Scripting News: Preserving ideas

I’ve been thinking about the ephemera we’re all generating here on the web. So has Dave Winer. No one really likes to think about dying, but it comes for everyone, eventually, and if you’re living a creative life, as so many of us are these days, maybe you’d like your creations to live at least … Read more

The New York Review of Books


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I don’t remember when I came across the site for the NYRB. I find usually that one of their pieces will last one or both rides to work and back on MARTA. I’m linking to a couple of long-ish reads, but I found them particularly valuable. First, The Surge, an assessment of the almost current … Read more

The Amateur Traveler Podcast – Paris

Ellen was looking around for travel information, and found The Amateur Traveler Podcast – travel for the love of it and specifically, Episode 42 – Paris, France – The City of Lights. The Amateur Traveler talks about Paris, France, the City of Lights. The show will talk about French, what to see, what to eat, ... Read more

russell davies: how to be interesting


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I had seen several links to this Russell Davies post on PopUrls, and finally followed it. I may make this my home page, it’s so good and inspiring. Before following the link, I expected a guide to being interesting, but it’s really about being interested – ten suggestions for living in a more engaged and … Read more

Talking Points Memo: “Robo-Calling”

Talking Points Memo: by Joshua Micah Marshall November 5, 2006 07:04 PM Readers are posting to Josh’s site claiming that Republicans are making repeated and annoying calls to voters claiming to be Democrats, in an effort to make themselves look good. It seems it’s all they have to run on….