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... ? JOHN AND JOHN a sick comic by d!o?copyright 2001
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... ? Six Foot Two: On BloggingGoogle Answers, eh? Anyway, I want to know why some people, like you and me, no matter how hard they try, can't keep their blogs alive for more than a few months. And I'd also like to know why they keep coming back to it. There you go. Now start writing. Raj.
... ? free speech gagged--thanks to the Patriot Act | Metafilter
... ? Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Lego plays well as Britain's favourite toy
... ? The Observer | Magazine | About last nightOne in three Britons suffers some form of sleeplessness. Here, chronic insomniac Aminatta Forna shines a light on the dark secrets of the wide awake club
... ? Bukowski: Born Into This | Metafilter2004-05-30
... ? Art & File Specifications
... ? David Baron's CSS Playground
... ? Capobianco Gallery closed? | Metafilter
... ? Spacefem.com: Your ColorThis quiz is simple. You check the box next to a word that describes you, and you get to see what name HTML color best represents your personality. The colors are found based on hue (how you think), saturation (how much you do about it), and lightness (the effect you think it has). Fairly simple, but fun in a way that other lame color tests aren't, because there are 140 possible results and it uses a lot more math. So, on with the checkboxes...
... ? Shroomery - Magic Mushrooms: Join the Shroomery's Folding@Home Team!
... ? The War Effort - A New Kind Of Comedy About "A New Kind Of War"
... ?BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Arts | Export ban for 'lost' Bacon art
Bacon believed the painting had been destroyed and it was only rediscovered after the artist's death in 1992.
Withdrawn from exhibition twice, Bacon sent the work to his art material supplier and later expressed regret at its loss.
... ? BBC - What's On - Programme Information for Israel's Nuclear WhistleblowerSun 30 May, 22:45 - 23:25 40 mins
Mordechai Vanunu spent 18 years behind bars for revealing Israel's nuclear secrets. Freed last month he's still forbidden to leave Israel or speak to foreigners. This is the exclusive BBC interview the Israeli Secret Service tried to block.
... ? Turning the TideThe official weblog of Noam Chomsky, including exclusive, original observations drawn from personal correspondence, ZNet Sustainer Forums posts, and direct blog entries
... ?BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Saudi troops raid hostage compound
... ? The Observer | Magazine | Enter the dragonIn the early Eighties, the notorious Ford Estate boasted Britain's highest rate of heroin abuse among teenagers. Now, two decades later, Ursula Kenny discovers that many of these youngsters have never escaped the spectre of drugs
... ? BBC NEWS | Technology | Instant messaging grows up
... ?Guardian Unlimited | Arts reviews | The quiet American
Though most of us have only seen the posters, Edward Hopper's paintings have become icons of 20th-century American life. But what are they like in reality? His first British show for a generation defies all expectations
... ?2004-05-29Talulah Gosh on TweeNet
... ? Neowin.net - Where unprofessional journalism looks better - Neowin Interview : Justin Frankel, creator of Winamp and Nullsoft
... ? Pluck: In the NewsPluck Launches Free Browser Companion to Improve Online Information Management (*New*)
5/24/2004 - Pluck Corp., a software company dedicated to making it easier to manage Internet information, today unveiled the Pluck web browser companion application, which greatly improves the way users search, retrieve, organize and share information found online.
The new application, which integrates with Microsoft Internet Explorer, is available for free.
Full PDF of Press Release http://www.pluck.com/docs/Pluck-PressRelease-5-24-2004.pdf
... ?BBC NEWS | In Depth | 2003 | Military fact files
An analysis of the military superiority that allowed the US-led coalition to overwhelm Iraq.
... ? Chris Hardwick -=[bio]=- TRON: THE ROCK OPERA-Yes, Nerds and lovers of Nerds, it's the 12-minute rock opera celebrating the load of cyber-brilliance that was shot all over the unsuspecting, self-indulgent tits of 1982, TRON.
Unfortunately, for reasons beyond my control, we probably won't be performing it anymore which sucks because we only played it 4 or 5 times. In any case, the best I can offer is a crappy recording from a December show at Spaceland in L.A that 18 people enjoyed. Please like it, even in its assy state:
... ? Jobs Editorial | Jobsadvice default | Could you cut it as a creative?The arts and media are notoriously difficult to break into - no wonder as they offer some of the most glamorous and exciting jobs around. To get ahead you'll need talent, contacts, determination and the ability to work for nothing.
