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Reviewed in The Danforth review by Geoffrey Cook.Geoffrey Cook. .< 11:05:34 PM  >On this day in 1997 Doc Searls wrote his world-famous ode to Steve Jobs. He totally nailed it. "Steve's art has always been first class, and priced accordingly."  [Scripting News]Wow. Thanks to Dave for pointing to this. Doc really does nail it. All Mac fans and anyone wondering what the fuss is all about should read this. .< 10:34:05 PM >The real goal is the seizure of Saudi oil. Comment: Iraq is no threat. Bush wants war to keep US control of the region, writes Mo Mowlam. [Guardian Unlimited] .< 10:30:44 PM >Thanks to Scott Mace for this pointer. Apparently in North American the Internet is in pretty bad shape this evening. According to the Internet Traffic Report's measurement, 59 percent packet loss. But everything looks fine from my workstation. [Scripting News]No apparent problems here. Pretty cool site. .< 10:19:02 PM >Great fonts aren't free - a quick search on myfonts.com shows that the full family would cost around $80 USD if purchased on its own. If you are new to Mac OS X, Cochin joins an exceptional collection of some of the best typefaces in the industry. [Ken Bereskin's Radio Weblog] .< 5:21:10 PM >Pot less harmful than alcohol: Senate report 
Marijuana is less harmful than alcohol and should be governed by the same sort of regulations, says a Senate committee. [CBC News] Duh . . . .< 5:14:38 PM >A Sound WTC Remembrance. A new sonic memorial is gathering audio artifacts that chronicle the history of the World Trade Center and its neighborhood before, during and after Sept. 11. By Kendra Mayfield. [Wired News] Great idea. Audio is powerful stuff. .< 12:43:45 PM >That Was the Day That Was. A year after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, researchers are building digital archives to capture snapshots of what some are calling the 'first major event of the Internet age.' By Kendra Mayfield. [Wired News] This was the day I got serious about my weblog. I posted links to stories here and wrote notes here. .< 12:28:05 PM >New interview show for CBC Radio One Toronto -- Broadcaster Jane Hawtin, who hosted and produced her own cable-TV talk show, Jane Hawtin Live, is returning to radio this weekend with a new national interview program on CBC Radio One called Stranded. FULL STORY [The Globe and Mail: Arts] .< 12:26:18 PM >Melting pot gets a Creole flavour Big cities are a magnet for many cultures. How they interact, RAY CONLOGUE writes, is a key dimension for researchers who are studying what makes a big city tick
By RAY CONLOGUE
TORONTO -- In a little office on Bloor Street, sociologists from York University lurk close to their unsuspecting subject: the seething multiracial, many-cultured downtown of a modern Canadian city. Their object is to strip away the polite jargon of multiculturalism and find out exactly what is happening in big cities trying to absorb far more immigrants, from more places, than cities have ever had to do before. FULL STORY [The Globe and Mail: Arts] An old story heats up. A smart hedge on Apple's part to cover themselves. But not something that's goingn to happen any time soon. A good article. |
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