World War II message washes up
A bottle containing a message from a refugee fleeing the Nazis during World War II is found on a remote Swedish beach. [BBC News | Europe | World Edition] 
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Krishnamurti

"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society."

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Books Go To War: Between 1943 and 1947, the Council on Books in Wartime published 1322 small-format books (4 in. x 5.75 in. âo[per thou] designed to fit easily into the pockets of service uniforms) for distribution to United States service personnel. These books were unabridged volumes spanning a variety of topics: popular fiction, humor, classic literature, music, psychology, war stories, etc. Because the books were distributed only to overseas troops, and printed on cheap paper (intended to be read, passed around, and discarded), they've become hard-to-find, the subject of museum exhibits and, in the case of the rarer titles, the object of collectors' desire. [MetaFilter] 
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Things They've Learned: Why bother figuring out universal truths for yourself when someone else has already done it for you. Find out how a neurotic comedian, a sausage magnate, a genome decoder, and the world's most famous nuclear power plant safety inspector distill life's truths into twenty or so insightful and humorous statements. [MetaFilter] 
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Gates Provides Windows Crash Statistic. cybercuzco writes "In an otherwise innocuous article at they NYT (FRRYYY) Bill Gates says that according to error reporting software in windows, 5% of all ... [Slashdot] 
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Seeking Hussein and His Successor: History in a War Zone. Three new documentaries focusing on the American war in Iraq offer an object lesson in the perils of trying to record history as it happens. By Laura Miller. [New York Times: International] 
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Growth Job Sector: Freelance Technical Support. An anonymous reader wrotes: "Over at World New York, they've posted excellent advice to the geek masses: If you're out of work and know how to use a computer, ... [Slashdot] 
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