... ? Jobs Editorial | Jobsadvice default | Jobs advice discover your niche
... ?Guardian Unlimited | Arts features | Prophet of a pitiless world
John Berger used to think Francis Bacon painted only to shock and his appeal would soon wear thin. But at a new show in Paris, he realised the painter's personal preoccupations have become terrifyingly relevant
... ?Guardian Unlimited | Arts features | Heroes and wretches
For most of her life, Alice Neel was barely known - she was a figurative artist when abstract expressionism was all the rage, and being a woman didn't help, either. But full-on, psychologically and sociologically acute portraits were her strength, and she stuck with it. Eventually, says Suzie Mackenzie, the world caught up with her
... ? Guardian Unlimited | Online | The future is flat-screen2004-05-28Is Samsung poised to pull alongside Sony in the race to become the leading electronics brand, asks Ashley Norris
... ?Reviews - Suede : Singles
Asphalt, terylene, glitter and grit… Suede were a band who knew their substances. Right from their first single in 1992, Brett Anderson and the boys had an eye and instinct for the sights, smells, feelings and tastes that made up the fabric of early Nineties society. The rush of a pill, the sting of a lovebite, the sadness of a down-at-heel seaside resort - the precision of Suede’s descriptions and evocations combined to create a mental landscape that’s one of the most recognisable in pop, and from which they could not, eventually, escape.
... ? New Order return to 'dance' music for new album - NME.COMThe band told BBC 6Music that the album, currently being recorded in Bath, is similar in flavour to their 1989 collection 'Technique' rather than 2001's guitar-heavy 'Get Ready'.
... ?BitPass - Micropayment system for online content and services
... ?The William Gates Building in use
... ?Computer Laboratory - Assorted photos
The Computer Laboratory is the Computer Science department of the University of Cambridge.
... ? BOOKMOBILE projectNow in its third year, projet MOBILIVRE-BOOKMOBILE project is an annual touring exhibition of artist books, zines, and independent publications. Traveling by way of a vintage Airstream, the BOOKMOBILE visits a variety of venues in Canada and the US including community centers, schools, libraries, festivals and artist-run centers. A group of coordinators traveling with the exhibition facilitate a series of workshops, artist talks, and educational forums. The project has exposed thousands of visitors to a unique collection of independently produced book works.
... ?Interview with Billy Bragg
Five years in absentia, Billy Bragg finally resumed his career recently with the release of William Bloke and a promotional U.S. tour. The occasion prompted what we should have done years ago: a Big Takeover interview with the man himself!
... ? Terrorism in historical perspective Fred Halliday - openDemocracyTerrorism is the defining issue of the post 9/11 world. It is also one of the most confusing and contested words in the political lexicon. The route to understanding, says Fred Halliday, is through making connections: between past and present, state and insurgent violence, nationalist and religious movements. The result is an illuminating survey of terrorism’s history, current impact, and possible future.
... ? Slashdot | The Economics of Executing Virus Writers
... ?Sony to ship portable video, MP3 player next month | The Register
Having admitted this week that Apple beat it to offering the "Walkman of the 21st Century", Sony is fiercely fighting back to recapture the title. Earlier this month we reported on its first Vaio-branded colour portable music player, the VGF-AP1. Today, Sony unveiled a second machine, this time pitched even more as an adjunct to a home PC, but this time with still photography and video playback functionality. And in a rare move for Sony, the player supports MP3 rather than the company's own ATRAC audio format.
... ? Slashdot | Microsoft, Sony Announce iPod Competitors
... ? Spam My Gmail Account (prattboy@gmail.com)
... ?Las Vegas City Life
Our country
BY JOSHUA ELLIS
... ? Guardian Unlimited | Arts Friday Review | The Second Summer of Love
... ? Guardian Unlimited | Arts Friday Review | The God of small thingsHe is a master of the musical miniature. And now he's finally getting the recognition he deserves. Richard Causton on Jeremy Dale Roberts
... ? Guardian Unlimited | Arts Friday Review | Dirty pretty thingsThey played 'beautifully badly'. But Malcolm McLaren still fell in love with the New York Dolls - and became their manager. As the punk pioneers reunite for Morrissey's Meltdown, he relives their garish 1970s excesses. Below, today's bands pay tribute
... ?2004-05-27KORG.co.uk :: Legacy - Virtial Instrument Collection - MS-20 software synthesizer
Since the MS-20 went on sale in 1978, this semi-modular monophonic synthesizer has enjoyed unbroken popularity for its thick and solid sound, aggressive analog filters, and inexhaustible potential for creative patching.
