Glass Wings Blog: January 2004

Heresy

Mon, 5 Jan 2004 13:47:33 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
An excellent article on heretical ideas:

What You Can't Say
http://www.paulgraham.com/say.html

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Gummis go to Adelaide

Mon, 5 Jan 2004 18:25:35 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
Muse and I are off to Adelaide for the annual Linux Conference next week
(10-17 Jan 2004).  If anyone lives in Adelaide or will be there at the
same time, let us know if you'd like to get together!

We are also looking for accommodation for the 12th to 17th, so if anyone

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Humor:Richard Stallman sings The Freesoftware Song

Mon, 05 Jan 2004 20:41:48 +0900

Yukihiko Yoshida <yukihiko [at] sfc.keio.ac.jp>

Yukihiko Yoshida
Richard Stallman sings "The Freesoftware Song" :-)

http://www.gnu.org/music/free-software-song.html

Best Wishes

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Sure it's Tyr's Day, but...

Tue, 6 Jan 2004 10:35:32 +1100

Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>

Katherine Phelps
This bit of Nordic/Greek God humour tickled my fancy:

*The Mighty God Thor was riding across the skies on his fiery steed Pegasus.
He raised his hammer and bellowed, "I'M THOR! I'M THOR!" Pegasus looked up at
him and muttered, "You thoulda wore your thaddle, thilly."

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Funny Poem

Wed, 7 Jan 2004 16:01:45 +1100

Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>

Katherine Phelps
CATching MR. WEBSTER

Oh, Felis domesticat!
As you repose on open page
Looking smug, content and sage

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On Postmodern Literary Criticism

Sat, 10 Jan 2004 03:58:42 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
A highly entertaining article deconstructing deconstruction:

How to Deconstruct Almost Anything—My Postmodern Adventure

Chip Morningstar, Electric Communities

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zigzag for cellor phone

Tue, 27 Jan 2004 20:13:50 +0900

Yukihiko Yoshida <yukihiko [at] sfc.keio.ac.jp>

Yukihiko Yoshida
This is my cellor phone. With this phone, we can take QuickTime movie ,
write mails and using web and java.
http://www.au.kddi.com/

I believe that ZigZag, micropayment, and transcopyright will fit to

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Flower-Power Could Help Clear Land mines

Wed, 28 Jan 2004 12:27:12 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
Flower-Power Could Help Clear Land mines
Reuters
Tue Jan 27,12:32 PM ET

By Elinor Schang

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Wikipedia Shows Power of Cooperation

Wed, 28 Jan 2004 12:51:42 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
January 25, 2004
Wikipedia Shows Power of Cooperation
. posted by Dan Gillmor 07:21 AM

(Note: This is also my Sunday column in the San Jose Mercury News.)

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Sixth form of matter created

Fri, 30 Jan 2004 00:03:37 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
The five existing forms of matter are:

Solid, liquid, gas, plasma, and Bose-Einstein condensate (first created 1995).

Now scientists have created a sixth form:  Fermionic condensate.

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New Lego Master Builders chosen

Fri, 30 Jan 2004 15:10:18 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
Building a New Career Is a Snap
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,62047,00.html

Also be sure to check out Nathan Sawaya's website:
http://www.nathanbrickartist.com/

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The Geeky Chick Filter

Fri, 30 Jan 2004 15:36:13 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
The Geeky Chick Filter:
http://www.geekychick.net/links/

Be sure to check out these links:
Bunnyman -      http://www.crimsonskycreations.com/bunnyman8.html

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The 101 Dumbest Moments in Business 2004

Sat, 31 Jan 2004 13:27:43 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
Business 2.0
2004 EDITION
The 101 Dumbest Moments in Business
Our fourth annual review of the most shameful, dishonest, and just plain
stupid moments of the past year.

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