is Big Business on Web