... ? How to make a linkblog in Atom [dive into mark]
... ?BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Rings ready for their close-up
A new close up image of Saturn and its rings taken by the Cassini space probe reveals just how close the European-US mission now is to its target.
... ?BBC NEWS | In Pictures | In pictures: Doctor Who's assistants
Billie Piper is to follow in a long line of actors who have travelled through time with Doctor Who - including two early assistants Vicki, played by Maureen O'Brien, and Steven Taylor (right), played by future Blue Peter presenter Peter Purves.
... ? Design Observer: writings about design & culture: Stanley Kubrick and the Future of Graphic Design
... ? Slashdot | Rendering Shrek@Home?
... ? Download Aborted!: Can I Help to Render Shrek 3?
... ? Download Aborted!: Can I Help to Render Shrek 3?
... ? Guardian Unlimited | Arts galleries | Banned album covers index
... ?Guardian Unlimited | Arts features | Fragments of the universe
Cubism wasn't just a style. It was a full-scale inquiry into what it means to be alive. No wonder we still find it mystifying, says Jonathan Jones
... ? Wired 12.06: How Can I Sex Up This Blog Business?
... ? Wired 12.06: Welcome to Planet Pixar
... ? Slashdot | Fermilab Builds 500-Megapixel Camera
... ? C A N I G L I A
... ? Guardian Unlimited | Arts features | Top drawersDrawing has fallen out of fashion - and out of many school curriculums. Why? We asked David Hockney and Allen Jones, who have devoted this year's Royal Academy summer exhibition to it, to discuss
... ? Guardian Unlimited | Life | Why did the Paris airport terminal collapse?2004-05-26We won't know until the investigation reports. But normally tube-like buildings are extremely strong. Any loads placed on them are distributed around the whole structure. These "hoop stresses" are commonly used in nature - they are the reason that an eggshell is so strong relative to its thickness, for example.
... ?BBC NEWS | In Pictures | In pictures: Lost artworks
Gavin Turk's Floater was also destroyed.
... ? Slashdot | Geeks and Poker?
... ? Slashdot | Geeks and Poker?
... ?play / create
... ? Design Museum: London - design, architecture and fashion - DESIGNER OF THE YEAR 2004.Daniel Brown...yay!!..
... ? BBC - collective - designer of the year 2004
... ? Slashdot | BBC Creative Archive Based On Creative Commons
... ? BBC Creative Archive licensing to be based on Creative Commons - Digital-Lifestyles.info
... ? A Great Notion
... ? Guardian Unlimited UK Latest Met sued for 'soft' cannabis policy
... ? Bugs are everywhere! | Metafilter
... ? Pluck: Search, Retrieve, Organize & Share the WebPluck's suite of integrated applications helps you search, retrieve, organize and share the best parts of the web.
Pluck transforms Internet Explorer into a web workhorse!
And it’s free.
... ? Broadband Content Report: from paidContent.org
... ? Google moves toward clash with Microsoft | CNET News.com
... ? USATODAY.com - Grad student develops robot capable of doing origami
... ? Slashdot | Biochemistry Animations Using SVG
... ? HELL JAKE AND DINO CHAPMAN
... ?Phaidon Press
A collection of unique portraits by British born, New York based, fashion photographer Platon. Over 120 photographs have been selected from an enormous range of powerful images taken over the last decade and together they constitute a unique and dynamic cross-section through the cult of fame and power. Platon’s Republic is a window into today’s media-led culture that bombards, and sometimes overwhelms, us with images of world-wide importance juxtaposed with frivolity.
... ? Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Human rights climate 'worst in 50 years'
... ?Blogger Knowledge : Hello, Photoblogging
The fine folks at Picasa have worked with us to create the quickest, easiest way for Windows users to send photos to a blog—via IM. That's right, Instant Messaging has gone to the blogs. The IM client they built is called Hello. It's a peer-to-peer networking application that enables users to share photos and text-chat about them live. It's a snazzy little app but it's even more impressive when it's engineered to work seamlessly with Blogger.
