Thursday, July 01, 2004

'Fahrenheit 9/11' sparks file-sharing flare-up. Critic of Michael Moore's film posts a link to a downloadable pirated version, says director would approve. [CNET News.com] 10:06:46 PM    comment []

NIFTY. See the electoral college map, guess the election year. I got 11 out of 16, though I needed the hints for #5 and #10. [Begging To Differ] 10:06:38 PM    comment []

Tyranny and Faction in The Federalist (PDF) 5:36:54 PM    comment []

Humble Bacteria Found to Possess Precision Clocks. On Scientific American [NewsIsFree: Popular Items] 7:32:53 AM    comment []

Dude, Where's That Elite?. With Michael Moore as the left's most visible spokesman, it's time to retire the "liberal elite" label. By By BARBARA EHRENREICH. [The New York Times > Opinion] 7:32:45 AM    comment []

Now and Zen. On the 20th anniversary of its release, Husker Du's landmark album "Zen Arcade" proves there was way more to '80s music than kitsch, camp and bad haircuts. [Salon.com] 7:32:14 AM    comment []

Piracy arrest at 'Spidey' opening night. On CNN [NewsIsFree: Popular Items] 7:32:09 AM    comment []

Post: Interruptive Technology and the Death of Deep Thought. For those of you who know me, you know that I think Gauss is cool :: Gauss was so tremendously smart that he accomplished 10 times more than the average genius and I think I've started to understand how. Just imagine Gauss's day: every morning he would wake up, and have nothing to do but work on his latest theories ... 8-10 hours of uninterrupted time to think. Imagine that. Nowadays its just the opposite: its hard to get 8-10 *minutes* of uninterrupted time, and this is mainly due to the interruptive communication technologies that saturate every minute of our... [OK/Cancel] 7:24:17 AM    comment []

Through the Taste Buds, an Idyll Relived. Summers past do not have to be gone forever with sites that sell nostalgia-inspiring food. By By MICHELLE SLATALLA. [The New York Times > Technology] 7:23:43 AM    comment []

Wired News: E-Mail Snooping Ruled Permissible. Disturbing. [Hack the Planet] 7:23:36 AM    comment []