Currently Playing
Sunday, September 14th, 2003The Lion King broadway musical CD
Archive for September 14th, 2003
On the Reading List
Sunday, September 14th, 2003I’m currently reading two books:
Driving Mr. Albert: A Trip Across America With Einstein’s Brain by Michael Paterniti
It’s a funny - and true - story of, well, A Trip Across America With Einstein’s Brain.
The second book, What Should I Do with My Life? by Po Bronson, is much more intense. Bronson interviewed 900 people as they went through major life changes. He puts 50 of their stories in the book and explores themes of career, ambition, destiny, passion, and transformation. If it sounds like a touchy-feely new age treatise on finding your inner child, it isn’t. Check it out. Here is a fantastic summary. If you’ve ever asked yourself if your work can be separate from your person, you owe it to yourself to read this book.
Quote of the Day
Sunday, September 14th, 2003Thanks, Barry
“…If something is ugly, it can’t be the best solution. There must be a
better one, and eventually someone will discover it.
Aiming at timelessness is a way to make yourself find the
best answer: if you can imagine someone surpassing you, you should do it
yourself.”
Sept 11, 2001
Sunday, September 14th, 2003Two years ago last Thursday. Images from a changed world.
Finally! A personal laser for the rest of us
Sunday, September 14th, 2003I want one! Check out the latest from Brotronic Weapons. Don’t miss the test footage.
It’s great if you’re phone includes a pool…
Sunday, September 14th, 2003BBC News has a story about the, er, unique Flotation Phone. My question is,
haven’t we seen this before?
Copywrong
Sunday, September 14th, 2003The Electronic Frontier Foundation has started a petition. The aim is to convince congress that the outdated, over the top, unfair, and immoral copyright laws need to be tweaked with a large sledgehammer. If you don’t want to have to fork over $$$ someday just to say “whatchu talkin’ bout willis?”, Take a minute and check this out.
Take a Stand Against the Madness; Stop the RIAA!
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is on a rampage, launching legal attacks against average Americans from coast to coast. Rather than working to create a rational, legal means by which its customers can take advantage of file-sharing technology and pay a fair price for the music they love, it has chosen to sue people like Brianna LaHara, a 12 year-old girl living in New York City public housing.
Brianna, and hundreds of other music fans like her, are being forced to pay thousands of dollars they do not have to settle RIAA-member lawsuits — supporting a business model that is anything but rational. This crusade is generating thousands of subpoenas and hundreds of lawsuits, but not a single penny for the artists that the RIAA claims to protect.
Copyright law shouldn’t make criminals out of 60 million Americans, and it’s time for a change. Congress is going to hold hearings; we need your help to make sure that the public’s voice is heard. Tell Congress that it’s time to stop the madness!
We have 3493 signatures so far. Help us get to 10,000!
Calling Vanna White
Sunday, September 14th, 2003From BoingBoing.net. Very strange.
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Dude gets a Dell
Sunday, September 14th, 2003Mark Zeedar recently purchased a Dell PC and has written several articles describing the ins and outs of using a PC from a Mac user’s POV.