Wednesday, May 21, 2003

The Matrix way of knowledge. From the Gnostic gospels to the visions of Descartes to the shamanic quests of Eastern mystics, the Wachowski brothers' pop opus weaves a dense web of philosophical and metaphysical allusions. [Salon.com] 11:50:08 PM

A hole in our hearts. The last-ever "Buffy" episode leaves Sunnydale destroyed, the Slayer alone but not alone and the surviving Scoobies headed who-knows-where on a school bus. [Salon.com] 11:49:38 PM

Far-Flung Artworks, Side by Side Online. A cooperative effort by 39 museums has put images of more than 100,000 artworks online. By Matthew Mirapaul. [New York Times: Technology] 11:49:23 PM

Nat'l Instruments unveils LabVIEW 7 Express [The Macintosh News Network] 11:49:08 PM

BusinessWeek: Summer of Mac?. Alex Salkever suggests that this may be the Summer of Mac in his latest Byte of the Apple column for BusinessWeek Online. Salkever's supposition comes from a convergence of events that he sees as important to Apple's future -- and its stock prices. He suggests that this summer may be one of Apple's "best seasons in a long time," in fact. [MacCentral] 9:54:58 AM