artlung: a personal website ... december 2001

December 10, 2001 Eight posts

10-Dec-2001

rudy turned me on to this dispatch from Craig Saila… rudy turned me on to this dispatch from Craig Saila about how the events of September 11th have brought out an ugly side to some blogs. I myself stopped reading one or two blogs which were formerly filled with tastilicious nuggets of useful information, and have subsequently turned into piles of steaming vitriol. I still...
10-Dec-2001

Fun fact: Email is 30 years old Fun fact: Email is 30 years old
10-Dec-2001

Funny… Funny, via Dave Farber‘s Interesting-People list: Capitalism – You have two cows. – You sell one and buy a bull. – Your herd multiplies, and the economy grows. – You sell them and retire on the income. Enron Venture Capitalism – You have two cows. – You sell three of them to your publicly listed...
10-Dec-2001

From October: Spice Girls: Exactly the Reason Why Bin Laden Hates the West From October: Spice Girls: Exactly the Reason Why Bin Laden Hates the West
10-Dec-2001

More from September… More from September – photographs from around the world in response to the attacks: a heartfelt thank you
10-Dec-2001

A nice piece by Charles Platt from September: The Enduring Power of Stupidity A nice piece by Charles Platt from September: The Enduring Power of Stupidity
10-Dec-2001

I hate being sick… I hate being sick.
10-Dec-2001

I used to love making mix tapes… I used to love making mix tapes. From USA Today, an article about the history of, and decline of cassettes. I suppose CD burners will take over, but cassettes are a pretty robust technology. CDs certainly have not proven as resilient as they were promised – they skip, they go bad. I guess none of...