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Google news joins ranks of Yahoo news

news.google.com/
news.yahoo.com/
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I've had this page open in my browser for a couple of days now, and I can't bring myself to close it.
ceafinney.com/alpaca/index.h...

Also.............
Announcing... the new......
Music page! (plurib.us/music/)

Do you have too much time on your hands?  Need a project?

Have 52 of them.  (well, fewer now, but there will be more.)

stroboscope.com/projectlist.ht...

If I were to write a punkrock song about a particular part of grammar, it would definitely be about subjunctive verbs.  Known also as "contrary-to-fact," they're the bane of Latin students and some of the supercoolest language constructions of all time.  Like everything else, they're explained and catalogued for your convenience on the Information SuperHighway. 

Using the subjunctive mood in everyday conversation is a sure-fire way to get that "special someone" to take notice!

ceafinney.com/subjunctive/

Check it out.  My complete address in Google.

google.com/search?hl=en&a...

A crazy new way of gliding/flying.

cnn.com/2002/TECH/scie...

Nelson Mandela, you rock.    [scroll past the ad.]

msnbc.com/news/806174.as...

While looking around for info on world leaders, I found out that the world's largest religious dome is 170 feet across.  I also found out about this golf course in Malaysia.

victorynews.net/NationalMosque...
marimari.com/content/malays...

Alejandro Toledo, current Peruvian president, speeks about his country in this link.  I had this idea about collecting links that include text written by / spoken by world leaders.  This one is kind of cool.

socialistinternational.org/9SocAffairs/1-...

The definitive resourse on ninjas.  From the site: 

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Q: What do ninjas do when they're not cutting off heads or flipping out?
A: Most of their free time is spent flying, but sometimes they stab.
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realultimatepower.net/

I was at the MN state fair yesterday, having fun spending dollar coins to buy food.  I wondered if it would be inappropriate in any way (i.e. not respectful to the ways of normal circulation; hording the limited national supply; ...) to go to the bank and get loads of dollar coins for spending. 

To my astonishment, many banks don't carry them because there isn't enough demand.  And since banks aren't carrying them, they've stopped making them!!!  "The mint will decide in early 2003 if demand warrants resuming production of the coins for circulation next year."  From now on, I'm going to request all my money in Sacagaweas.

denver.bizjournals.com/denver/stories...

A psychology professor reports that incompetant people can't recognize incompetance.  I suppose it makes perfect sense.

"Not only do they reach erroneous conclusions and make unfortunate choices, but their incompetence robs them of the ability to realize it."

nytimes.com/library/nation...

(Note:  It's a NYT article--the first link may require you to register.  If you prefer not to, use the second link, which will generate a random login for you.  Just follow the instructions.  It's a super-neat idea.)

majcher.com/nytview.html?u...

As the stock market has become more accessible to the casual trader, several companies have developed socially- and envioronmentally-conscious mutual funds.  These funds invest in companies which meet certain non-monetary criteria (e.g. no tobacco companies, no arms dealers, strict environmental policies, etc.)  Quite a few of these funds now exist, each catering to a slightly different group of people who care about such things.

ViceFund uses exactly the opposite criteria.  According their data, the wages of sin greatly outperform the S&P 500 over a 5-year period.

vicefund.com

This is very, very odd.  (via robotwisdom)

news.wisc.edu/releases/view....

Pretty nice description of how the mind sees color.  (This morning I had a revelation about color: Red and Violet [oposite ends of the spectrum] seem "near" to each other, and are placed adjacent to each other on color wheels so often because they are nearly "octaves" of each other, as 700nm (red) is nearly double 400nm (violet).)

rwc.uc.edu/koehler/biophy...

Michelle works here.

berghahnbooks.com/

Look at this.  If you click on squares from the top 3 rows, you get satellite images of the future.

cleardarksky.com/c/Minneapolisk...

This is kind of funny.  Actually, it's really funny, for a little while.

google.com/intl/xx-hacker...

