Thursday, March 22, 2007

cybernetics and the visions VISION THING But as Gully Jimson says, in The Horse's Mouth, "It wasn't the vision I had." Neither is Second Life. Chia and her buds build their treehouses in corporate ghost sites. That's the difference. Interstitial. Gotta be interstitial. Call me when you get it worked out. I'll be on eBay. William Gibson's Vision Realized - Bill [Gibson Blog] 10:38:23 PM

tiny owl Tiny Rare Owl Spotted in Peru Reserve. (AP) -- An extremely rare species of tiny owl has been seen in the wild for the first time, the American Bird Conservancy said Thursday. The long-whiskered owlet, one of the world's smallest owls, was discovered in 1976. Researchers have caught a few specimens in nets after dark but had not seen it in nature. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news] 9:28:17 PM

World Vision's Response To the Iraq Refugee Crisis Iraq: World Vision's Response To the Refugee Crisis. Ongoing sectarian violence within Iraq has forced 2 million Iraqis to flee to neighboring countries, most leaving their homes, belongings, and livelihoods behind. In Jordan alone, between 500,000 and 700,000 Iraqi refugees struggle to cope without access to health care, jobs, or education for their children. [World Vision Latest News] 8:56:25 PM