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Google Reader (100+)

Friday September 29th 2006, 11:08 pm

Google Reader (100+)
New Google Reader kicks ass

Sobol Award Offers $100,000 for Unpublished Novel

Tuesday September 19th 2006, 1:26 pm

CRITICAL MASS: Sobol Award Offers $100,000 for Unpublished Novel
EDIT: Nevermind. The Sobol award is possibly a scam.

Dave Sim’s blogandmail

Sunday September 17th 2006, 11:25 pm

Dave Sim, a confirmed luddite who does not own a computer and refuses to go on the Internet, has a blog anyway.

Language Log: Oldest Writing System vs. Oldest Language

Sunday September 17th 2006, 10:54 am

Language Log: Oldest Writing System vs. Oldest Language
This morning NPR reported on an exciting find in Veracruz, Mexico: the discovery of fragments with apparent writing dating back to the Olmec civilization, nearly 3000 years ago. This would, the NPR introducer of the segment said, be “the oldest writing found in the Americas”. She then handed […]

Amazon Kindle: meet Amazon’s e-book reader - Engadget

Sunday September 17th 2006, 10:18 am

Amazon Kindle: meet Amazon’s e-book reader - Engadget

Will Apple change television forever? By Paul Boutin - Slate Magazine

Thursday September 14th 2006, 9:37 am

Will Apple change television forever? By Paul Boutin - Slate Magazine

Free Classic AudioBooks

Wednesday September 13th 2006, 12:25 pm

Free Classic AudioBooks. Digital narration for the 21st Century
Some free audiobooks for you. Public domain stuff, and the “advanced text-to-speech” books sound freaky—like they’re being narrated by Stephen Hawking—but I did listen to Kafka’s The Trial that way and found it interesting.

Terry Gilliam comics

Sunday September 10th 2006, 10:38 pm

Terry Gilliam to make comic books?

‘How to’ guide that is no practical use - [Sunday Herald]

Saturday September 09th 2006, 1:33 pm

‘How to’ guide that is no practical use - [Sunday Herald]
“Every year,” said Philip Roth recently, “70 readers die and only two are replaced.” By “readers” Roth meant people who do not regard books as commodities, or pseudo-intellectual accessories, people who read serious books with high-minded intent. With so many other, less mentally taxing pursuits […]