Category Archives: Meta

Data re: data.

Google 10^100

One more small voice in the chorus. Google is apparently doing OK and has some money to invest in world-changing ideas. Their project 10 to the 100th is the opportunity for you to submit those world-changing ideas. Submit by Oct … Continue reading

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Law blogger Ann Althouse pulls plug on Audible Althouse podcast

Or technically, she stopped podcasting about a year ago. But now the final plug is being pulled, as she’s canceled her libsyn account. All episodes archived here.

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My War On Concentration

When it comes to authors I respect/am rabidly in awe of, Neal Stephenson pretty much tops the list. He’s brilliant, he’s verbose, he’s funny, he’s a nerd. I can stop fawning now. So much envy. Based on some excerpts from … Continue reading

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Google’s downfall is guaranteed

The top search results on cuil shows me holding a fish, or maybe a mermaid/man, or some other object that cannot really be seen, even when you click on it. also, that’s not a picture of me. also, about half … Continue reading

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Future Rock Hall throws down nomination predictions for 2007 induction

Here. I’m thinking Patti Smith, MC5, J. Mellencamp[1]… Joy Division. Tom Waits is on the cusp, but needs to be [more] gnarled and wizened[er] first. Grandmaster Flash will (soon; has been nominated last two years) open the floodgates for rap … Continue reading

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The Future of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

[image source] News flash, overdue: My friend Neil is the brainchild and driving force (rising force?) behind the Future Rock Hall, a web site that, via combination of user input and statistical secret sauce, aims to predict the likelihood of … Continue reading

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Google Book Search

New Google function that searches the full text of books, then links to where you can discuss/buy them. taking the next step to one-click ebook purchase = the Way. I knew there was only one challenge I could throw it … Continue reading

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Googleplex grows more brain cells

re: two new Google datacenters in Oregon. Hiding in Plain Sight, Google Seeks More Power – New York Times Discussion on Slashdot. Dam that may (or may not) have a hand in controlling water level in the river running alongside … Continue reading

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Via Althouse: Instead of the short vacation your job offers, just quit.

re: the “trend” [nyt] of getting sick of your job and just punching out for a year or two or nine [althouse]. It’s rare that I view myself as participating in something the Times considers a trend… did they catch … Continue reading

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6.6.06: the one for you and me

I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t disappointed that it’s 6.6.2006 and, so far, the world doesn’t seem to be ending… at a rate any faster than the “standard” rate suggested via the positions of current and previous leaders. … Continue reading

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