Sunday, January 11, 2004

How the Boomers Lost Their Way in the Bubble. A new book exposes the ignorance, myths and avarice that surrounded the fin de siècle market bubble and subsequent bust. By Robert D. Hershey Jr.. [New York Times: Business] 8:38:25 PM    comment []

Finding the Universal Laws That Are There, Waiting . . .. John Brockman's online scientific salon, Edge.org, has become one of the most interesting stopping places on the Web. By Edward Rothstein. [New York Times: Science] 1:32:58 PM    comment []

Bush planned Iraq war pre-9/11, says ex-aide. CNN via [NewsIsFree: Popular Items] 1:31:07 PM    comment []

MIT weblog: "Psychology Today tells us that a growing number of people are using The Sims to make sense of themselves and the other folks in their lives." [Scripting News] 9:46:15 AM    comment []

Doc on The new burglar mask. Haaretz describes a robbery by wi-fi. 9:43:29 AM    comment []

My So-Called Blog. In the online universe there exists a shadow high school where confessional girls and emo boys reveal all. But even the Web can't make being a teenager any easier. By Emily Nussbaum. [New York Times: Technology] 9:30:30 AM    comment []

SUNDAY COMICS [Begging To Differ] 9:27:48 AM    comment []

Best fiction of 2003. Salon's picks for the year's finest novels include off-center tales of the '70s, the slavery era and the Lewis and Clark expedition, a battle with troublesome software code, and the purgatory of boarding school. [Salon.com] 9:17:00 AM    comment []

Lessig: "Go find me a way to do this.". O'Neill on Bush on the decision to invade Iraq, "days" after entering office in January 2001, months before 9/11 (as if 9/11 had anything to do with Iraq). 9:12:28 AM    comment []

Year in review: Operating system strategies. Microsoft talked up the Tablet OS and Media Center, while dreaming Longhorn. Meanwhile, Linux moved ahead, despite SCO threats, and Apple unleashed its latest big cat, Panther. [CNET News.com - Front Door] 9:07:01 AM    comment []