To 99% of the population, the web is still a place. Something we go visit. Soon the web will become not only where we are, but who we are. In time we will realize how much of a societal shift the web will have caused. I think it’s fundamental the other 1% understand that. – [...]
The Wife and I broke down and finally bought seasons 2.5 and part of season 3 of Battlestar Galactica from the iTunes store this past week. This morning we were watching the first episode of season 3, “Occupation/Precipice” (they’re sold as one episode) when a few things said caught my ear. I’m in the process [...]
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Alright, folks: time for another edition of Le Linkage, the incidental series chronicling some of the more interesting pages I find in my stumbles through the Web. Today’s episode features stories about Nigerian scammers, anthropology, human enhancement, science fiction, some humor, and of course, another simple online game. Enjoy.
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Twice have I gone to the theater to see the new film The Pursuit of Happyness and twice have I failed to get tickets. It’s the strangest phenomenon. The shows would be available while we are there on line, but would be sold out while we are just a few people away from acquiring our [...]
I found these while using StumbleUpon (which I now hear is available for both Firefox and IE7) and thought “Why not?” History and literature are littered with deep quotes from people who had the audacity to think. These are but a few.
“There’s a boycott now of Danish products in the Muslim world. Luckily not too many mosques are made out of Legos.” – Jay Leno “President Bush unveiled his new $2.2 trillion budget. The president settled on $2 trillion after being told that $2 bazillion was not a real number.” – Conan O’Brien “The trial of [...]
In honor of the 25th anniversary of Reaganomics, I hereby provide the following quotes by then-President Ronald “One for the Gipper” Reagan. These are more food-for-thought than anything else, but if you have anythoughts you’d like to share (pro or con), feel free to do it here. “Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, [...]
Frankly, I think this makes for a great thought as we begin to formulate our New Year’s resolutions: [T]he ancients knew something which we seem to have forgotten. All means prove but a blunt instrument, if they have not behind them a living spirit. But if the longing for the achievement of the goal is [...]
Stumbling around the Internet, I found this and thought it worth reprinting here. It’s the United Nation’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights, one of the cornerstone documents of the United Nations. Read through it and see whether your government is violating any of these principles. You might be surprised (especially if you live in the [...]
This is the text of the Commencement address by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, delivered on June 12, 2005. I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is [...]
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