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Yesterday I took a break from Blogging to remind myself that there is a "Real World" out there somewhere. Bobbing on the Atlantic off Nahant at dawn after the delicious, elusive "stripers", baking in the bleachers of Fenway watching Pedro … Continue reading →

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Dowd: Clarence Thomas is shallow and quite mad… Sullivan: Maureen Dowd is shallow and quite mad… (Wednesday’s entry)

William Gibson (one of my faves) relates George Orwell (100th anniversary), Big Brother and 1984 to US Govt.’s Total (now Terrorist) Information Awareness. “This outcome may be an inevitable result of the migration to cyberspace of everything that we do … Continue reading →

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The big local Boston story today is Anna Gitlin, a 25-year old woman who, trapped in a traffic jam and late for work, rammed a cop trying to redirect her. "I don’t care who (expletive) died. I’m more important,” Gitlin … Continue reading →

A Penn State study released today shows most users of search engines view not only just the first page of results, but only examine the first result on that first page. ‘About 55 percent of users checked out one result … Continue reading →

Turkey opens bases to US By James C. Helicke, Associated Press, 6/25/2003 ISTANBUL — Turkey will open its military bases, ports, and airports to the US-led coalition for logistical support in the rebuilding of Iraq, officials said yesterday.

Is it just me or is anyone else dreading a Bush – Kerry matchup in ’04. Perhaps it’s just the sour grapes of an old Harvard man at the prospects of seeing two Yalies face off.  And Bill makes three.  … Continue reading →

MoveOn is a left-leaning PAC which is holding a virtual Democratic Presidential primary this week. All of the declared candidates are participating. Unfortunately, it is too late to register for it if you aren’t already a member. Results wll be … Continue reading →

Art lovers can now look at Michelangelo’s famous ceiling in the Sistine Chapel via their computers.  In a major upgrade of their website, the Vatican has digitized much of their art collection.  Read a BBC report, or go directly to … Continue reading →

Apple’s new G5 desktop computer has been dubbed the "Cheese Grater" model because it looks, well, like a cheese grater.  Billed as the first 64-bit PC, Apple claims it leaves even the fastest current PCs in the dust.  However, Slashdot … Continue reading →