What the World Thinks of America

Interesting responses to a worldwide survey regarding opinions about America and American culture; from the BBC: The BBC hosted a unique global television debate about America’s place in the world with 10 other … Read more

Instructions for Life

Instructions for Life in the new millennium from the Dalai Lama (via Greg): 1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk. 2. When you lose, don’t lose the … Read more

Won’t Get Fooled Again

It’s hard to fool the solid, patriotic citizens of America’s heartland. Here’s another example, brought to us by the Des Moines Register: John Ashcroft Is Coming To Town Refrain: Oh! You better watch … Read more

On the Beach

Oh happy day! One of the most anticipated CDs of all time, Neil Young’s On the Beach, has finally been released. I picked up a copy yesterday at Tower, and it’s as enjoyable … Read more

We’re Still Waiting

This is the tail end of a once meaningful discussion over on rec.photo.digital: > No. *I* have all the answers. Go ahead, ask me anything. 😉 OK. If a train left Philadelphia at … Read more

State of the Union, Summer 2003

From Dave Farber’s Interesting People [IP] mailing list. Conservative or liberal, if you’re an American, you’re not imagining things if you suspect that there’s something amiss in our great country. Sometimes it takes … Read more

Lemmings 2003

Here’s a fun little amusement: lemmings, a simple yet enjoyable game from the early 90’s, was recently re-programmed, in javascript!?, by crisp as an entry for a dhtml contest. Yes, this game, which … Read more

Public Service Announcement

So, you took the effort to get yourself placed on the National Do Not Call list. Now you won’t get any more unsolicited calls, right? Guess again. The law has a number of … Read more