I haven't listened to any of this guy's music, but he's my new favorite rockstar.  From the info page:
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Instruments:
SYNTH, CRUSH, FEAR, DEATH

Influences:
NO
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kompressormusic.com/

This page features many jokes from Russia, which have now been translated into English for your amusement and amazement.

Sample:
- What feet you have, Vasily Ivanovich. They're even dirtier than mine.
- That's because I'm much older then you, Petka.

russia-in-us.com/Humor/

First there was the terrifyingly addictive game "Bridge Builder."  Now the same company had released the sequal, "Pontifex," with a 1st-person view option!  Also don't miss "Triptych," which is like Tetris, but the blocks are bouncy and have inertia. 

If you can stop playing these games quickly, then there's probably something wrong with you.

chroniclogic.com/flash1.html

Admittedly, sometimes random e-mails that I didn't ask to receive actually contain useful information.  Here's an excerpt from something I got today.  I've only heard of two of these cartoonists, but the rest, by virtue of being in a list with the two, are probably worth checking out.  (Some hunting will be necessary, as these are all probably pretty obscure.)

>>>>>>>>
The first-ever collection of its kind, Bright Red Rocket brings you "God Hates Cartoons," a DVD of
delightful animations from stars of the alternative comic scene!  An entire disc of hilarious fun, "God
Hates Cartoons" features over 20 cartoons, artists' galleries, comics and secret surprises.

The stellar lineup includes:

- Jim Woodring (Frank, The Book of Jim, Trosper)
- Tony Millionaire (Maakies, Sock Monkey)
- Kaz (Underworld)
- Sam Henderson (The Magic Whistle, Humor Can Be Funny)
- Ivan Brunetti (Schizo, Haw!)
- Mark Newgarden (Garbage Pail Kids, B. Happy)
- Walt Holcombe (Poot, King of Persia)
- Tim Maloney (Underwear Girl)
- Lance Myers
<<<<<<<<

brightredrocket.com/

Search Engines: Google & Kartoo.  What is going on?

groups.google.com/groups?th=87e2...

PetitionOnline is an fantastic catalogue of what people think other people will care about.

Included in the links:
--A petition in favor of cake
--A demand that the original NES be returned to production

petitiononline.com
petitiononline.com/cake1234/petit...
petitiononline.com/wwnbf/petition...

What does it mean when you're reading excerpts from the Congressional Record and you can't stop laughing?

(And people wonder why I like Al Gore so much.)

whiteshoe.org/congress/01010...

These guys have been put in charge of a contest where someone will win a yacht.  However, the yacht has no name yet, so are running a sub-contest (ha ha) to see who can come up with the best name.  I have submitted the S. S. Rock Musician, and the S. S. Vague Descriptor.  Surely you can do better.

dependentfilms.net/pjz/yacht/

"Most likely ... the Internet's role as a site of radical business and technology innovation, and its status as a revolutionary force that disrupts existing social and regulatory regimes, is coming to an end."  - an excerpt from a book that is reviewed the link below.  This is a depressing (yet undeniable) overview of the internet (including its means to prevent web-diversity).

salon.com/tech/books/200...

Also, the most twisted and dramatic scheme to overcome these problems [at hand, at the very center/top of the internet] that I've ever read. (extremely well thought out.)

templetons.com/brad/dns/fix.h...

Via RobotWisdom, I found/read this CounterPunch article about Palistine.  When Jorn Barger uses "Goddess-priestess" to describe the author, you know it's going to be good/whelming.  I included a link also to my (quite possibly) all-time favorite CounterPunch article, from March.

counterpunch.org/starhawk0614.h...
counterpunch.org/jensenpain.htm...

I didn't know exactly what to think of Lindows before, and now I really don't know what to think.  Walmart is going to sell computers with Lindows preinstalled.

theregus.com/content/54/252...

Computer generated mark-up that's so bad, it's funny.  (May require a little knowledge about html.)  ... Does that third message say something about html e-mails being penalized?  I wonder how widespread this practice is?

groups.google.com/groups?th=25f7...