... ? UK public sector now paid almost as much as commercial techies - silicon.comClose but no cigar
... ? orkut - news - statistics
... ? Slashdot | When 8 Megapixels Just Isn't Enough
... ?Science & Technology at Scientific American.com: Rat Study Shows That Exercise Promotes Neuron Growth
Regular exercise can benefit the body in a number of ways, from aiding weight loss to increasing energy levels and improving cardiovascular health. Findings published online this week by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences bolster the notion that the brain, too, can profit from physical activity. Results of rat studies indicate that exercise can stimulate the recovery of injured neurons.
... ? MP3 players - Compare prices - CNET Shopper.com
... ? BBC - 1Xtra - Rephlex Presents : GRIME - Pics
... ? Browse Top Level > archive.org : Audio
... ? Internet ArchiveThe Internet Archive is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, we provide free access to researchers, historians, scholars, and the general public.
... ?Wendy Carlos Surround1
Adventures in Surround Sound, from 7.2 to Quad (personal and historical notes, basics, and acoustic realities often forgotten)
... ? Oo(-_-)oO
... ? Social insects point to non-genetic origins of societies'The patterns are things that we call emergent properties - colony-level behaviors or structures that can be explained by looking at interactions,' Fewell said. 'The one that I am most interested in is division of labor, in which different individuals perform different tasks and specialize on different activities.
... ? Fast Company | Ten Commandments for Success on the Net
... ? Slashdot | Renewable Energy From Algae?
... ? BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Music | Downloads 'fuel music recovery'
... ?BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Venus clouds 'might harbour life'
There could be life on the planet Venus, US scientists have concluded in a report in the journal Astrobiology.
... ? BBC NEWS | UK | Care call to help convict addictsMore must be done to stop the "postcode lottery" of provision for drug-addicted persistent offenders after prison, a think tank has said. A massive expansion in residential centres is needed, the Re-thinking Crime and Punishment group believes.
... ? Guardian Unlimited | Arts news | Emin tent feared to be among Saatchi works lost in fire
... ? WARP : !!!
... ? Animation World Magazine - Ellen Wolff takes a look at new advances in Shrek 2
... ? Slashdot | Shrek 2 How-To
... ?2004-05-25Guardian Unlimited | Arts galleries | Edward Hopper at Tate Modern index
The luminous, often lonely paintings of Edward Hopper are being shown at Tate Modern from May 27 to September 5. Here are a few of the highlights
... ? absorb : reviews : compilation : grime
... ?Zenarchery.com: Download My Banners!
... ? Thinking differently (kottke.org)
... ? ANTIWARGAME
... ? Thirty Years With Computers (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox)
... ? Slashdot | Weblog System Features Compared
... ? Design by Fire: Design Eye for the Usability Guy
... ? BBC NEWS | England | Southern Counties | Milligan gets last laugh on graveRelatives of the former goon have now decided that it can bear the star's epitaph: "I told you I was ill."
... ? Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | David Aaronovitch: The trouble with Sontag's story
... ? Metafilter : Opioids past , present and future.2004-05-24
... ? Pan Sonic: Kesto (234:48:4): Pitchfork Review
... ? Open Source Shakespeare: search Shakespeare's works, read the texts
... ? Slashdot | Project Gutenberg Made Accessible
... ? Extending the Internet Explorer context menu
... ? Guardian Unlimited | Arts reviews | Morrissey, Manchester Evening News Arena
... ?Guardian Unlimited | Arts news | Restoration complete for Michelangelo's David
A fierce debate had raged about the best way to to clean its surface of dirt and grime. The original restorer Agnese Parronchi walked off the job last April when her preferred "dry" method of cleaning using brushes was rejected. Her replacement Cinzia Parnigoni completed the job using distilled water and a "mud pack" of cellulose pulp and clay.
... ? ONDotnet.com: Graphical Composition in Avalon [Mar. 08, 2004]2004-05-23
... ? Introducing 3D in Avalon and 2D/3D Integration
... ? Slashdot | When Robots Play Games
... ?The New York Times > Magazine > Encounter: Music's Misery Man Returns
Standing stoically under a haze of hair spray, the 45-year-old Morrissey -- hair a tad thinner than it was in the Smiths days, sideburns speckled gray -- wore modishly distressed jeans and a white blazer. He wore, too, his signature stare: a stony, blue-eyed gaze that toes the line between apathy and ache.
