Wednesday, August 21, 2002|
I have a kickass idea for sonifying this site, but first some work needs doing. 8:56:42 AM | permalink | comment [] |
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Writers and their prescient nomenclature "Today those characters sit in doctor's offices waiting for their medication. If they don't behave, they don't get invited out. Lexicographer Samuel Johnson, who also suffered from Tourette's syndrome, wouldn't get invited to literary dinner parties today. He'd be in a rusty RV somewhere, churning out aphorisms to read to lost motorists looking for directions." [The Globe And Mail] Interesting article about the power and danger of naming the intangible. Not, I think, improved by the use of the word pelagic. 8:48:38 AM | permalink | comment [] |
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Dan Gillmor on dark clouds and sliver linings "A consumer's role is limited to ordering what's on the menu and paying for it. A customer wonders what's not on the menu, asks for something he or she actually wants and then negotiates the terms." [via Doc] 8:20:01 AM | permalink | comment [] |
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Lawyer says she 'got carried away' "I was just giving him a hug and it got carried away" [The Globe And Mail] Gives new meaning to pro bono. 7:45:44 AM | permalink | comment [] |
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DOJ to swappers: Law's not on your side "Christopher Cookson, executive vice president of Warner Bros. and another panelist, said there was 'a need for governments to step in and maintain order in society.'" [Tomalak's Realm] Hmmm. You mean this kind of order? 7:37:23 AM | permalink | comment [] |
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Students Say MS Buys Curriculum "Microsoft gives money to the University of Waterloo in a research partnership. The school offers a new course in the company's programming language. More than a coincidence?" [Wired News] 7:23:14 AM | permalink | comment [] |
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