Wednesday, January 1, 2003Bill R.: In case anyone starts reading Samuel Pepys's diary, here's who he was..
http://www.montaguemillennium.com/Research/h_1703_pepys.htm
- Posted by William A. Riski - 10:09:43 PM - comment []
Bill R.: OK, maybe you never thought of asking this question. But once you read the article, you have to admit it is an interesting answer.
And having lived in Europe for several years, this kind of event falls into the category of 'American culture' that my French friends were always asking about - and that I often couldn't explain.
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ball dropping. Why we drop a ball on Times' Square.
[Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog]
- Posted by William A. Riski - 9:49:43 PM - comment []
Bill R.: I agree with Adam. Once you get used to reading a daily column or journal (e.g., a weblog, or any of the many columns in newspapers), I find it fascinating to imagine reading one from the 1600's.
I'm not familiar with Samuel Pepys, but I'll read him for a while and see why his thoughts have survived for over 300 years. He must be pretty interesting. After all, how many writers today can imagine someone in the year 2302 still wanting to read what they wrote?
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ye olde weblog. Dennis reports that diarist Samuel Pepys diary from the 17th century has been converted to a weblog. Here's the cool part, a new entry will be published each day starting January 1 2003.
| It gets better, there's an rss feed to subscribe to. |
| Very trippy thought, receiving this voice from the past on a daily basis. |
- Posted by William A. Riski - 9:38:53 PM - comment []
Bill R.: Always interesting to see a summary of (recent) history. Here's two views of 2002. One financial and the other scientific.
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On a New Years' note: Top 10 Business Stories of 2002 [The Motley Fool], Top 25 Science Stories. [Scientific American]. Still working on those resolutions... [www.gulker.com - words and pictures from Silicon Valley]
- Posted by William A. Riski - 9:27:23 PM - comment []