... ? The New York Times > Magazine > Regarding the Torture of Others - SUSAN SONTAG
... ? The Observer | OMM | The first teenage dreamFirst the Teds, then the squares... the notion of the teenager was born 50 years ago. Simon Napier-Bell, later manager of Wham! and celebrated pop author, reveals how he came of age - in every way
... ? The Observer | OMM | Inside grimeFrom the tower blocks of east London comes the thrilling sound of grime. By Chris Campion
... ? The Observer | UK News | Cocaine deaths double as price crashes2004-05-22
... ? Guardian Unlimited | Arts features | We like it like thisFor more than 30 years, Glastonbury has been the festival global superstars want to play. But why? What is the attraction of all that mud and mayhem? Crispin Aubrey and John Shearlaw find out
... ? v-2 Organisation | news | Bodies2004-05-21
... ? Brain tricks | Metafilter
... ? Ginsberg's Celestial Homework | Metafilter
... ?Literary Kicks: NealCassady
The real genius behind the Beat movement in literature never published a book during his life. He appeared as a main character in many books, though, from 'Go' by John Clellon Holmes to 'On The Road' by Jack Kerouac to 'The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test' by Tom Wolfe. His free-flowing letter writing style inspired the young Kerouac to break his ties to the sentimental style he'd picked up from Thomas Wolfe and invent his notion of 'spontaneous prose.' Without Neal Cassady, the Beat Generation would never have happened.
... ?L'Arengario. Beat Generation: Neal Cassady
... ? Google's Blogger Boss Focuses on the UserIn a wide-ranging conversation with eWEEK's Steve Gillmor, Blogger co-founder and Google Program Manager Evan Williams runs through the changes in the software, the company, and the RSS and ATOM content syndication ecology.
... ? Living WAY off the grid. | Metafilter
... ? Bill Gates on weblogs and RSS. | Metafilter
... ?Salon.com Arts & Entertainment | "The Saddest Music in the World"
... ? Onion Skinned Drop Shadows: A List Apart
... ? Print It Your Way: A List Apart
... ? BBC NEWS | Health | Thousands may be harbouring vCJD
... ?Guardian Unlimited | Arts galleries | Dan Chung index
This week, the Guardian's Dan Chung was named photographer of the year at the prestigious Picture Editors' Awards. Here is a selection of his winning work from 2003.
... ? Guardian Unlimited | Arts features | 'It's not haute cuisine'2004-05-20Why is ex-KLF prankster Bill Drummond travelling the country making people soup? Dave Simpson finds out
... ? BBC NEWS | Magazine | 10 things the Google ethics committee could discuss
... ?BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Cosmos 'a billion years older'
"The Universe could be a billion years older than was thought, according to Italian and German scientists."
... ? Science & Technology at Scientific American.com: Decoding Schizophrenia -- [ NEURAL PHARMACOLOGY ] -- A fuller understanding of signaling in the brain of people with this disorder offers new hope for improved therapyThe ability of PCP and ketamine to induce a broad spectrum of schizophrenialike symptoms suggests that these drugs replicate some key molecular disturbance in the brain of schizophrenic patients. At the molecular level the drugs impair the functioning of the brain signaling systems that rely on glutamate, the main excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain.
... ? Colin's Movie Monologue Page
... ? Requiem for a DreamSara: Big deal? You drove up in a cab. Did you see who had the best seat? I'm somebody now, Harry. Everybody likes me. Soon, millions of people will see me and they'll all like me. I'll tell them about you, your father, how good he was to us. Remember? It's a reason to get up in the morning. It's a reason to lose weight. To fit in a red dress. It's a reason to smile. It makes tomorrow alright. (sighs) What have I got, Harry? Hm? Why should I even make the bed or wash the dishes? I do them. But why should I? I'm alone. Your father's gone. You're gone. I've no one to...care for. What have I got, Harry? ......I'm lonely. (starting to cry a little) I'm old.
... ? Wired News: Mac SE Alive and Kicking on Web
... ? Slashdot | Cellular Automata and Music Using Java
... ?BBC NEWS | In Pictures | In Pictures: Andy Warhol exhibits
... ?2004-05-19BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Claim made for new form of life
Doctors claim to have uncovered new evidence that the tiny particles known as "nannobacteria" are indeed alive and may cause a range of human illnesses. The existence of nannobacteria is one of the most controversial of scientific questions - some experts claim they are simply too small to be life forms.
