Global Spin

The American Anthropological Association recommends this article on what anthropologists have determined about marriage around the world.

Posted by Deana in Culture on August 31st, 2004 | 1 Comment »

Now “that’s”:http://www.axisofeve.org/ what I’m talkin’ about! Anyone who creates “Panties with a Purpose”:http://www.axisofeve.org/collection.php is all right by me. Perhaps they should coordinate with Barlow’s “DanceMob”:http://barlow.typepad.com/barlowfriendz/2004/08/new_york_during.html and really shake things up. So to speak.

Posted by Chris in Politics on August 30th, 2004 | 1 Comment »

As cynical as I am about the post-PATRIOT government, I was still shocked to hear that “the Justice Department redacted this line”:http://www.thememoryhole.org/feds/justice_redaction.htm from an ACLU court filing: _”The danger to political dissent is acute where the Government attempts to act under so vague a concept as the power to protect ‘domestic security.’ Given the difficulty [...]

Posted by Chris in Politics on August 30th, 2004 | Comments Off

I just came across the BBC’s “Learning Site”, featuring fun, educational games and even online classes. For some reason, I think this may especially be kk’s cup o’ tea (har har). (I’m off to try the Italian course!) (Or maybe English, since I split an infinitive.)

Posted by Deana in Education on August 29th, 2004 | Comments Off

…["the price":http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/36120.html]. It’s a real Apples-to-apples comparison between comparable Dell (sorry, Jaime) and Apple offerings, based solely on price. (Can you spot the one flawed point?)

Posted by Chris in Technology on August 26th, 2004 | Comments Off