Usenet Archive posted by Google: The link is to a page with some interesting historical threads from twenty years of Usenet. Especially interesting is that “First mention of Mac OS X” is considered an important historical moment.
Meet the Megway
Meet the Megway, a new water-fuelled transportation wonder.
CNN Goof
Yup, I searched, and Salt Lake City’s mayor is Rocky Anderson. Strange that CNN would goof so badly…
CNN Goof?
Salt Lake City Airport workers arrested: The interesting thing about this article is it names Salt Lake City’s mayor as Mel Lastman, who is Toronto’s mayor. Coincidence? Or the work of a stupid person? Hmmm…
Two Warriors
Yesterday, I watched not one, but two sweeping historical biopics. In the afternoon, I watched Patton (1970), starring George C. Scott. In the evening, it was Gandhi (1982), with Ben Kingsley. Two men, both warriors of a sort, but completely different in their aims and methods. Patton was like a Roman general, and since he believed in reincarnation, might have thought he was one. Gandhi was a sort of Christ-like figure, absorbing suffering and injustice and turning it to good. Both were great performances, but I was disappointed that in neither film did I ever feel I got inside the subject’s head, to see their motivations, their struggles, their humanity. You’d think that three hours would be enough time to tell a story that had more than just events in it. I guess this is why we still have books!