... ? speak & spell texas instruments simulator
... ?BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Disaster may have killed ancients
The remains of 28 early humans found buried at the bottom of a cave shaft in northern Spain may belong to a group that died suddenly in a "catastrophe".
... ? BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Music | Joy Division film 'in planning'
... ? J G Ballard : Millennium People : An interview with spike magazine .. ( ta to Wibby )
... ? JeaneCash on the nail,
It's just a fairytale
Oh ...
And I don't believe in magic anymore
... ? Artificial Life Games Homepage
... ? Guardian Unlimited | Arts news | Buildings and battles in Turner prize shortlist2004-05-18
... ? Guardian Unlimited Film | News | Star Wars rumour mill shifts into gear
... ? BBC NEWS | Magazine | Morrissey: Why the fuss?
... ? BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Film | Review: Fahrenheit 9/11
... ? ON THIS DAY | 18 | 1964: Mods and Rockers jailed after seaside riots2004-05-17
... ? Slashdot | Welcome to the 'Plogging' World
... ?The New York Times > Arts > Art & Design > The Library That Puts on Fishnets and Hits the Disco
A photograph of Rem Koolhaas's new Central Library in Seattle.
... ? Cities CollectionWelcome to the Cities Collection of images. This collection hosts the best views of cities around the globe as photographed by astronauts while in orbit.
... ? Guardian Unlimited | Online | The role of play
... ?Guardian Unlimited | Arts features | Attention to detail
Stephen Gill takes pictures of those small moments most of us miss. In the first of a three-part series, Jon Ronson analyses one man's obsession with the minutiae of modern life
... ? BBC NEWS | Magazine | What does a deaf rave sound like?
... ?2004-05-16FrontPage - DoubleType
DoubleType is an open source graphical typeface designer that builds TrueType font file.
Written in Java, DoubleType runs on platforms supported by Java, including Windows, Linux, and Macintosh.
Glyphs are stored in XML based file to aid collaboration using existing tools such as CVS.
... ?BBC - BBC Four Storyville - Comandante
COMANDANTE - Oliver Stone, USA/Spain, 2003 Sunday 16 May 2004 9.20pm-10.55pm; rpt 12.20am-1.55am
In 2002 Oliver Stone spent three days in Cuba with Fidel Castro frankly discussing everything from world events to their favourite movies. Comandante is the compelling result of the trip.
... ? Yes, but did you have GOSUB? | Metafilter
... ? eBay item 4168613020 (Ends 25-May-04 15:33:31 BST) - Wanking Sock (Used)
... ? MediaGuardian.co.uk | Creative lounge | Online
... ?The Observer | Food monthly | Food: David Rowan explores the cutting edge of food technology
Still worried about 'E' numbers? Do try to keep up. How about sliced bread that lasts for months? Or steak and chips rustled up from the submolecular constituents of nothing more than fresh air? As David Rowan reports, food technologists are dreaming up ever new ways of feeding us.
... ? Richard D James, live in paris, 15/5/04 | xltronic.com | messageboard
... ? MetaCreativity | MetafilterWhat is the modus operandi of creativity? According to two cognitive scientists, Gilles Fauconnier and Mark Turner, the subconscious operation of conceptual blending. The formal theory, known as the Network Model of Conceptual Integration (CI), seeks to explain how creative insights are derived from pre-existing knowledge and understanding.
... ? Sounds good? | Metafilter - My goal here is to teach you how to create the best MP3s possible
... ? Slashdot | New Wave Of File-Sharing Embraces Secrecy
... ? Slashdot | Cryptic Code Stumps Experts
... ? FSO Transcription - Dr. Didier Sornette "Why Stock Markets Crash " - 03/01/2003
... ? What is the future of the US stock market? | Metafilter
... ? Playing With TimeHere at the Playing With Time web site, unseen worlds of change will be revealed. You will see time sped up and slowed down, and behold the beauty of change. Time will be in your hands to witness, replay, and even create. You never know... you might not look at things quite the same way again.
... ?BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Arts | 'Dying' sparrow on show at Tate
A "dying" sparrow has become the first of a series of installations in a new space at London's Tate Modern. Created by Danish and Norwegian duo Michael-Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset, the stunned sparrow appears to be trapped inside the museum window.
... ? The Observer | Magazine | Dear MariellaHe's worked hard to kick his heroin habit, so why are his girlfriends now giving him the boot?
... ?2004-05-15The Observer | Magazine | Handbags & Gladrags
She's a committed feminist with a PhD in political science; a former communist who trained as a mime artist... She's also the creative force behind the world's most influential fashion brand. Michael Specter visits Miuccia Prada in her Milan studio and home to see how a label became a legend.
... ? IDEASFACTORY UK - Art & Design Zone: Feature on Turner Prize winning potter, Grayson Perry
... ? IDEASFACTORY UK - Art & Design Zone: Grayson Perry 2
... ? k-punk "'War strips us of the later accretions of civilization and lays bare the primal man in each of us. It compels us once more to be heroes who cannot believe in their own death; it stamps strangers as enemies, whose death is to be brought about or desired; it tells us to disregard the death of those we love.' - Freud "
... ? Andy Budd::Blogography: An Objective Look at Table Based vs. CSS Based Design
... ? XAMLBlogs.com
... ? SecurityFocus HOME News: Spam fighters infiltrate spam clubs
... ? BBC NEWS | Magazine | For newspapers, size mattersNewspaper readers in the UK have for decades had a simple choice: tabloid or broadsheet. From next week it's not so clear.
... ? BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Europe to back GM corn for humans
... ? Guardian Unlimited | Arts critics | Morrissey, You Are the Quarry
... ? Guardian Unlimited | Arts Friday Review | 'In modern America, no nightmare is forbidden'JG Ballard reveals what the Hollywood disaster movie says about the US psyche
... ?2004-05-14Guardian Unlimited | Arts features | The good old naughty days
In life Tamara de Lempicka was a Left Bank bisexual with an appetite for bohemian living. Her work, though, portrays the dubious glamour and discipline of fascism
... ?A New Kind of Science: The NKS Forum
This is the official forum for the NKS community, and for public discussion of issues related to Stephen Wolfram's A New Kind of Science. It is read and moderated by members of the Wolfram Science Group.
The forum is intended both to provide further explanation of ideas and discoveries in the book, and to serve as a communication medium for research and collaboration building on the contents of the book. Informed debate is appropriate so long as it is constructive in furthering the exploration of NKS ideas.
... ? Dosage and Ingestion - - Magic Mushroom Dosage Calculator
... ? Separation: The Web Designer's Dilemma: A List ApartSeparation: The Web Designer’s Dilemma by Michael Cohen
With all the discussion about separating presentation from content (and structure), it’s easy to lose track of the goal. So let’s step back, define our terms, and take a look at why it matters.
... ?TASCHEN Books: Pop Culture - New Titles - 1000 Signs - Facts
This book features an amusing collection of signs from around the world. Divided into chapters by type (animals, men, stop, danger, weapons, transport, children, toilets, work, no!, etc.), the signs demonstrate how different cultures portray the icons with which we are all so familiar. The diverse selection of photographs is accompanied by texts describing the cultural and social significance of signs. You may even learn things from this book that could save your life the next time you travel!
... ?TASCHEN Books: Travel - All Titles - Cheap Hotels - Facts
Cheap Hotels -Author(s): McLane, Daisann - ardcover, 165 x 222 mm, 192 pages
Travel ecstasy I spent four years on the road, staying in more than 200 budget hotels from Berlin to Bali, and took photos of my rooms before I turned down the covers every night. Along the way, I discovered that travel ecstasy usually increases in inverse proportion to your hotel bill. Cheap Hotels is a quirky memoir of a life lived under hideous bedspreads, a guide to choosing inexpensive hotels that embody the spirit of a place.
... ?Philosopher's Stone Truffles - Fresh Magic Mushrooms
The Psilocybe Tampanensis truffle is also known as the philosophers stone. This hallucinogen will give you a stoned, psychedelic, philosophical, happy and visual trip. The philosophers stone can last as long as 6 hours. Its very different from the other magic mushrooms and it tastes better too! This psilocybe truffle is a psychedelic (hallucinogen) and psilocin and psilocybin. Because of the different effects of this truffle, it is often compared to other Psilocybe magic mushrooms other psychedelic alkaloids are suspected to be present.
Fresh Psilocybe Tampanensis truffles are technically not mushrooms and do not look anything like magic mushrooms; they're closer to muesli or breakfast cereals.
According to some experienced trippers, Psilocybe Tampanensis is a very good alternative to magic mushrooms for first time users, because they give a good feeling and it is an easy controllable trip compared to other psychedelics.
